Kottoruwa hardware
bandakkalokka·kottoruwa-hardware·keeb-design-files/keeb.kicad_pcb
About the Kottoruwa hardware PCB
Kottoruwa hardware is an open source STM32 PCB design by bandakkalokka, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 317.5 × 134.6 mm, with 229 components from 111 distinct parts.
Its main chip is the STM32L452CEUx, from the STM32 family. Other key parts include the nRF24L01P, USBLC6-2SC6, BQ24075, STC3100 and LD39050P. By type, the board carries 83 diodes, 71 switches, 41 capacitors, 17 resistors, 6 ICs and 6 connectors.
It belongs with the keyboards, displays & leds and power & battery designs in this gallery.
From the project
An awesome wireless mechanical keyboard with Li-Ion Battery Managemet, 2.4GHz radio and an OLED Display!
About the Project Built With Project Structure Prerequisites Roadmap Contributing License Contact * Acknowledgements
3dmodels - .STEP and .WRL model files for all footprints datasheets - data sheets for components used gerbers - final production files images - SVG images and 3D board renders keeb-design-files - .pro, .sch and other KiCAD files libfp.pretty - footprints libsch - schematic symbols * pdf - schematics, board layouts, dimension drawings

Main components on the Kottoruwa hardware
Kottoruwa hardware bill of materials (BOM)
229 components, 111 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STM32L452CEUx | QFN-48-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mm_EP5.6x5.6mm | U1 |
| 1 | nRF24L01P | QFN-20-1EP_4x4mm_P0.5mm_EP2.5x2.5mm | U2 |
| 1 | USBLC6-2SC6 | SOT-23-6 | U3 |
| 1 | BQ24075 | QFN-16-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.7x1.7mm | U4 |
| 1 | STC3100 | DFN-8-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.66x2.38mm | U6 |
| 1 | LD39050P | DFN-6-1EP_3x3mm_P0.95mm_EP1.7x2.6mm | U7 |
| 1 | Crystal_GND24 | Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mm | Y2 |
| 1 | Conn_ARM_JTAG_SWD_10 | PinHeader_2x05_P1.27mm_Vertical_SMD | J1 |
| 1 | SMA | SMA_Amphenol_132289_EdgeMount | J2 |
| 1 | USB_B | USB-B1HSW6 | J3 |
| 2 | S2B-PH-SM4-TB | JST_PH_S2B-PH-SM4-TB_1x02-1MP_P2.00mm_Horizontal | J4, J5 |
| 1 | Conn_01x04 | OLED_Display | J6 |
| 1 | RESET | SW_SPST_B3S-1000 | SW1 |
| 1 | ` | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW2 |
| 1 | 1 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW3 |
| 1 | 2 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW4 |
| 1 | 3 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW5 |
| 1 | 4 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW6 |
| 1 | 5 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW7 |
| 1 | 6 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW8 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW9 |
| 1 | 8 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW10 |
| 1 | 9 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW11 |
| 1 | 0 | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW12 |
| 1 | - | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW13 |
| 1 | = | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW14 |
| 1 | BACKSPACE | MXOnly-2U-Hotswap | SW15 |
| 1 | HOME | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW16 |
| 1 | TAB | MXOnly-1.5U-Hotswap | SW17 |
| 1 | CAPS LOCK | MXOnly-1.75U-Hotswap | SW18 |
| 1 | L_SHIFT | MXOnly-2.25U-Hotswap | SW19 |
| 1 | L_CTRL | MXOnly-1.25U-Hotswap | SW20 |
| 1 | Q | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW21 |
| 1 | A | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW22 |
| 1 | Z | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW23 |
| 1 | WIN | MXOnly-1.25U-Hotswap | SW24 |
| 1 | W | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW25 |
| 1 | S | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW26 |
| 1 | X | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW27 |
| 1 | L_ALT | MXOnly-1.25U-Hotswap | SW28 |
| 1 | E | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW29 |
| 1 | D | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW30 |
| 1 | C | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW31 |
| 1 | SPACE | MXOnly-6.25U-Hotswap | SW32 |
| 1 | R | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW33 |
| 1 | F | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW34 |
| 1 | V | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW35 |
| 1 | R_ALT | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW36 |
| 1 | T | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW37 |
| 1 | G | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW38 |
| 1 | B | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW39 |
