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Ice tracking beacon

cryologger·ice-tracking-beacon·Hardware/KiCad/Cryologger ITB.kicad_pcb

Ice tracking beacon PCB layout, top view — open source board by cryologger

About the Ice tracking beacon PCB

Ice tracking beacon is an open source PCB design by cryologger, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 133 × 63 mm, with 14 components from 13 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the Adafruit_LSM6DSOX, Pololu_D36V6x, Adafruit_BME280, RockBLOCK_Footprint and Adafruit_Feather_Generic. By type, the board carries 6 ICs, 2 modules, 2 resistors, 1 transistor, 1 connector and 1 jumper.

It belongs with the rf & radio, sensors and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

A low-cost, robust, and user-friendly ice drift tracking beacon based on the open-source electronics Arduino platform capable of providing long-term cryospheric observations.

The Cryologger Ice Tracking Beacon (ITB), built using inexpensive, open-source hardware and software, provides a reliable and cost-effective platform for monitoring the drift of icebergs and ice islands in the Canadian Arctic.

The Cryologger ITB is based on the open-source Arduino platform (www.arduino.cc) and built using low-cost, do-it-yourself electronics that can be easily modified to meet the needs of the end-user. Code was written using the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and benefits from the availability of community-generated libraries.

Ice tracking beacon, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Ice tracking beacon

Adafruit_LSM6DSOXPololu_D36V6xAdafruit_BME280RockBLOCK_FootprintAdafruit_Feather_GenericAdafruit_Feather_M0_Basic_Proto

Ice tracking beacon bill of materials (BOM)

14 components, 13 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
Adafruit_LSM6DSOX
U1
2
Pololu_D36V6x
U2, U9
1
~
U3
1
Adafruit_BME280
U6
1
RockBLOCK_Footprint
U8
1
Adafruit_Feather_Generic
A2
1
Adafruit_Feather_M0_Basic_Proto
A3
1
Q_NMOS_SGD
Q1
1
Screw_Terminal_01x02
J1
1
SolderJumper_2_Open
JP1
1
C
C1
1
10MΩ
R1
1
1MΩ
R2

Ice tracking beacon design files

The KiCad project lives in the cryologger/ice-tracking-beacon repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Ice tracking beacon: common questions

How big is the Ice tracking beacon PCB?

The Ice tracking beacon measures 133 × 63 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Ice tracking beacon?

14 components, from 13 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Ice tracking beacon design files?

From the cryologger/ice-tracking-beacon repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Ice tracking beacon design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which cryologger chose for the repository.

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