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4 layers165 × 160 mmBig Fast Switch, the printed circuit board in 3D

Various electronics projects.

Size
165 × 160 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
2 mm
Parts
136
Nets
52
Pads
347
Tracks, vias
455, 551
Pours
48
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
31 Aug 2019
Updated
29 Oct 2023

Overview

Big Fast Switch is an open-source printed circuit board by slugrustle, from the slugrustle/electronics repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 165 × 160 mm with 136 parts on 52 nets, routed with 455 tracks and 551 vias.

It is built around the PA-T21-38E, MPM-05-15 and MPM-05-3.3, with the UCC21750DW, LMV762MA and MIC5225-3.3YM5 among its other parts. Its parts include 42 resistors, 32 capacitors, 18 diodes, 16 connectors and 6 ICs. It belongs with the audio and music boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

TestSequencer/README.md

Test Sequencer

This project surrounds an 8‑bit PIC microcontroller (PIC16F15324) with

  1. Power supply from a DC barrel jack with both ESD and reverse polarity protection. A 5V linear regulator runs the MCU and output buffers.
  2. A 32MHz external oscillator
  3. A 6p6c modular jack with ESD protection for ICSP programming with an ICD3 or ICD4
  4. 7 32mA capable logic‑level output buffers broken out to terminal blocks with ESD protection
  5. An input for a toggle switch or pushbutton broken out to a terminal block with ESD protection
  6. A slightly hacky but functional enclosure

After many times wanting to write some very basic assembly code to debounce a button and generate some simple logic‑level waveforms to control other equipment or directly interface with a circuit under test, I decided to build a board to serve this role.

The PIC16F15324 was chosen primarily out of familiarity but also for its reasonable specs and capability (relative to this application) and for having no serious errata.

Parts

136
QtyValueFootprintReferences
8100nBig_Fast_Switch:C0603C4, C7, C15, C19, C20, C21, C29, C32
8BAS16Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10
710kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R4, R5, R25, R34, R35, R40, R41
6523Big_Fast_Switch:R0603R30, R32, R36, R37, R38, R39
410nBig_Fast_Switch:C0603C12, C13, C17, C18
410uBig_Fast_Switch:C1210C23, C24, C25, C26
426AWG_StrandedBig_Fast_Switch:26AWG_StrandedJ4, J5, J6, J7
430AWG_SolidBig_Fast_Switch:30AWG_SolidJ15, J16, J17, J18
433kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R3, R6, R21, R22
474651194RBig_Fast_Switch:74651194RJ8, J9, J11, J14
4Screw_#4Big_Fast_Switch:Screw_#4S1, S2, S3, S4
3100kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R28, R29, R42
32.2uBig_Fast_Switch:C1206C2, C8, C10
32.2uBig_Fast_Switch:C0805C5, C11, C14
325SVPF47MBig_Fast_Switch:SVPF_C26C3, C6, C9
3620Big_Fast_Switch:R0603R1, R2, R7
3APT2012SURCKBig_Fast_Switch:APT2012SURCKLED1, LED2, LED3
3MMBT3904Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3Q3, Q4, Q5
2100Big_Fast_Switch:R0603R14, R15
2100nBig_Fast_Switch:C0805C1, C22
216AWG_StrandedBig_Fast_Switch:16AWG_StrandedJ10, J13
21N4448WBig_Fast_Switch:SOD-123D1, D2
21kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R17, R26
21uBig_Fast_Switch:C0805C30, C31
22.7kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R18, R19
222Big_Fast_Switch:R0603R16, R27
230KPA300CABig_Fast_Switch:30KPA_BidirTVS1, TVS4
24.7uBig_Fast_Switch:C0805C27, C28
243kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R8, R9
26.2kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R12, R13
27.5kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R31, R33
2BAS70Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3D14, D15
2BAV199Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3D12, D13
2Fan_MountBig_Fast_Switch:Fan_MountM1, M2
2MMBT3906Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3Q1, Q2
2PA-T21-38EBig_Fast_Switch:PA-T21-38EHS1, HS2
11Big_Fast_Switch:R1206R24
12.7Big_Fast_Switch:R1206R23
1282837-2Big_Fast_Switch:282837-2J12
13.9kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R10
147kBig_Fast_Switch:ROX5SR11
156kBig_Fast_Switch:R0603R20
1703W-00-52Big_Fast_Switch:703W-00-52J1
1B32756G8156K000Big_Fast_Switch:B32756GC16
1DLP05LCBig_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3TVS5
1LMV762MABig_Fast_Switch:SOIC-8U5
1MIC5225-3.3YM5Big_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-5U1
1MPM-05-15Big_Fast_Switch:MPM-05PS1
1MPM-05-3.3Big_Fast_Switch:MPM-05PS2
1MPM-05-5Big_Fast_Switch:MPM-05PS3
1PTVS3V3S1URBig_Fast_Switch:SOD-123WTVS3
1SMF15A-E3-08Big_Fast_Switch:SMFTVS2
1SN74LVC1G11DBVRBig_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-6U3
1SN74LVC1G17DBVRBig_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-5U4
1STY145N65M5Big_Fast_Switch:MAX247Q6
1TPS3839G33DBZRBig_Fast_Switch:SOT-23-3U6
1UCC21750Big_Fast_Switch:UCC21750DWU2
1VS-90EPF06L-M3Big_Fast_Switch:TO-247AD_2LD11

Questions

How big is the Big Fast Switch PCB?

It measures 165 × 160 mm and has 4 copper layers, 2 mm thick.

What parts does the Big Fast Switch use?

136 parts, built around the PA-T21-38E, MPM-05-15, MPM-05-3.3 and UCC21750DW. 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 Big Fast Switch KiCad files?

From the slugrustle/electronics repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Big_Fast_Switch/KiCad/Big_Fast_Switch.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Big Fast Switch design in my own project?

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

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