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2 layers46 × 68 mmTachoconverter, the printed circuit board in 3D

An electronic replacement for a Speedometer Cable from an old car.

Size
46 × 68 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
33
Nets
48
Pads
135
Tracks, vias
319, 2
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
25 Apr 2024
Updated
22 Jun 2024

Overview

Tachoconverter is an open-source printed circuit board by roberto314, from the roberto314/SpeedoCableReplace repository on GitHub, published under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It is a 2-layer board of 46 × 68 mm with 33 parts on 48 nets, routed with 319 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the 74HC14, AT24CS64-SSHM-B and L7805, with the BAV99 among its other parts. Its parts include 10 connectors, 6 resistors, 4 capacitors, 3 ICs and 2 diodes.

Main components

4

README

README.md

SpeedoCableReplace

An electronic replacement for a Speedometer Cable from an old car.

This is a simple solution for a broken speedometer cable. It uses a sensor on the wheels or on the propshaft and converts it to a PWM for a small BLDC Motor. I found some on ebay. They look like this:

This motor should be mounted to the speedometer. The microcontroller is a STM32F103 maple mini board. The firmware is based on ChibiOS 20 (trunk).

Schematic:

Schematic

Parts

33
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4Conn_01x01Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x01_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4, J7, J8, J9
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3, H4
310kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR2, R3, R4
31kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR1, R5, R6
2100nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC2, C4
2100u/25Capacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-7343-31_Kemet-DC1, C3
11N4007Diode_SMD:D_SMAD1
174HC14Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU5
1AT24CS64-SSHMPackage_DIP:DIP-8_W7.62mm_Socket_LongPadsU1
1BAV99Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23_HandsolderingD2
1Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ5
1Conn_01x05Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ10
1Conn_01x07Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x07_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6
1HC05Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
1InputTerminalBlock_MetzConnect:TerminalBlock_MetzConnect_Type094_RT03505HBLU_1x05_P5.00mm_HorizontalJ3
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_VerticalU2
1Maple_MiniModule:Maple_MiniA1
1MotorTerminalBlock_MetzConnect:TerminalBlock_MetzConnect_Type094_RT03505HBLU_1x05_P5.00mm_HorizontalJ1
1SensorPullupJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP2
1SensorVccConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJP1
1WPJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP3

Questions

How big is the Tachoconverter PCB?

It measures 46 × 68 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Tachoconverter use?

33 parts, built around the 74HC14, AT24CS64-SSHM-B, L7805 and BAV99. 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 Tachoconverter KiCad files?

From the roberto314/SpeedoCableReplace repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is schematics/Tachoconverter.kicad_pcb and its schematic schematics/Tachoconverter.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Tachoconverter design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the BSD-2-Clause 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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