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4 layers45 × 24 mmAltimeter, the printed circuit board in 3D

altimeter for rocket recovery and flight status recording

Size
45 × 24 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.2 mm
Parts
100
Nets
87
Pads
423
Tracks, vias
1,432, 208
Pours
29
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
28 Jul 2019
Updated
22 Dec 2021

Overview

Altimeter is an open-source printed circuit board by rckTom, from the rckTom/alturia-pcb repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 45 × 24 mm with 100 parts on 87 nets, routed with 1,432 tracks and 208 vias.

It is built around the MS5611-01BA03, SI7232DN and BMI088, with the LDL212DR, LMV331TP and USBLC6-2P6 among its other parts. Its parts include 33 resistors, 31 capacitors, 12 ICs, 7 transistors and 6 connectors. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

10

README

README.md

Alturia PCB

This repository contains all data to build the hardware of the Alturia rocket flight computer.

Features

  • STM32F303CC CPU (48Kb Ram, 256Kb internal Flash)
  • MS5607 Barometric pressure sensor
  • BMI088 IMU (Acceleration: +-24g, rotational rate: +-2000°/s)
  • AIS2120SXTR high acceleration sensor (+-120g)
  • 64 Megabyte external flash for logging and configuration data
  • Reverse polarity protection
  • 4 x Pyro output channels with max 25A current
  • 2 x PWM connector for servos
  • USB (CDC-ACM, Mass Storage and DFU)

Getting Started

The board is built with Kicad. Version 5.2 or newer is required. The firmware is located at alturia-firmware

Board Versions

  • v1.0 rev.B Initial Board Design
  • v1.1 rev.A Fix wrongly connected Crystal
  • v1.1 rev.B Fix swaped Pins of the speaker mosfet

Parts

100
QtyValueFootprintReferences
16100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C2, C106, C109, C110, C111, C112, C113, C114, C115, C116, C201, C202, C203, C204, C205
112.7kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR10, R13, R102, R106, R108, R301, R303, R401, R403, R501, R503
5220kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2, R4, R6, R8, R11
54.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC104, C120, C121, C122, C123
568kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R3, R5, R7, R9
433Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12, R302, R402, R502
4680Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR101, R105, R107, R109
4BC848CDW1T1GPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6Q1, Q301, Q401, Q501
4PolyfuseFuse:Fuse_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderF1, F301, F401, F501
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR103, R104
22.2uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC117, C118
220pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC101, C102
2MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH201, H202
2SI7232DNPackage_SO:Vishay_PowerPAK_1212-8_DualU301, U501
11.5kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR201
1120Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderR202
11N4148WSDiode_SMD:D_SOD-323D103
11mCapacitor_THT:CP_Axial_L11.0mm_D8.0mm_P15.00mm_HorizontalC3
11uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderC103
11uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC119
12.2uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderC108
14.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC107
14.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderC124
1AIS2120SXTRPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU103
1ATA6561Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-8-1EP_3x3mm_P0.65mm_EP1.55x2.4mmU202
1BMI088altimeter:BMI088U106
1Conn_01x04Connector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53048-0410_1x04_P1.25mm_HorizontalJ205
1Conn_01x10Connector_Molex:Molex_MicroClasp_55935-1010_1x10_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ201
1Conn_01x10_MountingPinConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53398-1071_1x10-1MP_P1.25mm_VerticalJ206
1Conn_02x03_Counter_ClockwiseConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ203
1Conn_ARM_JTAG_SWD_10Connector_PinHeader_2.00mm:PinHeader_2x05_P2.00mm_Vertical_SMDJ202
1Crystal_GND24Crystal:Crystal_SMD_2016-4Pin_2.0x1.6mmY1
1DMG2301LPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q101
1LDL212Package_DFN_QFN:DFN-6-1EP_3x3mm_P0.95mm_EP1.7x2.6mmU105
1LED_RGBAaltimeter:SMD_RGB_LEDD101
1LMV331Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U1
1MS5611-01BAPackage_LGA:LGA-8_3x5mm_P1.25mmU107
1MT25Q_W9altimeter:micron-wpdfn_8x6mmU102
1NTR4003NT1GPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q102
1SISS05dnPackage_SO:Vishay_PowerPAK_1212-8_SingleQ103
1STM32F405RGTxPackage_QFP:LQFP-64_10x10mm_P0.5mmU108
1Speaker_Crystalaltimeter:CSS-95B30-SMTLS101
1TLV767altimeter:TI_WSON_TLV767U101
1USBLC6-2P6Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-666U201
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Molex-105017-0001J204
1up_arrowaltimeter:up_arrowRef**

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Questions

How big is the Altimeter PCB?

It measures 45 × 24 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.2 mm thick.

What parts does the Altimeter use?

100 parts, built around the MS5611-01BA03, SI7232DN, BMI088 and LDL212DR. 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 Altimeter KiCad files?

From the rckTom/alturia-pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is altimeter.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Altimeter design in my own project?

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