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2 layers20 × 45 mmDistance us, the printed circuit board in 3D

Measures distance between 2cm and 400cm with ultrasound

Size
20 × 45 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
27
Nets
20
Pads
72
Tracks, vias
221, 39
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
7 Aug 2013
Updated
6 Jul 2022

Overview

Distance us is an open-source printed circuit board by Tinkerforge, from the Tinkerforge/distance-us-bricklet repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 20 × 45 mm with 27 parts on 20 nets, routed with 221 tracks and 39 vias.

It is built around the LMV358LIDT, 2N7002P and BAS16H. Its parts include 7 capacitors, 6 ICs, 3 connectors, 2 transistors and 1 resistor.

Main components

3

README

README.rst

Distance US Bricklet

This repository contains the firmware source code and the hardware design files. The documentation generator configs can be found at https://github.com/Tinkerforge/generators

Repository Content

software/:

  • examples/: Examples for all supported languages
  • build/: Compiled files
  • src/: Source code of firmware
  • Makefile: Makefile to build project

hardware/:

  • Contains KiCad project files and additionally schematics as PDF

datasheets/:

  • Contains datasheets for sensors and complex ICs that are used

Hardware

The hardware is designed with the open source EDA Suite KiCad (http://www.kicad.org). Before you are able to open the files, you have to install the Tinkerforge kicad-libraries (https://github.com/Tinkerforge/kicad-libraries). You can either clone them directly in hardware/ or clone them in a separate folder and symlink them into hardware/ (ln -s kicad_path/kicad-libraries project_path/hardware). After that you can open the .pro file in hardware/ with KiCad and from there view and modify the schematics and the PCB layout.

Software

If you want to do your own Brick/Bricklet firmware development we highly recommend that you use our build environment setup script and read the tutorial (https://www.tinkerforge.com/en/doc/Tutorials/Tutorial_Build_Environment/Tutorial.html).

To compile the C code we recommend you to install the newest GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain (https://launchpad.net/gcc-arm-embedded/+download). You also need to install bricklib (https://github.com/Tinkerforge/bricklib) and brickletlib (https://github.com/Tinkerforge/brickletlib).

You can either clone it directly in software/src/ or clone it in a separate folder and symlink it into software/src/ (ln -s bricklib_path/bricklib project_path/software/src/ and ln -s brickletlib_path/brickletlib project_path/software/src/). Finally make sure to have CMake installed (http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html).

After that you can build the firmware by invoking make in software/. The firmware (.bin) can then be found in software/build/ and uploaded with brickv (click button "Flashing" on start screen).

Parts

27
QtyValueFootprintReferences
5100nFkicad-libraries:C0603C1, C2, C4, C5, C7
4DRILLkicad-libraries:DRILL_NPU3, U4, U5, U6
22N7002Pkicad-libraries:SOT23GDSQ1, Q2
2VAL**Fiducial_MarkFiducial_Mark, Fiducial_Mark
10,1µF NP0kicad-libraries:C1206C6
110kkicad-libraries:0603X4RP1
1160kkicad-libraries:R0603R1
12.2uF 10Vkicad-libraries:C0805C3
1BAS16Hkicad-libraries:SOD-123D1
1CE_5mmCE_5mmVAL
1CON-SENSORkicad-libraries:CON-SENSORP1
1CONN_4kicad-libraries:distanceUS_overlayP2
1CONN_4kicad-libraries:pin_array_4x1P2
1FBkicad-libraries:C0603L1
1LMV358LIkicad-libraries:SOIC8U1
1Logo_31x31Logo_31x31G***
1M24C64kicad-libraries:SOIC8U2
1WEEE_7mmWEEE_7mmVAL

Questions

How big is the Distance us PCB?

It measures 20 × 45 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Distance us use?

27 parts, built around the LMV358LIDT, 2N7002P and BAS16H. 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 Distance us KiCad files?

From the Tinkerforge/distance-us-bricklet repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/distance_us.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Distance us design in my own project?

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

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