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4 layers100 × 100 mmCat a hack, the printed circuit board in 3D

Prototyping board for PC/μC to transceiver isolation.

Size
100 × 100 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
175
Nets
136
Pads
448
Tracks, vias
784, 105
Pours
6
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
31 Oct 2020
Updated
5 Jan 2021

Overview

Cat a hack is an open-source printed circuit board by rimio, from the rimio/cat-a-hack repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 4-layer board of 100 × 100 mm with 175 parts on 136 nets, routed with 784 tracks and 105 vias.

It is built around the MAX3387ECUG+, PQS075-S5-S5-S and FT232RL, with the L78M05CDT-TR, SN65220DBV and SN74HCT32D among its other parts. Its parts include 28 resistors, 23 capacitors, 18 connectors, 10 diodes and 8 ICs. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

cat-a-hack

Prototyping board for PC/μC to ham radio transceiver isolation.

CC BY-SA 4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Parts

175
QtyValueFootprintReferences
14100nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC4, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20
12270Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16
12SolderJumper_2_BridgedJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6, JP12, JP13, JP14, JP15, JP16, JP17
71kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR20, R21, R22, R23, R25, R26, R27
5BG1102W-TRLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD1, D2, D6, D8, D10
5BLM31KN102SH1LInductor_SMD:L_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderFB1, FB2, FB3, FB5, FB6
427nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC21, C22, C23, C24
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4_ISO7380_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4NFZ2MSD101SZ10Lcustom:NFZ2MSD101SZ10L_0806_HandsolderFB4, FB7, FB8, FB9
32.2kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR24, R29, R30
34.7uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC1, C2, C10
3470Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR1, R10, R19
3SM5819PL-TPDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123FD5, D7, D9
3SolderJumper_2_OpenJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP10, JP11, JP18
210kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR17, R28
2Jack headerConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ11, J12
2T6003NLcustom:T6003NL_HandSolderT1, T2
110uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC3
1330nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC5
1560Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR18
16.8uInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderL1
1BR1101W-TRLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD3
1CITA/OMTP choiceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ15
1FT232RLPackage_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmU5
1FTDI headerConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1Jack headerConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ14
1L/R channel choiceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ13
1L78M05CDT-TRPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:TO-252-2U2
1LOGOlogo:logoG***
1MAX3387ECUG+Package_SO:TSSOP-24_4.4x7.8mm_P0.65mmU8
1PC_AUDIO_EXTRAcustom:SJ43514J10
1PC_AUDIO_IOcustom:SJ43514J8
1PC_AUDIO_OUTcustom:SJ43514J9
1PQS075-S5-S5-Scustom:SIP-4_PQS075-S5-S5-SU1
1PTT choiceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1RAY1102W-745-TRLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD4
1SN65220Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6_HandsolderingU3
1SN74HCT32Dcustom:SOIC-14_P1.27mm_HandsolderU6
1Si8663AB-B-IS1Package_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU4
1TRRS/TRS+TS choiceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ16
1USB_BConnector_USB:USB_B_OST_USB-B1HSxx_HorizontalJ2
1VOR1121B6TPackage_DIP:SMDIP-6_W9.53mm_Clearance8mmU7
1XCVR power choiceConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1XCVR_Audiocustom:TB003-500-P06BEJ19
1XCVR_CAT_RS232custom:TB003-500-P08BEJ7
1XCVR_CAT_TTLcustom:TB003-500-P08BEJ5
1XCVR_PTTcustom:TB003-500-P02BEJ6
1Xcvr grounding jumpersConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ18

The 119 most common of 175 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Cat a hack PCB?

It measures 100 × 100 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Cat a hack use?

175 parts, built around the MAX3387ECUG+, PQS075-S5-S5-S, FT232RL and L78M05CDT-TR. 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 Cat a hack KiCad files?

From the rimio/cat-a-hack repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/catahack.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Cat a hack 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).