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4 layers50 × 56 mmRadar synth, the printed circuit board in 3D

Dual PLL radar transmitter, design for prototyping

Size
50 × 56 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.53 mm
Parts
87
Nets
76
Pads
289
Tracks, vias
416, 324
Pours
11
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
28 Dec 2024
Updated
11 Sep 2026

Overview

Radar synth is an open-source printed circuit board by sigma0us, from the sigma0us/radar-synth repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 50 × 56 mm with 87 parts on 76 nets, routed with 416 tracks and 324 vias.

It is built around the 74AUP1G34GW, PL133-27GC-R and SN74AUP1G04DCKR-TP, with the LMX2572RHAT, SI570 and EMK105BJ105KV-F among its other parts. Its parts include 41 capacitors, 22 resistors, 7 ICs, 4 connectors and 2 diodes. It belongs with the audio and music boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

radar-synth

Dual PLL radar transmitter, design for prototyping

Parts

87
QtyValueFootprintReferences
16100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C2, C3, C13, C15, C16, C17, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C34, C35, C38, C40
91uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC4, C5, C7, C9, C11, C14, C18, C39, C41
80RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R3, R4, R12, R13, R16, R17, R21
510nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC8, C20, C21, C22, C23
518RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR22, R23, R24, R25, R26
4180RInductor_SMD:L_0402_1005MetricFB1, FB2, FB3, FB4
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.7mm_M2.5H1, H2, H3, H4
3100pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC33, C36, C37
310uCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC6, C10, C19
32K2Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2, R18, R19
3Conn_Coaxial_SmallConnector_Coaxial:SMA_Samtec_SMA-J-P-H-ST-EM1_EdgeMountJ3, J4, J5
210kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14, R20
249R9Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR6, R7
2PL133-27GC-Rsigma0_Package_DFN:TDFN2013-6LD-PL-1_MCHU6, U7
2TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_1.0x1.0mm_Drill0.5mmTP1, TP2
115nCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC25
12200pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC27
1300pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC26
1330RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR15
1390pCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC24
1470nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC12
151RResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR5
174AUP1G04Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U4
174AUP1G34Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U1
1Conn_01x06_MountingPinConnector_JST:JST_GH_SM06B-GHS-TB_1x06-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalJ6
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD2
1LMX2572RHATsigma0_Packages_QFN:RHA0040HU2
1LOGOfootprint:pawG***
1PMEG2010ERDiode_SMD:Nexperia_CFP3_SOD-123WD1
1Si570Oscillator:Oscillator_SMD_SI570_SI571_StandardU5
1XIAO-ESP32S3-PLUSsigma0_Module:XIAO-ESP32S3P-SMD-2.54-21X17.8MMU3

Questions

How big is the Radar synth PCB?

It measures 50 × 56 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.53 mm thick.

What parts does the Radar synth use?

87 parts, built around the 74AUP1G34GW, PL133-27GC-R, SN74AUP1G04DCKR-TP and LMX2572RHAT. 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 Radar synth KiCad files?

From the sigma0us/radar-synth repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/radar-synth.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/lmx2572_rf_pll.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Radar synth design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask sigma0us before reusing the design.

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