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4 layers114.9 × 129.9 mmWhy2025, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hardware design files for the WHY2025 badge

Size
114.9 × 129.9 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
384
Nets
334
Pads
1,597
Tracks, vias
5,006, 1,018
Pours
1,614
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
2 Dec 2024
Updated
28 Nov 2024

Overview

Why2025 is an open-source printed circuit board by ranzbak, from the ranzbak/why2025-hardware repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 114.9 × 129.9 mm with 384 parts on 334 nets, routed with 5,006 tracks and 1,018 vias.

It is built around the CH32V203C8T6, 74LVC1G17GW,125-JSM and ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8, with the AP3032KTR-G1, CH340K and SK6805E-J among its other parts. Its parts include 93 capacitors, 89 resistors, 85 diodes, 24 ICs and 6 transistors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the ESP32 and RISC-V boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

WHY2025 badge

This repository contains the hardware design files for the WHY2025 badge.

Documentation

Detailed information can be found on our website.

Need the schematic? It's in this repository as a PDF file.

License

This hardware design may be used under the terms of the CERN-OHL-P license.

All organization names, logos and trademarks such as but not limited to the Badge.Team name, logo and mascots, the WHY2025 name and logo and the Nicolai Electronics name and logo are all rights reserved for their respective owners and may not be reproduced on derrivative works.

An exception to this rule is the use of the Badge.Team name and logo when accompanied by clear text indicating that the derrived work is powered by or based on a design by Badge.Team.

Authors

The electronics have been designed by Renze Nicolai from Nicolai Electronics and Paul Honig.

The WHY2025 badge frontpanel artwork has been designed by Nikolett, Ankhaneko.art.

The ergonomic board outline has been designed by Jay Visschedijk.

A special thanks to all the volunteers who contributed by helping with the routing and by debugging the hardware design:

Parts

384
QtyValueFootprintReferences
721N4148WSDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +56
37100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C2, C3, C4, C10, C16, C17, C23, C27, C28, C35, C36, C37, C38, C40, C41 +21
2110kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R21, R22, R24, R28, R29, R49, R53, R62, R63 +5
1951kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR16, R25, R26, R30, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, R50, R54, R55, R56, R57, R58 +3
1810uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC7, C13, C14, C15, C20, C25, C29, C31, C33, C59, C73, C74, C79, C80, C87, C88 +2
171uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC8, C9, C18, C19, C30, C32, C34, C39, C44, C61, C62, C63, C67, C68, C69, C76 +1
134k7Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR11, R23, R42, R45, R60, R61, R65, R66, R74, R76, R81, R99, R100
11100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12, R27, R31, R32, R39, R47, R70, R71, R72, R98, R101
8LTW-010DCG-SR-Gbadgeteam:LTW-010DCG-SR-GD73, D74, D75, D76, D77, D78, D80, D81
722pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC21, C22, C24, C47, C48, C71, C72
7Mounting holeMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_DIN965_PadH5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H17
622uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC65, C66, C81, C83, C84, C85
6SK6805library:SK6805-EC20U9, U17, U18, U19, U22, U32
52k2Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR13, R15, R19, R46, R86
410nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC26, C46, C49, C58
4AP2302BPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
4Mounting holelibrary:mountinghole_1.6mmH1, H2, H3, H4
20Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14, R69
21N5819WSDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D83, D84
22.0vDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D79, D85
227Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR17, R18
233Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR67, R68
2499kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR40, R41
24k02Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR44, R52
25k1Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR9, R10
26.8uHlibrary:IND-SMD_L4.0-W4.0L4, L6
2AO3400 (A09T)Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q5, Q6
2AP3032KTRPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U11, U12
2ESDlibrary:Diodes_UDFN-10_1.0x2.5mm_P0.5mmU30, U31
2USBLC6-2P6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-666U28, U29
2~Jumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP2, JP3
10.39uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC60
11.5kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR83
110Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR51
112MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_2520-4Pin_2.5x2.0mmY1
1180kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR73
11MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric_Pad0.72x0.64mm_HandSolderR64
11kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR85
12.2ulibrary:Inductor_MSC20FCL1
12.7vDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323FD86
1220nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC78
1261Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR20
13.3vTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP28
13.3vharwin:Harwin S7091-42RJ14
132.768KHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3215-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY2
140MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY3
147nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC11
14R7Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR48
14u7Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12
16.8kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR78
165K5.lcsc:SOT-23-3_L2.9-W1.3-P1.90-LS2.4-BRU25
174LVC1G17GW,125Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U20
174LVC2G02HD4-7lcsc:X2-DFN2010-8_L2.0-W1.0-P0.50-BLU26
1BHI360library:XDCR_BHI360U10
1BHI360_INTTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP18
1BI270_INTTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP19
1BLK+TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP13
1BLK-TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP14
1BLKCTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1
1BLL+TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP11
1BLL-TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP12
1BLLCTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP2
1BME688_C3664478lcsc:LGA-8_L3.0-W3.0-P0.80_BME688U33
1BMI270library:LGA-14_L3.0-W2.5-P0.50-BRU34
1BQ25895RTWlibrary:Texas_S-PWQFN-N24_EP2.7x2.7mm_ThermalViasU6
1Batterylibrary:JST_S2B-ZR-SM4A-TF(LF)(SN)J13
1Boardproto1_kicad:why2025-mainboardN1
1Bootlibrary:KEY-TH_TC-1101V-C-A-WSW3
1C6RXTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP17
1C6TXTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP16
1CAMERAConnector_FFC-FPC:Hirose_FH12-22S-0.5SH_1x22-1MP_P0.50mm_HorizontalJ9
1CH32V203C8T6Package_QFP:LQFP-48_7x7mm_P0.5mmU1
1CH334RPackage_SO:QSOP-16_3.9x4.9mm_P0.635mmU4
1CH340KPackage_SO:SSOP-10-1EP_3.9x4.9mm_P1mm_EP2.1x3.3mmU7
1CMLW6028S1R5MSTlibrary:IND-SMD_L6.0-W6.0L7
1DATATestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP22
1DF37NB-24DS-0.4V(51)lcsc:CONN-SMD_DF37NB-24DS-0.4VCN1
1DOUTTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP23
1ES8156Package_DFN_QFN:VQFN-20-1EP_3x3mm_P0.4mm_EP1.7x1.7mmU14
1ESP32-C6-WROOM-1microcontrollers:ESP32-C6-WROOM-1U5

The 336 most common of 384 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Why2025 PCB?

It measures 114.9 × 129.9 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Why2025 use?

384 parts, built around the CH32V203C8T6, 74LVC1G17GW,125-JSM, ESP32-C6-WROOM-1-N8 and AP3032KTR-G1. 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 Why2025 KiCad files?

From the ranzbak/why2025-hardware repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is why2025.kicad_pcb and its schematic audio.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Why2025 design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask ranzbak before reusing the design.