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4 layers63.6 × 67.5 mmPropellerPCB, the printed circuit board in 3D

Code, mechanical designs, and electronic plans related to the OpenSpectrometer project.

Size
63.6 × 67.5 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
76
Nets
61
Pads
323
Tracks, vias
879, 79
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 3
Created
10 Oct 2011
Updated
1 Jul 2014

Overview

PropellerPCB is an open-source printed circuit board by tomkinsc, from the tomkinsc/open-spectrometer repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 63.6 × 67.5 mm with 76 parts on 61 nets, routed with 879 tracks and 79 vias.

It is built around the 74LVC126AD, 24LC256-I/P and AT1117-3.3V, with the FT232HL among its other parts. Its parts include 23 capacitors, 17 resistors, 3 switches, 3 inductors and 2 ICs.

Main components

4

README

README.md

The OpenSpectrometer project is a collaborative effort to create freely-available mechanical designs, electronic plans, and software for a USB spectrophotometer. The end goal is an instrument that is inexpensive to build, easy to use, simple to modify, and as accurate and precise as a commercial off-the-shelf unit.

The OpenSpectrometer will integrate commercially-available electronic and optics parts with custom printed circuit boards (PCBs) and an inexpensive a wooden enclosure.

Beyond hardware, the project will develop embedded firmware, and desktop user software, and an online community-driven spectral database.

Parts

76
QtyValueFootprintReferences
90.1uFSM0402_cC22, C23, C25, C26, C30, C31, C32, C33, C35
60.1uFSM0603_CapaCP5, CP6, CP8, CP9, CP10, CP11
6100nFSM0402_cC1, C2, C3, C6, C7, C8
650kSM0603_ResistorR7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12
410kSM0603_ResistorR1, R2, R3, R6
410uFSM0603_CapaCP1, CP2, CP3, CP14
44.7uFSM0603_CapaCP4, CP7, CP12, CP13
310nFSM0402_cC4, C27, C29
3600R_0.5ASM0603L1, L2, L3
3SW_PUSHSW_PUSH_SMALLSW1, SW2, SW3
2100kSM0603_ResistorR4, R5
2150SM0603R17, R18
21uFSM0402_cC5, C16
227pFSM0402_cC18, C19
2AT1117SOT23SOT23_1, SOT23_2
10SM0603R19
112MHzCRYSTAL-HC49-USX2
112k1%SM0603_ResistorR13
1200pFSM0402_cC9
12200SM0603R16
124LC256dp_devices-SOIC-8U3
16MHzCRYSTAL-HC49-USX1
174LVC126TSSOP14_0.65mmPitch_4.4mmWide_PWBUFFER1
1ESD1SM0603D1
1ESD2SM0603D2
1FT232HLdp_devices-LQFP48FTDI1
1MICROSDMemory_Card_microSD_3M_290805U1
1P8X32A-LQFPTQFP44PROCESSOR1
1TCD1304APDIP-22__400CCD1
1TRANSISTOR_BJT_NPN-SOT-23-BECdp_devices-SOT-23T1
1TRANSISTOR_BJT_PNP-TO-92-EBCdp_devices-TO-92Q1
1WM8253SSOP20ADC1
1usb_phyMICROUSB-B-ZX62-B-5PAUSB_HOLES1

Questions

How big is the PropellerPCB PCB?

It measures 63.6 × 67.5 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PropellerPCB use?

76 parts, built around the 74LVC126AD, 24LC256-I/P, AT1117-3.3V and FT232HL. 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 PropellerPCB KiCad files?

From the tomkinsc/open-spectrometer repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb-design/propeller_square/propellerPCB.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PropellerPCB design in my own project?

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

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