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6 layers151 × 88 mmPocket reform motherboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

Pocket reform motherboard

torlye/pocket-reform1

My muscle memory requires me to have the Ctrl key at the bottom left corner of the keyboard!

Size
151 × 88 mm
Copper layers
6
Thickness
1 mm
Parts
443
Nets
618
Pads
2,042
Tracks, vias
6,707, 1,318
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
6 Apr 2026
Updated
6 Oct 2026

Overview

Pocket reform motherboard is an open-source printed circuit board by torlye, from the torlye/pocket-reform repository on GitHub. It is a 6-layer board of 151 × 88 mm with 443 parts on 618 nets, routed with 6,707 tracks and 1,318 vias.

It is built around the 74LVC1G34Z, CY7C65215-32LTXI and DM3AT-SF-PEJM5, with the TPD4E02B04DQAR, TS3USB30EDGSR-TP and TXS0108EPW among its other parts. Its parts include 167 resistors, 153 capacitors, 23 ICs, 12 connectors and 6 inductors. It belongs with the computers and single-board computers boards of this library.

Main components

8

README

README.md

MNT Pocket Reform: Swapped Ctrl and Hyper keys

This fork modifies pocket-reform-keyboard-fw to swap the position of the Left Ctrl and Hyper keys on the keyboard.

My muscle memory requires me to have the Ctrl key at the bottom left corner of the keyboard!

This fork also adds a few new key combinations:

ShortcutFunction
HYPER+VVolume up
HYPER+CVolume down
HYPER+;Print screen

First-time setup

Run ./install-fw-dependencies.sh

Building and flashing

  1. cd to pocket-reform-keyboard-fw/pocket-hid
  2. Run ./build.sh to build
  3. Run the command sudo sleep 5 && ./flash.sh
  4. Enter your sudo password (if necessary) to begin the sleep
  5. Press Hyper+Enter and then x on the keyboard to enter firmware upload mode
  6. Wait for flashing to complete and for the controller to reset

Original README follows:


MNT Pocket Reform (Research Project)

This repository contains specifications, schematics, PCB and case designs, and firmware source code for the MNT Pocket Reform laptop.

License

Copyright 2021 MNT Research GmbH.

The following licenses are used in the project, unless specified differently in a particular subfolder:

  • Schematics, PCBs: CERN-OHL-S v2
  • Other documentation, artwork, photos and drawings that are not trademarks (see below): CC-BY-SA 4.0
  • Software, firmware: Various. GPL 3.0 if not specified otherwise in the file/subdirectory.

The "MNT" and "MNT REFORM" logos are trademarks of MNT Research GmbH. You may not use these in derived works. The reason for this is that we cannot be responsible for regulatory issues with derived boards and we cannot support them. If someone sees an MNT brand on a product, it has to be clear that it comes from MNT Research and not from a third party.

