2 layers100 × 66 mm
2 layers18.6 × 11 mm
Microboost
smkent/pcbPCB designs
- Size
- 18.6 × 11 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 15
- Nets
- 7
- Pads
- 32
- Tracks, vias
- 38, 11
- Pours
- 4
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
- Created
- 22 Mar 2024
- Updated
- 11 Sep 2026
Overview
Microboost is an open-source printed circuit board by smkent, from the smkent/pcb repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 18.6 × 11 mm with 15 parts on 7 nets, routed with 38 tracks and 11 vias.
It is built around the MT3608 and DSK34W. Its parts include 3 capacitors, 3 resistors, 2 diodes, 2 connectors and 1 IC.
Main components
2README
README.mdPCB designs
A monorepository of my PCB designs created with KiCAD 8.
Layout and Workflow
Custom symbols and footprints are located in libraries, which
is shared between PCB projects using ${KIPRJMOD}.
Individual PCB projects (e.g. *.kicad_pro and friends) are located within
within pcb for active projects, or
pcb-archived for archived projects.
When a PCB is ordered from a project, fabrication outputs are created and
in the project's fab subdirectory and committed to the repository.
Setup
Ensure pipx is installed:
pip install pipxInstall scons:
pipx install sconsInstall KiCAD-related dependencies using the system site packages directory:
pipx install --system-site-packages kikit interactivehtmlbomBuild
To render all outputs, simply run scons.
To render outputs for a particular board, run scons -u within that board's
project subdirectory.
Licenses
Individual hardware designs in this repository may use different licenses. The following licenses apply unless an included design directory specifies different license(s).
- Hardware materials and designs are licensed under CERN Open Hardware License version 2.0 Permissive (CERN-OHL-P v2) (text). The version control history of this repository serves as the changes file.
- Software is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0) (text)
- All documentation is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC-BY-SA-4.0) (text)
The lcsc KiCAD symbols,
footprints, and 3D models
libraries were created using easyeda2kicad
(pypi), which are from LCSC. More info about
easyeda2kicad
Parts
15| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10K | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolder | R2, R3 |
| 2 | 22u | discrete:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolder | C1, C2 |
| 2 | Pin headers | custom:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical_simple_pad3,4gnd | J1, J2 |
| 1 | 10u | discrete:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolder | C3 |
| 1 | 4u7 | discrete:L_1008_2520Metric | L1 |
| 1 | 75K | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolder | R1 |
| 1 | DSK34W | package:D_SOD-123F | D1 |
| 1 | LED_Small | custom:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder_simple | LED1 |
| 1 | LOGO | graphics:wa-state-heart-3mm | G*** |
| 1 | LOGO | graphics:oshw-logo-2mm | G*** |
| 1 | MT3608 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6 | U1 |
The 14 most common of 15 parts.
Questions
How big is the Microboost PCB?
It measures 18.6 × 11 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Microboost use?
15 parts, built around the MT3608 and DSK34W. 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 Microboost KiCad files?
From the smkent/pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/power/microboost/microboost.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Microboost design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 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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