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Vl670

1847123212·vl670

Vl670 PCB layout, top view — open source board by 1847123212
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About the Vl670 PCB

Vl670 is an open source PCB design by 1847123212, published on GitHub under the CC0-1.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 65 × 35 mm, with 101 components from 31 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the HD3SS3220, VL670, 74LVC2G66, TPS2061C-PXLI and GD25D05. By type, the board carries 43 capacitors, 24 resistors, 20 diodes, 6 ICs, 5 connectors and 2 inductors.

It belongs with the rf & radio designs in this gallery.

From the project

VL670/VL671 Development Board - USB 2.0 to 3.0 Transaction Translator ======================================================================

VL670/VL671 Development Board - USB 2.0 to 3.0 Transaction Translator ======================================================================

The original v0.01 design is obsolete, but it's still available here.

From a technical standpoint, USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (5 Gbps) is not an upgrade to the existing USB 2.0 High-Speed (480 Mbps) standard, instead, USB 3.0 is a completely new system of its own, which operates independently from USB 2.0. Both the physical and protocol layer have major differences. Backward compatibility is only maintained by mandating all USB 3.0 devices to include a…

Vl670, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Vl670

HD3SS3220VL67074LVC2G66TPS2061C-PXLIGD25D05

Vl670 bill of materials (BOM)

101 components, 31 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
HD3SS3220
U1
1
VL670
U2
2
74LVC2G66
U3, U5
1
TPS2061C-PXLI
U4
1
GD25D05
U6
1
25MHz
Y1
1
Conn_01x07_Male
J1
1
USB_C_Receptacle
J2
1
Conn_01x08_Male
J3
1
USB3_A Receptacle
J4
1
Conn_01x02_Male
J5
5
ESD7104
D1, D3, D4, D5, D6
2
LED
D2, D20
2
ESD5B5.0ST1G-N
D7, D14
11
ESD7951S
D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D15, D16 +3
1
Ferrite_Bead_Small
FB1
1
4.7uH
L1
8
220nF
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8
9
470nF
C9, C22, C25, C26, C31, C32, C33, C34 +1
2
18pF
C10, C11
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QtyPartRefs
10
1uF
C12, C13, C41, C42, C43, C44, C51, C52 +2
2
10uF
C19, C20
12
470nF
C71, C72, C73, C74, C75, C76, C77, C78 +4
6
0R
R1, R2, R6, R7, R8, R19
7
10k
R3, R4, R10, R11, R15, R20, R21
1
11.3k
R5
3
470R
R9, R13, R24
2
1.8M
R12, R18
1
200k
R14
2
100K
R16, R17
2
0R5
R22, R23

Vl670 design files

The KiCad project lives in the 1847123212/vl670 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Vl670: common questions

How big is the Vl670 PCB?

The Vl670 measures 65 × 35 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Vl670?

101 components, from 31 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Vl670 design files?

From the 1847123212/vl670 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Vl670 design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC0-1.0 license, which 1847123212 chose for the repository.

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