

Rotary Encoder Breakout Board
Small PCB breakout featuring a rotary encoder with push switch. This board also featured debounce filtering and LED feedback.
- Size
- 35 × 55 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 44
- Nets
- 20
- Pads
- 88
- Tracks, vias
- 132, 20
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 6 Feb 2021
- Updated
- 6 Feb 2021
Overview
Rotary Encoder Breakout Board is an open-source printed circuit board by vacuumSpark, from the vacuumSpark/Rotary-Encoder-Breakout-Board repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 35 × 55 mm with 44 parts on 20 nets, routed with 132 tracks and 20 vias.
It is built around the SN74HC14DR(LX). Its parts include 12 resistors, 8 capacitors, 3 diodes, 1 IC and 1 connector. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters and microcontroller boards boards of this library.
Main components
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README.mdRotary-Encoder-Breakout-Board
Small PCB breakout featuring a rotary encoder with push switch. This board also featured debounce filtering and LED feedback.
Parts
44| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5K1 | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R8, R10, R12, R14 |
| 6 | 0.01 uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 |
| 4 | MountingHole | MountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4_ISO7380 | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 3 | 1k | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R11, R13, R15 |
| 3 | LED | LED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric | D1, D2, D3 |
| 1 | 0.1 uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C1 |
| 1 | 1 uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C2 |
| 1 | B5B-XH-A_LF__SN_ | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | Rotary_Encoder_Switch | Rotary_Encoder:RotaryEncoder_Alps_EC11E-Switch_Vertical_H20mm | SW1 |
| 1 | SN74HC14DR | Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mm | U1 |
The 30 most common of 44 parts.
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Questions
How big is the Rotary Encoder Breakout Board PCB?
It measures 35 × 55 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Rotary Encoder Breakout Board use?
44 parts, built around the SN74HC14DR(LX). 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 Rotary Encoder Breakout Board KiCad files?
From the vacuumSpark/Rotary-Encoder-Breakout-Board repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is design/Rotary Encoder Breakout Board.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Rotary Encoder Breakout Board 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).