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2 layers47 × 52 mmDoorbell, the printed circuit board in 3D

A small bit of kit to connect my doorbell to the Internet, obviously

Size
47 × 52 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
19
Nets
22
Pads
72
Tracks, vias
105, 0
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
23 May 2016
Updated
30 May 2016

Overview

Doorbell is an open-source printed circuit board by squeed, from the squeed/esp-doorbell repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 47 × 52 mm with 19 parts on 22 nets, routed with 105 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the BC846B. Its parts include 7 resistors, 5 connectors, 3 ICs, 2 capacitors and 1 transistor. It belongs with the home automation and IoT boards and the ESP8266 boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

hardware/README.md

ESP8266 to Doorbell adapter

This is a simple PCB that connects an ESP-8266 with a Ritto 6630 door opener. This sort of hardware is typically used in German apartment buildings. The circuit allows the front door to be opened via an ESP8266.

This particular telephone has slots for multiple modules within the chassis. This board is designed to fit in that slot.

The telephone opens the door by tying the Opener signal to Ground. So, this board provides an optoisolator that simulates pressing the button. The opener signal is somewhere around 8v, and draws about 12mA when grounded. It needs at least a transistor for protection, but I'm interfacing via an optocoupler.

Since the system also supplies a 12v power rail, we use that too.

This also exposes the SPI lines to connect an LED strip, because those are useful. The goal is to someday expose BVG timing on them.

Parts

19
QtyValueFootprintReferences
610KResistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Vertical_RM5mmR1, R2, R4, R5, R6, R7
20.1µFCapacitors_SMD:C_1206_HandSolderingC1, C2
14N25Housings_DIP:DIP-6_W7.62mmU2
150Resistors_ThroughHole:Resistor_Vertical_RM5mmR3
1BC_846BTO_SOT_Packages_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1CONN_01X02Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x02J1
1CONN_01X07Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x07J3
1CONN_01X09Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x09J2
1DOOR_CONNTerminal_Blocks:TerminalBlock_Pheonix_MPT-2.54mm_3polP1
1ESP-12ESP8266:ESP-12U3
1MP2307_BreakoutDoorbell:MP2307_BreakoutU1
1STRIP_CONNTerminal_Blocks:TerminalBlock_Pheonix_MPT-2.54mm_4polP2

The 18 most common of 19 parts.

Questions

How big is the Doorbell PCB?

It measures 47 × 52 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Doorbell use?

19 parts, built around the BC846B. 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 Doorbell KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Doorbell design in my own project?

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

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