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4 layers36 × 60 mmRaiden s01, the printed circuit board in 3D

Open-hardware ESP32-S3 development board — 4-layer, USB-C, U.FL antenna. KiCad 9, CERN-OHL-P.

Size
36 × 60 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
46
Nets
57
Pads
215
Tracks, vias
718, 121
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
15 Jul 2026
Updated
21 Aug 2026

Overview

Raiden s01 is an open-source printed circuit board by RaidenTechnology, from the RaidenTechnology/raiden-s01 repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 36 × 60 mm with 46 parts on 57 nets, routed with 718 tracks and 121 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-S3FN8 and PRTR5V0U2X. Its parts include 18 capacitors, 7 resistors, 6 connectors, 2 ICs and 2 diodes. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Raiden S0-1

Open-hardware ESP32-S3 development board — designed from scratch in KiCad 9.

Raiden S0-1

Overview

The Raiden S0-1 is a compact 4-layer devkit built around the ESP32-S3FN8 (dual-core Xtensa LX7 @ 240 MHz, Wi-Fi + BLE 5, 8 MB embedded flash). Designed, routed and verified entirely by Raiden Technology.

MCUESP32-S3FN8 (QFN-56, 8 MB flash)
USBUSB-C (USB 2.0), ESD-protected (PRTR5V0U2X), 5.1 kΩ CC pull-downs
PowerAZ1117C-3.3 LDO, 750 mA PTC resettable fuse, power LED
RFU.FL (IPEX) antenna connector, feed line drawn for 50 Ω single-ended with a pi matching network — see the note below, impedance is not verified
Clocks40 MHz main crystal (CL = 8 pF) · 32.768 kHz RTC crystal (CL = 12.5 pF)
I/O2 × 15-pin 2.54 mm headers, BOOT + RESET buttons
Board4-layer FR-4, 1.6 mm — Sig / GND / +3V3 / Sig stackup, black soldermask
Mounting4 × M2 holes (NPTH)

Board views

TopBottom
TopBottom

Verification

  • ERC: 0 errors — DRC: 0 errors, 0 unconnected items (KiCad 9.0.7, kicad-cli)
  • 5 permanent DRC notices are intentional local footprint overrides (U.FL RF keepout + M2 mounting holes)

Known limitations

  • The RF feed is not impedance-verified. The trace is drawn at 0.2 mm and the design intent is 50 Ω single-ended, but no controlled-impedance stackup was ever defined for the project, so 50 Ω is an assumption rather than a calculated or measured figure. The pi matching network (1 pF / 2.0 nH / 1 pF) uses starting values with no VNA behind them and is expected to be tuned after measurement.
  • The board has not been manufactured. The design is complete and the fabrication package is generated, but no production run has happened, so nothing here has been validated on real silicon.

Repository layout

text
hardware/   KiCad 9 project (schematic, PCB, project file)
fab/        Production package: Gerbers (4-layer), drill files,
            BOM + CPL (JLCPCB format), pick-and-place, schematic PDF
images/     kicad-cli 3D renders

Fabrication notes

Full notes in fab/README.txt. Highlights:

  • Standard 4-layer stackup (JLC7628 or equivalent)
  • RF feed line routed for 50 Ω single-ended — ask your fab to adjust trace width to their stackup
  • Via-in-pad under the SOT-223 regulator tab: plugged (IPC-4761 Type VI) or at least tented
  • QFN-56 (0.4 mm pitch) — stencil and reflow profile matter
  • Crystal load capacitance is board-matched: use CL = 8 pF for the 40 MHz crystal (C9/C10 = 10 pF)

Status

Rev A — design complete and verification-clean; first fabrication run pending.

License

Hardware licensed under CERN-OHL-P v2 (LICENSE). Use it, modify it, build on it.

Parts

46
QtyValueFootprintReferences
7100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C15, C16
410k OHMResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2, R3, R7
4MountingHole_M2MountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2H1, H2, H3, H4
210pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC9, C10
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC6, C7
21pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC17, C18
21uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC8, C13
222pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC11, C12
25.1k OHMResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR4, R5
2Conn_01x15Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x15_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1, J2
2Conn_02x02_Counter_ClockwiseConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5, J6
2SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_B3S-1000SW1, SW2
12.0nHInductor_SMD:L_0402_1005MetricL1
132.768kHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3215-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY1
14.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC14
140MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_5032-2Pin_5.0x3.2mmY2
1470 OHMResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR6
1AZ1117C-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223U2
1AntennaConnector_Coaxial:U.FL_Hirose_U.FL-R-SMT-1_VerticalANT1
1Conn_02x03_Counter_ClockwiseConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1ESP32-S3FN8Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-56-1EP_7x7mm_P0.4mm_EP4x4mmU1
1PRTR5V0U2XPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-143D1
1PTC 750mAFuse:Fuse_1206_3216MetricF1
1RED_LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_14PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_HRO_TYPE-C-31-M-12P1

Questions

How big is the Raiden s01 PCB?

It measures 36 × 60 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Raiden s01 use?

46 parts, built around the ESP32-S3FN8 and PRTR5V0U2X. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Raiden s01 KiCad files?

From the RaidenTechnology/raiden-s01 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/Raiden S0-1.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/Raiden S0-1.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Raiden s01 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-P-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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