

Cypher
Custom mechanical keyboard PCB
- Size
- 370.1 × 106 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 324
- Nets
- 251
- Pads
- 1,311
- Tracks, vias
- 2,237, 131
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
- Created
- 28 Dec 2018
- Updated
- 6 Aug 2022
Overview
Cypher is an open-source printed circuit board by westfoxtrot, from the westfoxtrot/cypher_pcb repository on GitHub, published under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 370.1 × 106 mm with 324 parts on 251 nets, routed with 2,237 tracks and 131 vias.
It is built around the WS2812B, ASMD1206-050 and BAT54T1G, with the MLB3216-600P4A(F) and MMBT3904 among its other parts. Its parts include 98 resistors, 96 diodes, 11 capacitors, 2 transistors and 1 IC.
Main components
5WS2812B
5mm X 5mm Surface Mount RGB LED with Intelligent ControlWorldsemiUncategorisedASMD1206-050
1206-40℃~+85℃ 0.8mm 1.9mm 100A 100ms 150mΩ 1A 3.6mm 500mA 600mW 6V 700mΩ 1206 Resettable Fuses ROHSShenzhen JDT FuseResettable FusesBAT54T1G
SOD-123-55℃~+125℃ 1 Independent 200mA 2uA@25V 30V 600mA 800mV@100mA SOD-123 Schottky Diodes ROHSonsemiSchottky DiodesMLB3216-600P4A(F)
12061 10mΩ 4A 60Ω@100MHz ±25% 1206 Ferrite Beads ROHSMetalLionsFerrite BeadsMMBT3904
SOT-23-55℃~+150℃ 1 NPN 100 100nA 200mA 200mW 300MHz 300mV 40V 6V NPN SOT-23 Bipolar (BJT) ROHSJiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (CJ)Bipolar (BJT)
README
README.mdcypher PCB
Custom PCB that was designed for the cypher custom keyboard
It is a F-keyless Compact 1800
Parts
324| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 1N4148 | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23, D24, D25 +76 |
| 92 | 470 | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24, R25 +76 |
| 3 | 100nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C5, C6, C7 |
| 3 | 100nf | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C8, C9, C10 |
| 3 | WS2812B | CrumpPrints:WS2812-2020 | D1, D2, D3 |
| 2 | 5.1K | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R28, R96 |
| 1 | ' | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX63 |
| 1 | , | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX52 |
| 1 | - | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX61 |
| 1 | . | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX58 |
| 1 | / | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX64 |
| 1 | 0 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX55 |
| 1 | 0.1 uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C11 |
| 1 | 1 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX10 |
| 1 | 1.5K | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R5 |
| 1 | 1.5k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R1 |
| 1 | 10k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R8 |
| 1 | 10nf | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C2 |
| 1 | 10uf | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C3 |
| 1 | 2 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX16 |
| 1 | 3 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX21 |
| 1 | 30k | Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric | R2 |
| 1 | 4 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX26 |
| 1 | 4.7uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C1 |
| 1 | 4.7uf | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C4 |
| 1 | 5 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX30 |
| 1 | 6 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX36 |
| 1 | 7 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX41 |
| 1 | 8 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX45 |
| 1 | 9 | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX49 |
| 1 | ; | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX57 |
| 1 | = | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX66 |
| 1 | A | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX12 |
| 1 | ANSI Enter | MX_Only:MXOnly-2.25U | MX75 |
| 1 | ANSI Shift | MX_Only:MXOnly-2.25U | MX1 |
| 1 | ASMD1206-050 | Fuse:Fuse_1206_3216Metric | F1 |
| 1 | Alt 6.25u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U-FLIPPED | MX25 |
| 1 | Alt 6u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U | MX20 |
| 1 | Alt 7u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.5U | MX15 |
| 1 | B | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX39 |
| 1 | BAT54T1G | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | D91 |
| 1 | BC850 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q1 |
| 1 | Backslash | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.5U | MX74 |
| 1 | Backspace | MX_Only:MXOnly-2U | MX73 |
| 1 | Breakout | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | C | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX29 |
| 1 | CAPS | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.75U-FLIPPED | MX6 |
| 1 | Control 6u/6.25u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U | MX8 |
| 1 | Control 7u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.5U-FLIPPED | MX2 |
| 1 | D | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX23 |
| 1 | Down | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX77 |
| 1 | E | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX22 |
| 1 | Esc | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX4 |
| 1 | F | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX28 |
| 1 | Fn 6.25u/7u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.5U | MX60 |
| 1 | Fn 6u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U-FLIPPED | MX65 |
| 1 | G | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX32 |
| 1 | GND pad | cablecardesigns:ESD Gasket 8x8x4 | H1 |
| 1 | H | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX38 |
| 1 | HRO-TYPE-C-31-M-12 | Type-C:HRO-TYPE-C-31-M-12 | USB1 |
| 1 | I | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX46 |
| 1 | ISO Enter | MX_Only:MXOnly-ISO-ReversedStabilizers | MX72 |
| 1 | ISO Hash | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX68 |
| 1 | ISO Shift | MX_Only:MXOnly-1.25U | MX7 |
| 1 | ISO_BS | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX13 |
| 1 | J | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX43 |
| 1 | K | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX47 |
| 1 | L | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX51 |
| 1 | LD3985G33R_TSOT23 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:TSOT-23-5 | U3 |
| 1 | Left | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX70 |
| 1 | M | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX48 |
| 1 | MLB3216-600P4A | Inductor_SMD:L_1206_3216Metric | L1 |
| 1 | MMBT3904 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q2 |
| 1 | N | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX44 |
| 1 | Num * | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX89 |
| 1 | Num + | MX_Only:MXOnly-2U-ReversedStabilizers | MX98 |
| 1 | Num + 1u | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX94 |
| 1 | Num - | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX97 |
| 1 | Num . | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX93 |
| 1 | Num / | MX_Only:MXOnly-1U | MX84 |
The 269 most common of 324 parts.
Questions
How big is the Cypher PCB?
It measures 370.1 × 106 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Cypher use?
324 parts, built around the WS2812B, ASMD1206-050, BAT54T1G and MLB3216-600P4A(F). 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 Cypher KiCad files?
From the westfoxtrot/cypher_pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is cypher.kicad_pcb and its schematic cypher.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Cypher design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 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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