

Led cube
Thimble's 2nd kit, the LED cube
- Size
- 40 × 40 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 45
- Nets
- 19
- Pads
- 132
- Tracks, vias
- 185, 27
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 4
- Created
- 8 Mar 2017
- Updated
- 10 Mar 2017
Overview
Led cube is an open-source printed circuit board by thimbleio, from the thimbleio/kit2-led-cube repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 40 × 40 mm with 45 parts on 19 nets, routed with 185 tracks and 27 vias.
Its parts include 16 capacitors, 16 diodes and 4 connectors.
README
README.mdThe Thimble LED cube kit.
hadware/ - datasheets, PCB design files
learning/ - tutorial content, intended to be viewed on learning.thimble.io
software/ - code examples written for the Arduino IDE
For more info or to subscribe, visit http://www.thimble.io
Parts
45| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1uF | Capacitors_SMD:C_0603 | C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16 |
| 16 | LED_RGB_WS2812B | ws2812b:5050 | LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4, LED5, LED6, LED7, LED8, LED9, LED10, LED11, LED12, LED13, LED14, LED15, LED16 |
| 4 | CONN_01X03 | Pin_Headers:Pin_Header_Straight_1x03 | P1, P2, P3, P4 |
| 1 | LOGO | logo:27_3mm_icon | G*** |
The 37 most common of 45 parts.
Questions
How big is the Led cube PCB?
It measures 40 × 40 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Led cube use?
45 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 Led cube KiCad files?
From the thimbleio/kit2-led-cube repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/PCB-Main/led_cube.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Led cube design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask thimbleio before reusing the design.
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