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2 layers36 × 38.3 mm1.28inch round, the printed circuit board in 3D

Small adapter for bare LCD displays to VIK connector.

Size
36 × 38.3 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
17
Nets
20
Pads
60
Tracks, vias
106, 10
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
14 Jan 2024
Updated
29 Feb 2024

Overview

1.28inch round is an open-source printed circuit board by zzeneg, from the zzeneg/vik-display-adapter repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 36 × 38.3 mm with 17 parts on 20 nets, routed with 106 tracks and 10 vias.

It is built around the S8050. Its parts include 3 connectors, 2 capacitors, 2 resistors and 1 transistor.

Main components

1

README

README.md

VIK Bare Display adapter

Small adapter for bare LCD displays to VIK connector.

Features

  • horizontal or vertical VIK connector (FPC)
  • automatic reset (no separate pin)
  • two mounting holes for solder nuts
  • testing pads

Supported displays

Theoretically any display with 12pin welding type FPC with this pin out:

text
- GND
- LEDK
- LEDA
- VDD
- GND
- GND
- DC
- CS
- SCL
- SDA
- RESET
- GND

Bare displays can be used with any PCB size, but they are pretty fragile without any support, so be careful.

Existing PCBs for specific sizes:

  • 1.28" round display (example)
  • universal 0.7mm pitch / 1.47" rectangular display (example)
  • universal 0.8mm pitch (example)

Forced backlight

If controlled backlight is not needed (for example no GPIO2 on VIK), GND testing pad can be bridged to R1 bottom pad, for 100% backlight. In that case S8050 and R1 parts are not needed.

Photos

BOM

All SMD components are 1206 size

  • 10R resistor
  • 100k resistor
  • 1uF capacitor
  • 100nF capacitor
  • S8050 transistor
  • 12pin FFC connector vertical/horizontal (both can be soldered in the same time)

VIK module certification

CategoryClassificationResponse
FPC connectorRequired:heavy_check_mark:
Breakout pinsRecommended:x:
Uses: SPIOptional:heavy_check_mark:
SPI used for SPI onlyStrongly recommended:heavy_check_mark:
Uses: I2COptional:x:
I2C used for I2C onlyStrongly RecommendedN/A
I2C pull upsRequiredN/A
Uses: RGBOptional:x:
Uses: Extra GPIO 1Optional:heavy_check_mark:
Uses: Extra GPIO 2Optional:heavy_check_mark:
Standard PCB Size/MountStrongly recommended:x:

Used projects and resources

Parts

17
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2MountingHolezzkeeb:Hole_M2-solder-nut-2.5H1, H2
1100kResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR2
1100nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC2
110RResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR1
11uCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC1
13.3VTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP1
1BLTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP5
1CSTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP4
1Conn_01x12_Pinzzkeeb:Connector_Display-12pin-0.7mmJ3
1DCTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP7
1GNDTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP2
1MOSITestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP6
1S8050zzkeeb:Transistor-S8050-SOT-23Q1
1SCLKTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP3
1vik-module-connectorzzkeeb:Connector_VIK-vertical-moduleJ2
1vik-module-connectorvik:vik-module-connector-horizontalJ1

Questions

How big is the 1.28inch round PCB?

It measures 36 × 38.3 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the 1.28inch round use?

17 parts, built around the S8050. 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 1.28inch round KiCad files?

From the zzeneg/vik-display-adapter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/1.28inch-round/pcb.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/1.28inch-round/pcb.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the 1.28inch round 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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