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10band nixie

davemuscle·10band_nixie·kicad/NixieAnalyzer.kicad_pcb

10band nixie PCB layout, top view — open source board by davemuscle
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About the 10band nixie PCB

10band nixie is an open source PCB design by davemuscle, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 274.1 × 114.7 mm, with 312 components from 52 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the MC34063AP, L7805, MCP6004, MCP6002-xP and LM555. By type, the board carries 142 resistors, 84 capacitors, 25 ICs, 17 connectors, 15 transistors and 15 diodes.

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

From the project

Analog spectrum analyzer using old-world IN-9 neon gas Nixie Tubes on a through-hole PCB

Migrated to Git on February 20th, 2022. Original release July 5th, 2020.

I've been interested in doing a project with IN-9 Nixie Tubes for some time, and with the manufacturing for these "old world" displays having been discontinued for decades now, it definitely feels special to work with these devices. IN-9s are glass tubes filled with Neon or Argon gas, and when driven by 150V and a low current is sunk through them, the tube lights up and looks nice. I picked up 25 IN-9 Nixie Tubes for $130 from a Ukrainian seller on Ebay for this and future projects.

10band nixie, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the 10band nixie

MC34063APL7805MCP6004MCP6002-xPLM555

10band nixie bill of materials (BOM)

312 components, 52 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
MC34063AP
U1
1
L7805
U2
11
MCP6004
U3, U5, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18 +3
11
MCP6002-xP
U4, U7, U9, U11, U13, U15, U17, U19 +3
1
LM555
U6
1
2N3906
Q1
1
IRF740A
Q2
10
MJE340
Q3, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13 +2
3
PN2222A
Q4, Q5, Q6
1
Barrel_Jack
J1
4
Conn_02x01
J2, J6, J7, J9
10
Conn_01x03
J3, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15, J16 +2
1
InputStereo
J5
1
OutputStereo
J8
10
IN-9
NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8 +2
1
R_POT
RV1
1
10K
RV2
1
VAL**
mouse-bite-2.54mm-slot
12
1N914
D1, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11 +4
3
BAV21
D2, D3, D4
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QtyPartRefs
1
220u
L1
6
1u
C1, C2, C3, C4, C23, C28
2
2.2u
C5, C10
1
10u
C6
1
680p
C7
1
0.22u
C8
1
0.1u
C9
1
10n
C11
2
10u
C12, C13
26
0.1u
C14, C16, C21, C22, C24, C27, C29, C30 +18
11
10u
C15, C26, C31, C37, C43, C49, C55, C61 +3
20
0.1u
C17, C19, C33, C35, C39, C41, C45, C47 +12
11
1u
C18, C25, C34, C40, C46, C52, C58, C64 +3
1
220u
C20
1
0.1
R1
1
240
R2
1
220K
R3
1
3.6K
R4
1
1M Bleeder
R5
10
1.5K
R6, R35, R47, R59, R71, R83, R95, R107 +2
31
10K
R7, R8, R10, R25, R36, R37, R39, R48 +23
10
33K
R9, R38, R50, R62, R74, R86, R98, R110 +2
34
1K
R11, R12, R16, R18, R21, R32, R33, R40 +26
20
RC
R13, R15, R42, R44, R54, R56, R66, R68 +12
10
1M
R14, R43, R55, R67, R79, R91, R103, R115 +2
10
100
R17, R46, R58, R70, R82, R94, R106, R118 +2
2
56K
R19, R28
3
5.6K
R20, R22, R23
1
8.2K
R24
2
470
R26, R27
2
68K
R29, R30
2
600
R31, R34

10band nixie design files

The KiCad project lives in the davemuscle/10band_nixie repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

10band nixie: common questions

How big is the 10band nixie PCB?

The 10band nixie measures 274.1 × 114.7 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the 10band nixie?

312 components, from 52 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the 10band nixie design files?

From the davemuscle/10band_nixie repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the 10band nixie design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with davemuscle. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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