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2 layers47 × 14 mmMuscle BioAmp Patchy, the printed circuit board in 3D

Small EMG patch for precise ElectroMyoGraphy recording!

Size
47 × 14 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
42
Nets
15
Pads
71
Tracks, vias
202, 37
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
17 Feb 2023
Updated
22 Jul 2023

Overview

Muscle BioAmp Patchy is an open-source printed circuit board by upsidedownlabs, from the upsidedownlabs/Muscle-BioAmp-Patchy repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 47 × 14 mm with 42 parts on 15 nets, routed with 202 tracks and 37 vias.

It is built around the BAT54S and AO3401A. Its parts include 9 capacitors, 9 resistors, 3 diodes, 3 connectors and 1 IC.

Main components

2

README

README.md

Muscle BioAmp Patchy

Project Category Muscle BioAmp Patchy Revision Muscle BioAmp Patchy store link Muscle BioAmp Patchy Tindie link Muscle BioAmp Patchy intro video Upside Down Labs GitHub Sponsors page Upside Down Labs GitHub PayPal page

Muscle BioAmp Patchy is a wearable ElectroMyoGraphy or EMG sensor that snaps directly to gel electrodes and connects to your muscle like a patch. It comes with reverse polarity projection, power indicator, onboard snap connectors, and Upside Down Labs' powerful BioAmp sensing technology for precise muscle signal recording. This enables you to easily integrate this sensor in your EMG-based Human-Computer Interface (HCI).

Muscle BioAmp Patchy Muscle BioAmp Patchy Connections

Hardware

Muscle BioAmp Patchy has been created using KiCad and all the design files can be found under hardware folder, including Interactive BOM file. Images below shows a quick overview of the hardware design.

PCB frontPCB back
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Muscle BioAmp Patchy

Muscle BioAmp Patchy

Muscle BioAmp Patchy

Muscle BioAmp Patchy

License

Hardware

CERN Open Hardware License Version 2 - Strongly Reciprocal (CERN-OHL-S-2.0).

Software

MIT open source license.

Documentation:

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parts

42
QtyValueFootprintReferences
4100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC2, C6, C8, C9
4WireHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.1mmH1, H2, H3, H4
32.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC3, C4, C7
3220KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR4, R5, R8
322KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR6, R7, R9
21MResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR1, R2
21nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC1, C5
2BAT54SPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23D2, D3
11kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderR3
1AO3401APackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1AmpPackage_SO:TSSOP-14_4.4x5mm_P0.65mmU1
1Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1G***kibuzzard-6414BA98kibuzzard-6414BA98
1G***kibuzzard-6414C03Ekibuzzard-6414C03E
1G***kibuzzard-6414BFB3kibuzzard-6414BFB3
1G***kibuzzard-6414C013kibuzzard-6414C013
1G***kibuzzard-641592EBkibuzzard-641592EB
1G***kibuzzard-6414C01Ckibuzzard-6414C01C
1G***kibuzzard-6414C025kibuzzard-6414C025
1G***kibuzzard-6415932Ckibuzzard-6415932C
1G***kibuzzard-6414BA76kibuzzard-6414BA76
1G***kibuzzard-64159573kibuzzard-64159573
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolderD1
1LOGOUpsideDownLabs:muscle47G***
1LOGOUpsideDownLabs:UDL-LOGO-47G***
1snapIN+UpsideDownLabs:snap-12mmJ3
1snapIN-UpsideDownLabs:snap-12mmJ2

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Questions

How big is the Muscle BioAmp Patchy PCB?

It measures 47 × 14 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Muscle BioAmp Patchy use?

42 parts, built around the BAT54S and AO3401A. 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 Muscle BioAmp Patchy KiCad files?

From the upsidedownlabs/Muscle-BioAmp-Patchy repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/Muscle-BioAmp-Patchy.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/Muscle-BioAmp-Patchy.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Muscle BioAmp Patchy design in my own project?

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