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4 layers100 × 100 mmBoard kicad, the printed circuit board in 3D

UMaine computer engineering capstone

Size
100 × 100 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
122
Nets
217
Pads
534
Tracks, vias
968, 21
Pours
4
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
28 May 2023
Updated
7 Feb 2024

Overview

Board kicad is an open-source printed circuit board by willowec, from the willowec/pressure-mat repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 100 × 100 mm with 122 parts on 217 nets, routed with 968 tracks and 21 vias.

It is built around the MAX11643EEG+T, 74HC595 and MMSD4148, with the BLM21BD272SN1L among its other parts. Its parts include 56 diodes, 28 resistors, 20 capacitors, 9 ICs and 4 connectors.

Main components

4

README

Readme.md

Pressure Mat Project

This git repository contains all the code developed for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone project of Evan Desmond and Willow Cunningham at the University of Maine, Orono.

The Mat

The pressure sensing mat uses the intersections between rows and columns of copper tape separated by velostat to form resistive pressure sensors. The mat has 28 rows and 56 columns, for a total of 1568 sensors at a resolution of 1cm^2.

The PCB

Schematics for the PCB are in /board_kicad A render of the pcb is shown below.

PCB 3D Render

The Code

Code for the project is split into two primary parts: embedded side and host side.

Embedded Code

The code that the RPI Pico runs is in the /board_code directory. It is responsible for controlling the ADCs and shift registers on the PCB in order to read the pressure sensors in the mat, and transmitting the mat data over USB serial to the connected host computer.

Host Code

The python program in /GUI is used to view data recorded and transmitted by the interface board.

Parts

122
QtyValueFootprintReferences
56MMSD4148Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +40
28100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R2, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23 +12
70.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC2, C4, C6, C8, C10, C12, C14
71uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC1, C3, C5, C7, C9, C11, C13
774HC595Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7
4.1uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC15, C16, C17, C18
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.2mm_M2H1, H2, H3, H4
24.7mFCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D13.0mm_P5.00mmC19, C20
2MAX11643EEGPackage_SO:SSOP-24_3.9x8.7mm_P0.635mmU8, U9
102x30_ADC_ConnectorConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x30_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2
102x30_Shift_Register_ConnectorConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_2x30_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1BLM21BD272SN1Lcapstone_custom:BEADC2012X145NFL1
1PicoPinSocketAConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1PicoPinSocketBConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3

Questions

How big is the Board kicad PCB?

It measures 100 × 100 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Board kicad use?

122 parts, built around the MAX11643EEG+T, 74HC595, MMSD4148 and BLM21BD272SN1L. 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 Board kicad KiCad files?

From the willowec/pressure-mat repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is board_kicad/board.kicad_pcb and its schematic board_kicad/board.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Board kicad design in my own project?

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

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