4 layers203.2 × 88.9 mm StationConsole, the printed circuit board in 3D

StationConsole

A station console, to connect an operator, logger, and radio together.

Size: 203.2 × 88.9 mm
Copper layers: 4
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Parts: 134
Nets: 91
Pads: 392
Tracks, vias: 156, 17
Pours: 4
Routed: Yes
KiCad: KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created: 27 Nov 2019
Updated: 2 Feb 2020

Overview

StationConsole is an open-source printed circuit board by SmittyHalibut, from the SmittyHalibut/station-console repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 203.2 × 88.9 mm with 134 parts on 91 nets, routed with 156 tracks and 17 vias.

It is built around the NJM4556AM, NJM2068D and LM386, with the LM393 among its other parts. Its parts include 45 resistors, 43 capacitors, 10 ICs, 9 diodes and 8 connectors.

Main components

README

README.md

station-console

A station console, to connect an operator, logger, and radio together.

v1.0

See the v1-eagle branch for my first pass at this project from 2015, but note that it is broken. I did it in Eagle, but I've switched to KiCAD since then so I'll be starting over for v2.

v2.0

Working on the next version in the master branch. Nearly the same architecture, but simplifying it a bit (removing VU meters) and fixing a few things I've learned from other projects (eg: speaker level is too much for cheap audio transformers, so drop the voltage to line level BEFORE the transformer).

73 de KR6ZY, 2019-11-27 -Mark

Parts

134

Qty	Value	Footprint	References
17	10k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R1, R2, R5, R10, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R26, R27, R28, R29, R37, R38 +1
16	.1uF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C10, C11, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C26, C27
11	1uF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C1, C2, C4, C7, C8, C9, C31, C38, C39, C40, C41
9	10k	Libraries:Pot-EVU-F2M	RV1, RV2, RV3, RV4, RV5, RV6, RV7, RV8, RV9
9	1k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R11, R24, R25, R35, R36, R42, R43, R44, R45
9	220uF	Capacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D10.0mm_P2.50mm_P5.00mm	C3, C5, C6, C12, C28, C34, C35, C36, C37
6	1	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R3, R4, R30, R31, R32, R33
4	100	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R7, R8, R40, R41
4	Mount Hole	MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3	TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4
3	100k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R21, R34, R39
3	1N4148	Diode_SMD:D_SMA	D1, D4, D7
3	Green	LED_THT:LED_D3.0mm	D3, D6, D9
3	LM393	Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm	U6, U7, U8
3	NJM4556A	Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm	U1, U3, U4
3	Red	LED_THT:LED_D3.0mm	D2, D5, D8
2	.01uF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C42, C43
2	10k	Potentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3296W_Vertical	RT3, RT4
2	30k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R22, R23
2	330pF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C32, C33
2	4.7k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R13, R14
2	NJM2068D	Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm	U2, U5
2	Transformer_AUDIO	Libraries:AudioTransformer-4pin	T1, T2
1	10	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R9
1	10uF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C29
1	12vDC In	Libraries:AndersonPP45	J1
1	1k	Potentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3296W_Vertical	RT1
1	1nF	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C30
1	36k	Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	R12
1	Gain	Capacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolder	C25
1	LM386	Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm	U10
1	LM7809_TO220	Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Vertical	U9
1	Log CTIA/OMTP	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x02_P2.54mm_Vertical	J5
1	Logger Headset	Libraries:Conn-3.5mm-TRRS-PJ-320L	J8
1	Op CTIA/OMTP	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x02_P2.54mm_Vertical	J7
1	Operator Headset	Libraries:Conn-3.5mm-TRRS-PJ-320L	J6
1	RF Choke	Inductor_THT:L_Toroid_Vertical_L10.0mm_W5.0mm_P5.08mm	L1
1	Radio Mic	Libraries:Conn-3.5mm-SJ1-3535NG	J4
1	Radio Speaker	Libraries:Conn-3.5mm-SJ1-3535NG	J2
1	Speaker	Libraries:Conn-3.5mm-SJ1-3535NG	J3

Questions

How big is the StationConsole PCB?

It measures 203.2 × 88.9 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the StationConsole use?

134 parts, built around the NJM4556AM, NJM2068D, LM386 and LM393. 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 StationConsole KiCad files?

From the SmittyHalibut/station-console repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/StationConsole/StationConsole.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the StationConsole design in my own project?

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

Project files

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A live frame, for any web page

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A picture

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A picture that opens the board, for a README

[![StationConsole](https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/smittyhalibut-station-console-stationconsole.jpg?size=s)](https://pcbkit.io/boards/smittyhalibut-station-console-stationconsole)

Source

Repository: SmittyHalibut/station-console
Board file: hardware/StationConsole/StationConsole.kicad_pcb
Commit: f76345e
Licence: Not stated

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