

StnStarter
The hardware design is released under the CERN Open Source Hardware License strongly-reciprocal variant, CERN-OHL-S. A copy of the license is provided in the source repository.
- Size
- 52.6 × 50.6 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 38
- Nets
- 57
- Pads
- 228
- Tracks, vias
- 281, 61
- Pours
- 11
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
- Created
- 7 Mar 2022
- Updated
- 29 Jan 2023
Overview
StnStarter is an open-source printed circuit board by zephray, from the zephray/StnStarter repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 52.6 × 50.6 mm with 38 parts on 57 nets, routed with 281 tracks and 61 vias.
It is built around the 74HC245D, LT1617ES5 and MBR0530. Its parts include 11 capacitors, 11 resistors, 5 ICs, 3 switches and 3 inductors. It belongs with the RP2040 boards of this library.
Main components
374HC245D
SO-20-300mil-40℃~+125℃ 1 160uA 2V~6V 7.8mA 7.8mA 74HC 8 9ns@4.5V,50pF Bidirectional Tri-State SOIC-20-300mil Buffers, Drivers, Receivers, Transceivers ROHSNexperiaBuffers, Drivers, Receivers, TransceiversLT1617ES5
SOT23-5Micropower Inverting Switching Voltage RegulatorAnalog DevicesUncategorisedMBR0530
SOD-1231 Independent 30V 5.5A 500mA 550mV@500mA 80uA@30V SOD-123 Schottky Diodes ROHSJiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (CJ)Schottky Diodes
README
README.mdLicense
The hardware design is released under the CERN Open Source Hardware License strongly-reciprocal variant, CERN-OHL-S. A copy of the license is provided in the source repository. Additionally, user guide of the license is provided on ohwr.org.
Parts
38| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 10K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R2, R3, R7, R20, R21 |
| 5 | 10uF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C1, C2, C3, C5, C7 |
| 3 | 100nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C6, C10, C11 |
| 3 | SW_Push | Button_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_CK_RS282G05A3 | SW1, SW2, SW3 |
| 2 | 10uH | footprints:L_1212 | L1, L3 |
| 2 | 220nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005Metric | C4, C8 |
| 2 | MBR0530 | Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123 | D1, D2 |
| 1 | 15R | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R9 |
| 1 | 1K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R8 |
| 1 | 1uF/35V | Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric | C9 |
| 1 | 20K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R5 |
| 1 | 22uH | footprints:L_1212 | L2 |
| 1 | 470K | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R4 |
| 1 | 49.9K/1% | Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005Metric | R6 |
| 1 | 74HC245 | Package_DFN_QFN:WQFN-20-1EP_2.5x4.5mm_P0.5mm_EP1x2.9mm | U1 |
| 1 | CAT4139 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U4 |
| 1 | Conn_01x14 | Connector_PinSocket_2.00mm:PinSocket_1x13_P2.00mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | HDC2080 | Package_SON:Texas_PWSON-N6 | U6 |
| 1 | LT1617 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5 | U3 |
| 1 | MICRO_SD(TFC-WPAPR-08) | footprints:TFC-WPAPR-08 | MICRO_SD1 |
| 1 | Pico | footprints:RPi_Pico_SMD_TH | U2 |
| 1 | RK14J11A0A02/50K | footprints:Potentiometer_RK14J | RV1 |
Questions
How big is the StnStarter PCB?
It measures 52.6 × 50.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the StnStarter use?
38 parts, built around the 74HC245D, LT1617ES5 and MBR0530. 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 StnStarter KiCad files?
From the zephray/StnStarter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is hardware/stnstarter.kicad_pcb and its schematic hardware/stnstarter.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the StnStarter design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask zephray before reusing the design.
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