2 layers95.1 × 93.8 mm TeCoLab Board, the printed circuit board in 3D

TeCoLab Board

TeCoLab stands for Temperature Control Laboratory. It is a low-cost open-source didactic framework to test the performance of several control strategies regarding temperature control.

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Size: 95.1 × 93.8 mm
Copper layers: 2
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Parts: 61
Nets: 49
Pads: 137
Tracks, vias: 317, 2
Routed: Yes
KiCad: KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created: 30 Oct 2021
Updated: 18 Jul 2025

Overview

TeCoLab Board is an open-source printed circuit board by ytcsc, from the ytcsc/TeCoLab repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 95.1 × 93.8 mm with 61 parts on 49 nets, routed with 317 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the DS18B20, TIP122 and BC337. Its parts include 18 resistors, 6 ICs, 5 capacitors, 4 diodes and 3 transistors. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

README

TeCoLab stands for Temperature Control Laboratory. It is an open source platform that contains (Arduino Nano compatible) hardware, firmware (Arduino Nano) and software (Python). The purpose of this project is to provide a cheap platform to help any interested person to understand several basic concepts about control systems. This project uses a MIT License, which means that you are basically free to do anything you like with this project.

All documentation has been moved to the (Wiki)[https://github.com/ytcsc/TeCoLab/wiki]!

Parts

Qty	Value	Footprint	References
8	TestPoint	TestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.0mm_Drill0.5mm	TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5, TP6, TP7, TP8
4	100nF	Capacitor_THT:C_Rect_L7.0mm_W2.0mm_P5.00mm	C2, C3, C4, C5
4	10R / 5W	Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0617_L17.0mm_D6.0mm_P20.32mm_Horizontal	R15, R16, R17, R18
4	1K	Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal	R1, R2, R11, R13
4	4.7K	Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal	R3, R5, R7, R8
4	Hole	MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3	H2, H4, H6, H8
4	Hole	MountingHole:MountingHole_6mm	H1, H3, H5, H7
3	1K8	Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal	R6, R12, R14
3	330R	Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal	R4, R9, R10
3	DS18B20	Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_HandSolder	U1, U3, U4
3	PC817	Package_DIP:DIP-4_W7.62mm	U2, U5, U6
2	1N4007	Diode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P10.16mm_Horizontal	D3, D4
2	LED	LED_THT:LED_D3.0mm	D1, D2
2	TIP122	Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220-3_Vertical	Q2, Q3
1	220uF x 25 V	Capacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D8.0mm_P3.50mm	C1
1	Arduino_Nano_v3.x	Module:Arduino_Nano	A1
1	BC337	Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_HandSolder	Q1
1	DC Cooler	TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mm	J3
1	Jack	Connector_BarrelJack:BarrelJack_Horizontal	J1
1	LOGO	logo:logo	G***
1	Supply_Terminal	TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mm	J2

The 57 most common of 61 parts.

Questions

How big is the TeCoLab Board PCB?

It measures 95.1 × 93.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the TeCoLab Board use?

61 parts, built around the DS18B20, TIP122 and BC337. 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 TeCoLab Board KiCad files?

From the ytcsc/TeCoLab repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Board/TeCoLab_Board.kicad_pcb and its schematic Board/TeCoLab_Board.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the TeCoLab 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).

Category and platform

AVR (ATmega, ATtiny)

Topics

control-systems didactic

Project files

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A live frame, for any web page

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A picture

<img src="https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/ytcsc-tecolab.jpg" alt="TeCoLab Board" width="1200" height="900">

A picture that opens the board, for a README

[![TeCoLab Board](https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/ytcsc-tecolab.jpg?size=s)](https://pcbkit.io/boards/ytcsc-tecolab)

Source

Repository: ytcsc/TeCoLab
Board file: Board/TeCoLab_Board.kicad_pcb
Commit: 5716011
Licence: MIT

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