| 1 | FN | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW40 |
| 1 | Y | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW41 |
| 1 | H | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW42 |
| 1 | N | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW43 |
| 1 | R_CTRL | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW44 |
| 1 | U | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW45 |
| 1 | J | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW46 |
| 1 | M | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW47 |
| 1 | LEFT | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW48 |
| 1 | I | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW49 |
| 1 | K | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW50 |
| 1 | , | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW51 |
| 1 | DOWN | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW52 |
| 1 | O | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW53 |
| 1 | L | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW54 |
| 1 | . | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW55 |
| 1 | RIGHT | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW56 |
| 1 | P | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW57 |
| 1 | ; | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW58 |
| 1 | / | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW59 |
| 1 | [ | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW60 |
| 1 | ' | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW61 |
| 1 | R_SHIFT | MXOnly-1.75U-Hotswap | SW62 |
| 1 | ] | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW63 |
| 1 | ENTER | MXOnly-2.25U-Hotswap | SW64 |
| 1 | UP | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW65 |
| 1 | \ | MXOnly-1.5U-Hotswap | SW66 |
| 1 | PAGE DOWN | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW67 |
| 1 | END | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW68 |
| 1 | PAGE UP | MXOnly-1U-Hotswap | SW69 |
| 1 | BOOT0 | SW_SPST_B3S-1000 | SW70 |
| 1 | SW_SPDT | SW_CuK_OS102011MA1QN1_SPDT_Angled | SW71 |
| 68 | D_Small | D_SOD-323_HandSoldering | D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +60 |
| 12 | WS2812B | LED_WS2812B_PLCC4_5.0x5.0mm_P3.2mm | D69, D73, D74, D75, D76, D77, D78, D79 +4 |
| 2 | G_LED | LED_0603_1608Metric | D70, D72 |
| 1 | Y_LED | LED_0603_1608Metric | D71 |
| 1 | 60 @ 100MHz | R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | FB1 |
| 1 | 8.2nH | L_0402_1005Metric | L1 |
| 1 | 2.7nH | L_0402_1005Metric | L2 |
| 1 | 3.9nH | L_0402_1005Metric | L3 |
| 21 | 0.1uF | C_0402_1005Metric | C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C9, C11, C20 +13 |
| 6 | 1uF | C_0402_1005Metric | C6, C8, C21, C22, C27, C28 |
| 3 | 10uF | C_0603_1608Metric | C7, C25, C26 |
| 3 | 4.7uF | C_0603_1608Metric | C10, C23, C24 |
| 1 | 1nF | C_0402_1005Metric | C12 |
| 1 | 33nF | C_0402_1005Metric | C13 |
| 2 | 22pF | C_0402_1005Metric | C14, C15 |
| 1 | 2.2nF | C_0402_1005Metric | C16 |
| 1 | 1.5pF | C_0402_1005Metric | C17 |
| 1 | 4.7pF | C_0402_1005Metric | C18 |
| 1 | 1.0pF | C_0402_1005Metric | C19 |
| 3 | 22K | R_0402_1005Metric | R1, R2, R7 |
| 1 | 1M | R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | R3 |
| 3 | 100R | R_0402_1005Metric | R5, R11, R12 |
| 2 | 1.2K | R_0402_1005Metric | R6, R15 |
| 1 | 1K | R_0402_1005Metric | R8 |
| 3 | 100K | R_0402_1005Metric | R9, R13, R18 |
| 1 | 10K | R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | R10 |
| 1 | 30m | R_0805_2012Metric | R14 |
| 2 | 3.3K | R_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | R16, R17 |
Kottoruwa hardware design files
The KiCad project lives in the bandakkalokka/kottoruwa-hardware repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
Kottoruwa hardware: common questions
What microcontroller does the Kottoruwa hardware use?
The Kottoruwa hardware is built around the STM32L452CEUx, from the STM32 family.
How big is the Kottoruwa hardware PCB?
The Kottoruwa hardware measures 317.5 × 134.6 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Kottoruwa hardware?
229 components, from 111 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Kottoruwa hardware design files?
From the bandakkalokka/kottoruwa-hardware repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Kottoruwa hardware design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which bandakkalokka chose for the repository.
Can I test firmware for the Kottoruwa hardware 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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