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Pulse-Generator

AnalogDragon·Pulse-Generator·HW_pulsecal/pulsecal.kicad_pcb

Pulse-Generator PCB layout, top view — open source STM32 board by AnalogDragon

About the Pulse-Generator PCB

Pulse-Generator is an open source STM32 PCB design by AnalogDragon, published on GitHub under the Custom license license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 98 × 98 mm, with 90 components from 35 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the STM32G030C8Tx, from the STM32 family. Other key parts include the TLV9061IDBVR, SGM3204 and TX4310B. By type, the board carries 36 resistors, 31 capacitors, 7 switches, 5 ICs, 4 connectors and 4 diodes.

It belongs with the test & measurement, displays & leds and power & battery designs in this gallery.

From the project

Pulse generator for test Geiger counters and dosimetry instruments.

Used for testing and calibrating dose rate instruments such as survey meters or calibrators. STM32G0, KiCad.

This device was built because I purchased a LUDLUM Model 3 and a Model 2360, both of which require calibration of multiple threshold levels, so I made this small tool for that purpose.

Functions: - 1. Generates adjustable pulses with amplitude 2 mV–1000 mV, pulse width 50 nS–500 µS, adjustable frequency, and selectable positive/negative polarity, for calibration or performance verification; - 2. Multiple operating modes; - 3. Output interface changed to MHV connector (previous…

Pulse-Generator, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Pulse-Generator

TLV9061IDBVRSGM3204TX4310BSTM32G030C8Tx

Pulse-Generator bill of materials (BOM)

90 components, 35 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
2
TLV9061IDBVR
U1, U2
1
SGM3204
U3
1
TX4310B
U4
1
STM32G030C8Tx
U5
1
AO3401A
Q1
1
FDG6301N
Q3
1
MHV-KE
J1
1
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0
J2
1
Conn_01x02
J3
1
Conn_01x04
J4
7
6*6*5 100g
SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7
1
SMBJ3.3A
D1
1
1N4007
D2
1
display-led-0.39in-6dig
D3
1
B5819W
D5
1
600R/100M
FB1
1
10nF/4kV
C1
7
105/25V
C2, C4, C5, C8, C18, C19, C24
10
104/50V
C3, C11, C13, C15, C17, C22, C23, C25 +2
2
475/10V
C6, C9
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QtyPartRefs
6
106/16V
C7, C10, C12, C14, C26, C27
1
226/6.3V
C16
2
101/50V
C20, C21
2
103/50V
C30, C31
1
100R
R1
2
500M
R2, R3
1
1M
R4
4
10K
R5, R6, R15, R33
5
100R
R7, R8, R9, R14, R37
2
1R
R10, R12
1
22K
R11
15
330R
R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R22, R23 +7
1
1K
R31
2
200K
R32, R36
2
5.1K
R34, R35

Pulse-Generator design files

The KiCad project lives in the AnalogDragon/Pulse-Generator repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Pulse-Generator: common questions

What microcontroller does the Pulse-Generator use?

The Pulse-Generator is built around the STM32G030C8Tx, from the STM32 family.

How big is the Pulse-Generator PCB?

The Pulse-Generator measures 98 × 98 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Pulse-Generator?

90 components, from 35 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Pulse-Generator design files?

From the AnalogDragon/Pulse-Generator repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Pulse-Generator design in my own project?

It is published under Custom license, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.

Can I test firmware for the Pulse-Generator without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug STM32 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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