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2 layers50.8 × 36.8 mmBeetrax, the printed circuit board in 3D

build instructions and manual for the FLO BYO-camera insect tracking/filming setup

Size
50.8 × 36.8 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
26
Nets
28
Pads
96
Tracks, vias
11, 0
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
16 Oct 2023
Updated
10 Oct 2024

Overview

Beetrax is an open-source printed circuit board by strawlab, from the strawlab/flo-hardware repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 50.8 × 36.8 mm with 26 parts on 28 nets, routed with 11 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the OPR5911. Its parts include 22 resistors, 2 ICs, 1 diode and 1 connector.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Fast-Lock-On (FLO) hardware

DOI

ℹ️ The main FLO repository is at https://github.com/strawlab/flo ℹ️.

This repository hosts build instructions and manual for the FLO Bring Your Own (BYO) camera insect tracking/filming. Included are hardware design files and other large, binary files.

FLO is a method for videography using a camera system that automatically moves to follow the subject.

FLO is described in the following publication:

Vo-Doan TT, Titov VV, Harrap MJM, Lochner S, Straw AD. High Resolution Outdoor Videography of Insects Using Fast Lock-On Tracking. bioRxiv (2023) doi:10.1101/2023.12.20.572558.

flo video rollup

What is in this repository

Mini-FLO

A bare-minimum hardware

Mini-FLO photo

BYO-camera setup

"Bring Your Own Camera".

The setup for filming flying bees carrying a retroreflective marker.

hardware description is in ./byo directory

BYO-camera setup photo

Other links

Parts

26
QtyValueFootprintReferences
22RResistors_SMD:R_0603_HandSolderingR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18 +6
2LT1885SMD_Packages:SOIC-14_NU1, U2
10015912120digikey-footprints:PinHeader_2x6_P2.54mm_Vertical_SMDJ1
1OPR5911Power_Integrations:eDIP-12D1

Questions

How big is the Beetrax PCB?

It measures 50.8 × 36.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Beetrax use?

26 parts, built around the OPR5911. 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 Beetrax KiCad files?

From the strawlab/flo-hardware repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is beetrax-pcb/beetrax.kicad_pcb and its schematic beam-driver/dual-cam-pcb v2/dual-cam-pcb.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Beetrax design in my own project?

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

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