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2 layers17.5 × 40 mmConnector breakout a1, the printed circuit board in 3D

Connector breakout a1

ruuvi/connector4

Ruuvi Connector is a standardised expansion connector and cable system that takes sensor prototyping to the next level. Compatible connectors will be found on many upcoming Ruuvi products.

Size
17.5 × 40 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
18
Nets
16
Pads
128
Tracks, vias
13, 0
Pours
20
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
11 Jul 2019
Updated
23 Jun 2021

Overview

Connector breakout a1 is an open-source printed circuit board by ruuvi, from the ruuvi/connector repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 17.5 × 40 mm with 18 parts on 16 nets, routed with 13 tracks and 0 vias.

It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

README

README.md

Ruuvi Connector system

Ruuvi Connector is a standardised expansion connector and cable system that takes sensor prototyping to the next level. Compatible connectors will be found on many upcoming Ruuvi products.

Ruuvi Connector Breakout Board

There are many ways on how to use the Ruuvi Connector system:

  1. Connect compatible external boards and sensors to your Ruuvi products
  2. Design your own Ruuvi Connector expansion boards
  3. Feed your battery powered Ruuvi products from external power sources
  4. Add a Ruuvi Connector compatible connector on your own product and make it compatible with all the external Ruuvi / Grove / Qwiic / STEMMA / Gravity sensors
  5. Innovate and create something totally new

Ruuvi Connector is compatible with 4-pin (2 signals + VDD + GND) prototyping systems such as Seeed Studio Grove, Sparkfun Qwiic, Adafruit STEMMA, DFRobot Gravity and more.

Ruuvi Connector cables

Ruuvi Connector pin-out

Ruuvi Connector cables have 8 pins (6 signals + VDD + GND). This allows using not just simple I2C sensors but also more powerful SPI sensors equipped with interrupt signals.

Note that on RuuviTags that have Ruuvi Connectors available, pins 2 and 3 are shared with internal I2C sensors. Also pin 7 is connected to TMP117 temperature sensor's interrupt signal (if a TMP117 is populated) but because the interrupt pin is an open-drain output and because it's not active in the Ruuvi firmware by default, it doesn't reserve the pin and it can be safely used for other purposes as long as TMP117 isn't configured to pull it down.

  1. VDD (1.8V - 3.6V, default = 3.3V)
  2. I2C_SCL / UART_RXD / ADC / GPIO
  3. I2C_SDA / UART_TXD / ADC / GPIO
  4. SPI_MISO / ADC / GPIO
  5. SPI_MOSI / ADC / GPIO
  6. SPI_SCK / ADC / GPIO
  7. SPI_CS / ADC / GPIO
  8. GND

Default FPC connector is AFC07-S08ECA-00.

Dimensions of expansion boards

  1. 17.5 x 40 mm (17.5 x 25 mm without mounting holes). Used on the breakout board.
  2. 11 x 25 mm. Used on the external temperature sensor board.
  3. TBD

License

All the design files in this repository are licensed using Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Copyright: Ruuvi Innovations Ltd (Oy). Neither the name of the Ruuvi nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this project without a specific prior written permission. While unofficial products should not have "Ruuvi" in their name, it's okay to describe your product in relation to the Ruuvi projects. More info: license@ruuvi.com.

Parts

18
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4MountingHoleruuvitag:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_ViaH1, H2, H5, H6
227 x 0.4mm NPTHconnector:BreakoutHolesH3, H4
2LOGOconnector:BreakoutLabelsG***, G***
2LOGOconnector:BreakoutPlusG***, G***
2LOGOconnector:BreakoutMinusG***, G***
2Ruuvi Connector Horizontalconnector:RUUVI_CONNECTOR_FFCJ1, J4
2Ruuvi Connector Pin Headerconnector:RUUVI_CONNECTOR_8PIN_HEADERJ2, J3
1LOGOconnector:BreakoutBoardA1G***
1LOGOruuvi:ruuvinegalogo-8mm-maskG***

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Questions

How big is the Connector breakout a1 PCB?

It measures 17.5 × 40 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Connector breakout a1 use?

18 parts. 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 Connector breakout a1 KiCad files?

From the ruuvi/connector repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is connector-breakout-a1/connector-breakout-a1.kicad_pcb and its schematic temperature-a1/temperature-a1.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Connector breakout a1 design in my own project?

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