Parts

443
QtyValueFootprintReferences
760.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC1, C13, C101, C104, C108, C109, C121, C127, C128, C130, C131, C132, C137, C138, C142, C143 +60
440Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR11, R12, R13, R103, R104, R105, R106, R107, R108, R109, R116, R118, R122, R123, R124, R133 +28
4310kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR10, R111, R113, R114, R115, R117, R119, R121, R125, R127, R128, R130, R131, R134, R135, R138 +27
2210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C12, C39, C47, C105, C107, C112, C115, C129, C133, C136, C141, C152, C153, C157, C158 +6
18TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21 +2
141kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R16, R29, R34, R35, R36, R45, R58, R60, R61, R63, R71, R110, R165
1222uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC6, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C116, C117, C118, C119, C120, C134
9100kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR17, R51, R69, R70, R87, R91, R112, R150, R157
94.7kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR25, R42, R43, R57, R59, R95, R101, R120, R161
80.22uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC85, C86, C88, C89, C90, C91, C92, C93
8100@100MHz 3AInductor_SMD:L_0603_1608MetricFB2, FB9, FB10, FB12, FB13, FB14, FB15, FB16
82.2kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR32, R33, R64, R89, R93, R132, R137, R158
733Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR55, R76, R77, R79, R80, R82, R86
6AP22615AWU-7Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U12, U29, U32, U36, U40, U41
6TPD4E02B04DQAPackage_SON:USON-10_2.5x1.0mm_P0.5mmU15, U16, U19, U20, U21, U22
51uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC26, C36, C111, C125, C147
5470nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC8, C11, C82, C113, C114
547kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR73, R97, R98, R99, R100
447uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC83, C123, C124, C126
475 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR37, R39, R40, R41
4DNPResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR21, R74, R78, R88
4LED_REDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608MetricD1, D8, D9, D23
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_DIN965_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
4TS3USB30EDGSRPackage_SO:VSSOP-10_3x3mm_P0.5mmU2, U30, U31, U37
347uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC102, C103, C135
210pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC110, C122
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC94, C100
215pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC22, C24
215uHInductor_SMD:L_Taiyo-Yuden_NR-30xxL5, L6
218pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC21, C23
222kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR83, R84
222uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC67, C106
227.4Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR47, R48
24.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC41, C146
24.7uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC9, C10
24.99kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR92, R126
249.9Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR198, R199
2LM62460footprints:CONV_LM61495QRPHRQ1U6, U28
2MountingHole_Padfootprints:WA-SMSI-M2H8, H9
2NGFF-Mount1footprints:WA-SMSI-M2H5, H7
2RESETButton_Switch_SMD:SW_Push_1P1T_NO_CK_KMR2SW2, SW3
2TXS0108EPWPackage_SO:TSSOP-20_4.4x6.5mm_P0.65mmU13, U24
2USB_C_Receptaclefootprints:MOLEX_105450-0101J3, J14
10Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR31
109452812561footprints:09452812561J4
11-2199230-6footprints:TE_1-2199230-6J10
110nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC52
1124kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR7
112MHz 12pFCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY2
112uHInductor_SMD:L_Taiyo-Yuden_NR-30xxL1
119-337/R6GHBHC-A01/2Tfootprints:LED_19-337_R6GHBHC-A01_2TD10
11MResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR2
11nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC37
12.2uHInductor_SMD:L_Coilcraft_XAL6060-XXXL4
12199230-5footprints:TE_2199230-5J12
122uFCapacitor_SMD:C_Elec_4x5.4C4
124.9kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR18
124MHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_Abracon_ABM8G-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1
127kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR90
13-2328724-1footprints:TE_3-2328724-1J13
13.3uHInductor_SMD:L_Coilcraft_XAL6060-XXXL3
13.3uHInductor_SMD:L_1210_3225MetricL2
132.768 kHzCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3215-2Pin_3.2x1.5mmY3
133kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR15
143.2kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR102
1470kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR6
147uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x5.8C5
16.8kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR129
174LVC1G34Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U7
18.25kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR14
19.53K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR23
190.9K 1%Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3
1AT24CS02-STUMPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U33
1CHARGERConnector_JST:JST_PH_S9B-PH-SM4-TB_1x09-1MP_P2.00mm_HorizontalJ1
1CONN_HEADConnector_JST:JST_SH_SM05B-SRSS-TB_1x05-1MP_P1.00mm_HorizontalJ18
1CONN_SPKConnector_Molex:Molex_PicoBlade_53261-0271_1x02-1MP_P1.25mm_HorizontalJ15
1CY7C65215-32LTXIPackage_DFN_QFN:QFN-32-1EP_5x5mm_P0.5mm_EP3.45x3.45mmU38
1Conn_01x20Connector_FFC-FPC:Hirose_FH12-20S-0.5SH_1x20-1MP_P0.50mm_HorizontalJ9
1Conn_01x33Connector_FFC-FPC:Hirose_FH12-33S-0.5SH_1x33-1MP_P0.50mm_HorizontalJ11
1DM3AT-SF-PEJM5footprints:DM3AT-SF-PEJM5J2

The 405 most common of 443 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Pocket reform motherboard PCB?

It measures 151 × 88 mm and has 6 copper layers, 1 mm thick.

What parts does the Pocket reform motherboard use?

443 parts, built around the 74LVC1G34Z, CY7C65215-32LTXI, DM3AT-SF-PEJM5 and TPD4E02B04DQAR. 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 Pocket reform motherboard KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Pocket reform motherboard design in my own project?

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