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2 layers210 × 228 mmClockFOUR, the printed circuit board in 3D

RGB word clock based on ClockTHREEjr on TiM hardware

Size
210 × 228 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
429
Nets
216
Pads
1,272
Tracks, vias
3,179, 40
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 4
Created
9 Jul 2014
Updated
15 Jul 2018

Overview

ClockFOUR is an open-source printed circuit board by wyolum, from the wyolum/ClockFOUR repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 210 × 228 mm with 429 parts on 216 nets, routed with 3,179 tracks and 40 vias.

It is built around the ATMEGA328-PU, DS3231N/DIP and WS2812B. Its parts include 199 capacitors, 182 diodes, 13 resistors, 11 switches and 10 connectors. It belongs with the lEDs and displays boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

3

README

README.md

ClockFOUR

ClockFOUR is a word clock that tells time with words. It has a 14x13 matrix of letters that, when illuminated, tells time to the minute. e.g. “SEVENTEEN MINUTES PAST FOUR” The clock is 28 x 28 x ~2.6 cm. The main PCB is approximately 24 x 22 cm and has 182 RGB WS2812B pixels on the front. The back of the PCB contains an Arduino compatible 328P microprocessor and a DS3231 real time clock chip with 2032 battery backup. Power is provided by a quality international multi-voltage 5V 3A power supply with barrel connector.

The user interface consists of two touch sensitive buttons wired to top two metal screw posts. Modes and settings are actuated by short taps and long presses.

Development team: David Pincus (Project leader, software, hardware & design) Josef Schneider (Software) Anool Mahidharia (Hardware)

Parts

429
QtyValueFootprintReferences
182100nC4_Pretty:c_0805_ledC100, C101, C102, C103, C104, C105, C106, C107, C108, C109, C110, C111, C112, C113, C114, C115 +166
182WS2812BC4_Pretty:RGB_WS2811BLED1, LED10, LED11, LED100, LED101, LED102, LED103, LED104, LED105, LED106, LED107, LED108, LED109, LED110, LED111, LED112 +166
9100nC4_Pretty:c_0805C1, C3, C6, C8, C9, C11, C197, C198, C199
610KC4_Pretty:r_0805R2, R5, R6, R7, R10, R11
6CONN_1C4_Pretty:BreakOutPadA6, A7, B2, D5, D6, D7
447uC4_Pretty:c_2917C10, C194, C195, C196
4CONN_1C4_Pretty:Screw_2mmS10, S11, S12, S13
4CONN_1C4_Pretty:Screw_3mmS1, S2, S3, S4
20RC4_Pretty:r_0805R12, R13
2100pC4_Pretty:c_0805C2, C4
21MC4_Pretty:r_0805R3, R4
222pC4_Pretty:c_0805C5, C7
24K7C4_Pretty:r_0805R8, R9
2WyolumC4_Pretty:Logo-WL3L2, L3
116MHzC4_Pretty:Xtal_SMD3X1
1470RC4_Pretty:r_0805R1
15VEN_LC4_Pretty:r_0805P6
15VEN_RC4_Pretty:r_0805P8
1ATMEGA328PC4_Pretty:TQFP32U1
1BARREL_JACKC4_Pretty:JACK_PJ-047aP5
1Batt_RTCC4_Pretty:CR2032_SMD2BT1
1Button_HeaderC4_Pretty:SIL-2P4
1DS3231NC4_Pretty:DS3231U2
1FTDIC4_Pretty:Header_FTDIP2
1I2C_LC4_Pretty:STACK-LP7
1I2C_RC4_Pretty:STACK-RP9
1ICSPC4_Pretty:ISPP1
1LDRC4_Pretty:r_0805LDR1
1LDR_headerC4_Pretty:SIL-2P3
1NiLC4_Pretty:Header_3x1P10
1OSHWC4_Pretty:Logo_silk_OSHW_6x6mmL1
1SW_LC4_Pretty:SW_SMDSW2
1SW_RC4_Pretty:SW_SMDSW3
1SW_RSTC4_Pretty:SW_SMDSW1

Questions

How big is the ClockFOUR PCB?

It measures 210 × 228 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the ClockFOUR use?

429 parts, built around the ATMEGA328-PU, DS3231N/DIP and WS2812B. 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 ClockFOUR KiCad files?

From the wyolum/ClockFOUR repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is KiCad_bak/archived/C4_rev1/ClockFOUR.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the ClockFOUR 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).

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