2 layers68.6 × 65.2 mm Vine robot arduino shield, the printed circuit board in 3D

Vine robot arduino shield

Main repository for the SPROUT project

Size: 68.6 × 65.2 mm
Copper layers: 2
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Parts: 42
Nets: 46
Pads: 134
Tracks, vias: 373, 70
Pours: 1
Routed: Yes
KiCad: KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created: 22 Apr 2026
Updated: 17 Sep 2026

Overview

Vine robot arduino shield is an open-source printed circuit board by SPROUT-MITLL, from the SPROUT-MITLL/sprout repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 68.6 × 65.2 mm with 42 parts on 46 nets, routed with 373 tracks and 70 vias.

It is built around the LM324N. Its parts include 13 resistors, 6 capacitors, 4 connectors, 1 IC and 1 diode. It belongs with the robots and motor control and microcontroller boards boards of this library.

Main components

LM324N
DIP-14-16V~-1.5V、1.5V~16V -40℃~+85℃ 1.5V~30V 250nA 35mA 4 50nA 600uA 7uV/℃ 80dB 9mV DIP-14 Operational Amplifier ROHSHGSEMIOperational Amplifier

README

README.md

SPROUT

Main repository for SPROUT: an open-source, open-hardware soft robot for search and rescue.

📖 Full documentation, CAD, electronics, and software guides: sprout-mitll.github.io/sprout

Repository layout

SPROUT_Design/CAD — SolidWorks/STEP mechanical design files
SPROUT_Design/Code — Jetson bootstrap guide and the sprout_ros ROS 2 stack
SPROUT_Design/Documentation — supporting photos and the raw BOM spreadsheet for the Documentation section of the site
SPROUT_Design/Electronics — custom Arduino shield KiCad project
docs/ — source for the GitHub Pages documentation site above

License

Released under the MIT License.

Distribution Statement

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. This material is based upon work supported by the Department of the Air Force under Air Force Contract No. FA8702-15-D-0001 or FA8702-25-D-B002. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Air Force. © 2026 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Subject to FAR52.227-11 Patent Rights - Ownership by the contractor (May 2014) Delivered to the U.S. Government with Unlimited Rights, as defined in DFARS Part 252.227-7013 or 7014 (Feb 2014). Notwithstanding any copyright notice, U.S. Government rights in this work are defined by DFARS 252.227-7013 or DFARS 252.227-7014 as detailed above. Use of this work other than as specifically authorized by the U.S. Government may violate any copyrights that exist in this work.

Parts

Qty	Value	Footprint	References
8	10kΩ	R_10kOhm:RESC3116X65N	R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
5	0.1µF	CAP_0.1uF:CAPC1005X55N	C1, C3, C4, C5, C6
4	220kΩ	R_10kOhm:RESC3116X65N	R1, R2, R3, R4
4	MountingHole_3.2mm	Arduino_MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm	MH1, MH2, MH3, MH4
1	1N4007	Diode_1N4007:DIO_N4007-T_DIO	D1
1	1kΩ	R_1kOhm:RC0402N_YAG	R13
1	470µF	CAP_470uF_25V_smaller:CAP_PK&slash_PZ_8X11P5_LOW_RUB	C2
1	Analog	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical	J3
1	Digital/PWM	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_Vertical	J2
1	Digital/PWM	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical	J4
1	JoystickConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B6B-XH-A_1x06_P2.50mm_Vertical	Joystick
1	LM324N	LM324N_OPAMP:N14	U1
1	M15Vin	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	M_15V
1	MotorDrvConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	M_DRV_ARD
1	MotorDrvPWR	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	M_DRV_PWR
1	MotorEncConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B4B-XH-A_1x04_P2.50mm_Vertical	M_ENC
1	MotorM5V	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	M_5V
1	Power	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical	J1
1	PwrJmpr	Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical	PWR_JMP
1	R15Vin	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	R_15V
1	Reg1OutConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B5B-XH-A_1x05_P2.50mm_Vertical	Actuator 1
1	Reg2OutConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B5B-XH-A_1x05_P2.50mm_Vertical	Actuator 2
1	Reg3OutConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B5B-XH-A_1x05_P2.50mm_Vertical	Actuator 3
1	RegChambOutConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B5B-XH-A_1x05_P2.50mm_Vertical	Chamber
1	SolenoidConn	Connector_JST:JST_XH_B2B-XH-A_1x02_P2.50mm_Vertical	Solenoid

Questions

How big is the Vine robot arduino shield PCB?

It measures 68.6 × 65.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Vine robot arduino shield use?

42 parts, built around the LM324N. 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 Vine robot arduino shield KiCad files?

From the SPROUT-MITLL/sprout repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is SPROUT_Design/Electronics/Arduino Shield/vine_robot_arduino_shield.kicad_pcb and its schematic SPROUT_Design/Electronics/Arduino Shield/vine_robot_arduino_shield.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Vine robot arduino shield design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

Category and platform

Robots and motor control Microcontroller boards

Project files

Show this board on your page

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

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Source

Repository: SPROUT-MITLL/sprout
Board file: SPROUT_Design/Electronics/Arduino Shield/vine_robot_arduino_shield.kicad_pcb
Commit: d9400fd
Licence: MIT

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