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2 layers46.4 × 18.8 mmDensor nfc v2, the printed circuit board in 3D

Densor nfc v2

TUDSSL/densor3

Densor is an intraoral sensor platform, attached to regular dental retainers or aligners, that can take measurements inside the mouth.

Size
46.4 × 18.8 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
25
Nets
50
Pads
136
Tracks, vias
394, 46
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
28 Sep 2022
Updated
21 Nov 2025

Overview

Densor nfc v2 is an open-source printed circuit board by TUDSSL, from the TUDSSL/densor repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 46.4 × 18.8 mm with 25 parts on 50 nets, routed with 394 tracks and 46 vias.

It is built around the AM1805AQ, LIS2DW12 and ST25DV04K-JFR6D3, with the TS3A44159PW and BAS316 among its other parts. Its parts include 8 capacitors, 5 ICs, 4 resistors, 3 diodes and 3 connectors. It belongs with the radio and wireless boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

5

README

README.md

Densor

About the project

Densor is an intraoral sensor platform, attached to regular dental retainers or aligners, that can take measurements inside the mouth.

Rationale

At present, in mouth measurements are typically made with external tools and in a controlled labaratory setting. Thus, real data from users daily lives is missing. To overcome this, we propose using widely used deltal retainers (or aligners), and enhance them with the Densor sensing platform. This way data is collected from inside the mouth without external tools.

Features

  1. Contactless transmission: Densor is completely sealed and interacts with a smartphone via NFC protocol.
  2. Energy harvesting: To stay powered Densor harvests energy, either from the NFC communication itself or from the temperature gradient between the body and cold water.
  3. Free of external hardware: Operating Densor does not require any specialized tools, other than a NFC-compatible smartphone.

Project layout

This repository contains the design (both hardware and software) of two versions of Densor, based on the source of energy harvesting. Each version of the project is contained in its own folder:

  1. Densor with NFC-based energy harvesting from a smartphone, as presented in this research article;
  2. Densor with thermoelectric energy harvesting from drinking cold water.

Copyright

Copyright (C) 2024 TU Delft Embedded Systems Group/Sustainable Systems Laboratory.

MIT License or otherwise specified. See license file for details.

Parts

25
QtyValueFootprintReferences
6100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC4, C5, C6, C7, C12, C13
3100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R3, R4
2C_Polarizedantennas:CPX3225AC1, C2
1AM1805Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-16-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.7x1.7mmU2
1BAS316Diode_SMD:D_SOD-323D2
1Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1Conn_01x08_Pinantennas:fpc_503480-0800J2
1Conn_ARM_JTAG_SWD_10Connector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_2x05_P1.27mm_VerticalJ1
1Crystalantennas:ABS05W_CrystalY1
1D_Photoantennas:pd_vemd1060x01D3
1D_Zener_3v3Diode_SMD:D_SOD-323FD1
1LIS2DW12Package_LGA:Kionix_LGA-12_2x2mm_P0.5mm_LayoutBorder2x4yU5
1LOGOantennas:tooth_5mmG***
1RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR7
1ST25DV04K-JFR6D3ST25DV04K-JFR6D3:PSON50P300X300X60-13NU1
1STM32L011F3UxPackage_DFN_QFN:ST_UFQFPN-20_3x3mm_P0.5mmU4
1TS3A44159antennas:RSV16U6

Questions

How big is the Densor nfc v2 PCB?

It measures 46.4 × 18.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Densor nfc v2 use?

25 parts, built around the AM1805AQ, LIS2DW12, ST25DV04K-JFR6D3 and TS3A44159PW. 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 Densor nfc v2 KiCad files?

From the TUDSSL/densor repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is NFC_harvester_battery_free/hardware/Densor_kicad_project/densor_nfc_v2.kicad_pcb and its schematic NFC_harvester_battery_free/hardware/Densor_kicad_project/densor_nfc_v2.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Densor nfc v2 design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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