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4 layers29 × 100 mmAdsr, the printed circuit board in 3D

An envelope generator modeled on the 555-based ADSR originally proposed by Jonathan Jacky. It's worth looking through the evolution of this design - see documentation.

Size
29 × 100 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
87
Nets
63
Pads
250
Tracks, vias
424, 79
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
17 Sep 2024
Updated
27 Dec 2025

Overview

Adsr is an open-source printed circuit board by xdylanm, from the xdylanm/adsr-eg repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 29 × 100 mm with 87 parts on 63 nets, routed with 424 tracks and 79 vias.

It is built around the HEF4093BT, BC847 and B140-E3, with the 2N7002K and B10K among its other parts. Its parts include 34 resistors, 17 capacitors, 11 diodes, 9 transistors and 4 ICs.

Main components

5

README

README.md

ADSR Envelope Generator

An envelope generator modeled on the 555-based ADSR originally proposed by Jonathan Jacky. It's worth looking through the evolution of this design - see documentation.

Parts

87
QtyValueFootprintReferences
81N4148Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9
8BC847Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q9
7100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC9, C10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C17
722kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR11, R13, R15, R16, R18, R19, R21
647kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR4, R7, R8, R9, R17, R20
510nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1, C4, C5, C6, C7
4100kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR1, R2, R3, R5
410RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR12, R14, R33, R34
3100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR28, R29, R30
31kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR22, R31, R32
3A1MAudio_Potentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_PTV09A-1_Single_Vertical_thinRV3, RV4, RV5
3MonoJackAudioJacks:Jack_3.5mm_QingPu_WQP-PJ301M-12_VerticalJ1, J2, J3
210kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR6, R10
210uCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mmC15, C16
24k7Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR26, R27
24u7Capacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3216-18_Kemet-A_HandSolderC2, C8
2B140-E3Diode_SMD:D_SMAD11, D12
2TLC555xDPackage_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mmU1, U3
1120kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR25
11MResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR24
11MAudio_Potentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_PTV09A-1_Single_Vertical_thinRV1
11nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC3
1270kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR23
12N7002KPackage_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q8
1B10kAudio_Potentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_PTV09A-1_Single_Vertical_thinRV2
1Conn_02x05_Odd_EvenConnector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x05_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1HEF4093BPackage_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU2
1LEDLED_THT:LED_D3.0mmD10
1MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_DIN965H1
1SW_DPDT_x2Switches:SW_Dailywell_DPDT_2MD1T1B1M1SW2
1SW_PushButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW1
1TL074Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU4

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Questions

How big is the Adsr PCB?

It measures 29 × 100 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Adsr use?

87 parts, built around the HEF4093BT, BC847, B140-E3 and 2N7002K. 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 Adsr KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Adsr 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).