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4 layers222.3 × 146 mmKarca, the printed circuit board in 3D

arca but this time with a k

Size
222.3 × 146 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.32 mm
Parts
243
Nets
142
Pads
771
Tracks, vias
953, 533
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
14 Sep 2022
Updated
2 Mar 2023

Overview

Karca is an open-source printed circuit board by rice-eclipse, from the rice-eclipse/karca repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 222.3 × 146 mm with 243 parts on 142 nets, routed with 953 tracks and 533 vias.

It is built around the LM324DT, LM324 and MCP3208-CI/SL, with the CDBA340-HF, FQP30N06 and S101031MS02Q among its other parts. Its parts include 74 resistors, 58 diodes, 30 capacitors, 10 connectors and 9 ICs.

Main components

6

README

README.md

kARCA: An engine controller PCB for Rice Eclipse

kARCA is Rice Eclipse's next generation of engine controller boards. Its intended use is for data collection and valve actuation control on the Titan and Proxima rocket motors.

It was designed in 2022 by Rice Eclipse.

Usage

This board was designed in KiCAD. Exports (such as gerber files) should be stored in the target directory (covered by gitignore).

It connects to a Raspberry Pi running our custom controller software, slonk, which in turn interfaces with the user dashboard slonkboard.

Further documentation

A full overview of the design of kARCA is available in docs/karca.md.

License

This design is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

For more information, refer to LICENSE.md.

Parts

243
QtyValueFootprintReferences
48CDBA340-HFDiode_SMD:D_SMAD2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23, D24 +32
27TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D2.0mmTP1, TP2, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP23 +11
1768kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR2, R37, R38, R40, R41, R42, R43, R44, R45, R66, R67, R68, R69, R76, R77, R78 +1
161nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC8, C9, C11, C12, C14, C15, C16, C17, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32
12910Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR6, R9, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R26, R27, R28, R29
1110kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR4, R8, R11, R14, R15, R23, R25, R47, R49, R51, R53
7GRNLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricHBT1, LED1, LED3, LED5, LED7, LED9, LED11
6100nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC13, C18, C19, C20, C21, C33
6178.6165178.6165:17861650002F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
6DNPResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR7, R10, R12, R13, R22, R24
6FQP30N06Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalQ1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6
6YLWLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricLED2, LED4, LED6, LED8, LED10, LED12
410uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC1, C2, C3, C4
415kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR46, R48, R50, R52
41uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC5, C6, C7, C10
4200Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR33, R34, R35, R39
420KResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR30, R31, R32, R36
422Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR70, R72, R80, R82
430kPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3296W_VerticalRV1, RV2, RV3, RV4
447kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR71, R73, R81, R83
45.1kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR74, R75, R84, R85
4MCP6N11Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU3, U4, U5, U6
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3, H4
3Conn_01x08_FemaleConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5, J7, J8
3MCP3208-CI/SLPackage_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmADC1, ADC2, ADC3
3REDLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricLED13, LED14, LED15
3Screw_Terminal_01x021190363:1190363CON_BAT1, CON_FAN1, CON_ROUTER1
3Screw_Terminal_01x081190370:1190370J3, J4, J6
2LM324DTPackage_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU7, U11
2S101031MS02QS101031MS02Q:S101031MS02QSW1, SW2
1150Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR89
11N5822RLGDiode_THT:D_DO-201AD_P15.24mm_HorizontalD1
11kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR1
12540-5Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x20_P2.54mm_HorizontalJ33
1300Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR5
1820Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216MetricR3
1LM1084-5.0Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-263-3_TabPin2U2
1LM1084-ADJPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-263-3_TabPin2U1
1LM324Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU8
1Screw_Terminal_01x041190365:1190365J2
1Screw_Terminal_01x101190372:1190372J1
1Screw_Terminal_01x121190374:1190374J9

Questions

How big is the Karca PCB?

It measures 222.3 × 146 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.32 mm thick.

What parts does the Karca use?

243 parts, built around the LM324DT, LM324, MCP3208-CI/SL and CDBA340-HF. 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 Karca KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Karca design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 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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