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2 layers304.8 × 95.3 mmR68, the printed circuit board in 3D

68% keyboard

Size
304.8 × 95.3 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
164
Nets
105
Pads
601
Tracks, vias
1,158, 51
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
5 Oct 2017
Updated
28 Sep 2019

Overview

R68 is an open-source printed circuit board by rpedde, from the rpedde/r68 repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 304.8 × 95.3 mm with 164 parts on 105 nets, routed with 1,158 tracks and 51 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA32U4-AU, K0 and K1, with the K2, K3 and K4 among its other parts. Its parts include 70 switches, 68 diodes, 9 capacitors, 5 resistors and 1 IC. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

11

README

readme.md

r68 std

This a 68% board, like a tada or sabre.

This supports two layouts:

Compat: This format requires a 1.75u right shift, but retains 1.25u FN keys (json data) compat.png

Narrow: This keeps more meta keys to the right of the space bar, but requires 1u FN keys (json data) narrow.png

Hardware Revisions/Errata

  • 1.0: Initial version (bad right arrow, not recommended) gerbers
  • 1.1: Fix right arrow, change (ground short on C14) gerbers
  • 1.2: Repour ground (ordered from easyeda, verified working) gerbers

License

This work is Copyright 2017 Ron Pedde and distributed under the term of the GNU General Public License (version 2 or later).

Parts

164
QtyValueFootprintReferences
68DDiodes_SMD:D_0805D0, D0A1, D0B1, D0C1, D0D1, D0D2, D0D3, D0D4, D0D5, D0D6, D0D7, D0D8, D0D9, D1, D10, D11 +52
6.1uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C9
322Resistors_SMD:R_0805R1, R2, R5
210KResistors_SMD:R_0805R3, R4
218pFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C1, C2
116MHzCrystals:Crystal_SMD_3225-4pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
11uFCapacitors_SMD:C_0805C8
1ATmega32U4-AUHousings_QFP:TQFP-44_10x10mm_Pitch0.8mmU1
1K_0Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0A1
1K_1Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK1
1K_2Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK2
1K_3Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK3
1K_4Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK4
1K_5Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK5
1K_6Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK6
1K_7Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK7
1K_8Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK8
1K_9Keyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK9
1K_AKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK21
1K_BKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK35
1K_BSKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_200HK0D1
1K_BSLKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_150HK1D1
1K_CKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK33
1K_CAPKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_175HK20
1K_CBRKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK1C1
1K_COLKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK2A1
1K_COMKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK38
1K_DKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK23
1K_DOTKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK39
1K_DOWNKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D8
1K_EKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK13
1K_ENDKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D3
1K_ENTKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_225HK2C1
1K_EQLKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0C1
1K_ESCKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0
1K_FKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK24
1K_FN2AKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_125HK49
1K_FN2CKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK47
1K_FNAKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_125HK48
1K_FNCKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK46
1K_GKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK25
1K_HKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK26
1K_HOMEKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D2
1K_IKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK18
1K_JKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK27
1K_KKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK28
1K_LKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK29
1K_LALKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_125HK42
1K_LCLKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_125HK40
1K_LEFTKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D7
1K_LSHKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_225HK30
1K_LWNKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_125HK41
1K_MKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK37
1K_MINKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0B1
1K_NKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK36
1K_OKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK19
1K_OBRKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK1B1
1K_PKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK1A1
1K_PGDNKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D6
1K_PGUPKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D4
1K_QKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK11
1K_QOTKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK2B1
1K_QUEKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK3A1
1K_RKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK14
1K_RGHTKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D9
1K_RSHKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_175HK3B1
1K_RWINKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK4A1
1K_SKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK22
1K_SPKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_625HK45
1K_TKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK15
1K_TABKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_150HK10
1K_UKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK17
1K_UPKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK0D5
1K_VKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK34
1K_WKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK12
1K_XKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK32
1K_YKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK16
1K_ZKeyboard:CHERRY_PCB_100HK31
1LOGOlogos:ron-testG***
1SPKRPin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02_Pitch2.54mmP2

The 156 most common of 164 parts.

Questions

How big is the R68 PCB?

It measures 304.8 × 95.3 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the R68 use?

164 parts, built around the ATMEGA32U4-AU, K0, K1 and K2. 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 R68 KiCad files?

From the rpedde/r68 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is schematic/r68.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the R68 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-2.0 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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