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4 layers48 × 32 mmCutdown, the printed circuit board in 3D

Flight termination device

Size
48 × 32 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
56
Nets
27
Pads
188
Tracks, vias
303, 166
Pours
168
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
29 Jul 2023
Updated
7 Sep 2026

Overview

Cutdown is an open-source printed circuit board by UMDBPP, from the UMDBPP/Terminator repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 48 × 32 mm with 56 parts on 27 nets, routed with 303 tracks and 166 vias.

It is built around the TLV172IDCK. Its parts include 15 resistors, 13 capacitors, 4 ICs, 3 connectors and 3 inductors.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Terminator

A flight termination device for BPP.

T1100 - Current Revision

Much the same as T1000 but simpler and more complete.

T1000

Shipman's ENEE499L project. The digital portion integrates a STM32L4, GPS, P/T Sensor, FRAM, and SX1262 Radio. This should provide quite a bit of flexibility in a small package while consuming minimal power. The digital board interfaces with a cutdown board which performs hot-wire termination like many other designs. However, this board is really just a barebones buck converter power stage that will be controlled by the digital board. This should provide increased flexiblity and efficiency over other implementations while also allowing T1000 to terminate even 550 paracord.

Parts

56
QtyValueFootprintReferences
610uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC6, C7, C8, C9, C13, C14
4MountingHole_PadMounting_Wuerth:Mounting_Wuerth_WA-SMSI-M2_H2mm_9774020243H5, H6, H7, H8
310kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR5, R7, R10
3MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2_DIN965_PadH2, H3, H4
3TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Keystone_5000-5004_MiniatureTP2, TP3, TP4
2100mCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricR1, R2
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC3, C4
215uFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216MetricC1, C5
21kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR13, R14
23.3uHInductor_SMD:L_1210_3225MetricL1, L2
230kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR12, R15
25mResistor_SMD:R_2512_6332MetricR6, R11
2Conn_01x01_PinMounting_Wuerth:Mounting_Wuerth_WA-SMSI-M2_H2mm_9774020243J3, J4
2NMOSBPP_Lib:CSD17307Q5AQ1, Q2
2TLV172IDCKPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-353_SC-70-5U3, U4
2TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP5, TP6
11.4kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR8
11.5uHBPP_Lib:IHLP2020CZER1R5M8AL3
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2
114kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR4
11SConnector_AMASS:AMASS_XT30U-F_1x02_P5.0mm_VerticalBT1
11uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC10
139.2kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR9
172.9kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3
18nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC11
1Conn_01x07_SocketBPP_Lib:Molex_ 1718570007J1
1D_Schottky_SmallDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123FD1
1LOGOBPP_Lib:scissors-artG***
1LTC1751Package_SO:MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU1
1LTC7061IMSE-WTRPBFPackage_SO:MSOP-12-1EP_3x4mm_P0.65mm_EP1.65x2.85mmU2

The 55 most common of 56 parts.

Questions

How big is the Cutdown PCB?

It measures 48 × 32 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Cutdown use?

56 parts, built around the TLV172IDCK. 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 Cutdown KiCad files?

From the UMDBPP/Terminator repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/T1100/Cutdown_Power/cutdown/cutdown.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/T1000/Cutdown_Power/cutdown/cutdown.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Cutdown design in my own project?

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

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