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2 layers12.7 × 22.2 mmSwd blaster, the printed circuit board in 3D

This design adapts the 10 pin 50 mil picth JTAG header pinout used by Arm to the 10 pin 100 mil pitch header pinout used by Altera for their Blasters. It works great with the Tigard board and openFPGALoader.

Size
12.7 × 22.2 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
0.19 mm
Parts
3
Nets
11
Pads
21
Tracks, vias
44, 4
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
5 Oct 2024
Updated
5 Oct 2024

Overview

Swd blaster is an open-source printed circuit board by steieio, from the steieio/swd-blaster repository on GitHub, published under the CC0-1.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 12.7 × 22.2 mm with 3 parts on 11 nets, routed with 44 tracks and 4 vias.

It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

README

README.md

Arm Cortex SWD Header to Altera Blaster Adapter

This design adapts the 10 pin 50 mil picth JTAG header pinout used by Arm to the 10 pin 100 mil pitch header pinout used by Altera for their Blasters. It works great with the Tigard board and openFPGALoader.

You can order the PCB inexpensively from OSH Park. I've included a PDF version of the schematic for convenience.

Here is the board being used to connect Tigard to the MAX10 10M08 Evaluation Kit: Tigard board connected to 10M08EVK using SWD-Blaster adapter

Here are some additional images of the board: front view back view OSH Park boards

Parts

3
QtyValueFootprintReferences
1Conn_02x05_Counter_Clockwisecustom:PinSocket_2x05_P100mil_Board_TabJ2
1Conn_02x05_Counter_ClockwiseConnector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_2x05_P1.27mm_Vertical_SMDJ1
1GS_logocustom:gs_logo_200milGS1

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Questions

How big is the Swd blaster PCB?

It measures 12.7 × 22.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 0.19 mm thick.

What parts does the Swd blaster use?

3 parts. 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 Swd blaster KiCad files?

From the steieio/swd-blaster repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is swd-blaster.kicad_pcb and its schematic swd-blaster.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Swd blaster design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CC0-1.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).