Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board
Dawson-HEP·scintillating_chamber·hardware/trigger/trigger.kicad_pcb
About the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board
Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board is an open source PCB design by Dawson-HEP, published on GitHub under the EPL-2.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 128.5 × 42 mm, with 113 components from 22 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the LT3461A, TPS7A4701, OPA858XDSG and TLV3501AIDBV. By type, the board carries 50 capacitors, 34 resistors, 13 connectors, 11 ICs, 4 diodes and 1 inductor.
From the project
The Dawson High Energy Physics club, run by Dr. Manuel Toharia Zapata is a place for curious college students to learn more about particle physics. Every week, students from a wide variety of programs meet to learn and discuss about flavour physisc, extra dimensions and much more
The Dawson High Energy Physics club, run by Dr. Manuel Toharia Zapata is a place for curious college students to learn more about particle physics. Every week, students from a wide variety of programs meet to learn and discuss about flavour physisc, extra dimensions and much more. We engage with both theory and experiments, learning about and observing particles. Our many projects include an Alpha particle detector, spark chamber, Scintillating Chamber, and more.

Main components on the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board
Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board bill of materials (BOM)
113 components, 22 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LT3461A | TSOT-23-6 | U1 |
| 2 | TPS7A4701 | Texas_RGW0020A_VQFN-20-1EP_5x5mm_P0.65mm_EP3.15x3.15mm_ThermalVias | U2, U3 |
| 4 | OPA858XDSG OPA858xDSG | WSON-8-1EP_2x2mm_P0.5mm_EP0.9x1.6mm | U4, U5, U6, U7 |
| 4 | TLV3501AIDBV | SOT-23-6 | U8, U9, U10, U11 |
| 4 | Conn_02x03_Top_Bottom | PinHeader_2x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1, J5, J9, J12 |
| 9 | C496552 Conn_Coaxial_Small | BWIPX-1-001E | J2, J3, J4, J6, J7, J8, J10, J11 +1 |
| 4 | MICROFC-60035-SMT-TR SIPM | MICROFC-60035-SMT-TR | D1, D2, D3, D4 |
| 1 | 22UH 22u | L_Murata_LQH3NPN_3.0x3.0mm | L1 |
| 1 | C70464 22p | C_0402_1005Metric | C1 |
| 9 | C1581 0.1u | C_0402_1005Metric | C2, C31, C32, C33, C34, C41, C42, C43 +1 |
| 6 | C15849 1u | C_0603_1608Metric | C3, C4, C5, C6, C8, C9 |
| 2 | C13585 10u | C_1206_3216Metric | C7, C10 |
| 24 | C1524 10n | C_0402_1005Metric | C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18 +16 |
| 4 | C1564 3p | C_0402_1005Metric | C27, C28, C29, C30 |
| 4 | C60078 2.2u | C_0402_1005Metric | C35, C36, C45, C46 |
| 1 | C317927 12k 0.1% | R_0402_1005Metric | R1 |
| 1 | C861317 316k 0.1% | R_0603_1608Metric | R2 |
| 5 | C861233 226k 0.1% | R_0603_1608Metric | R3, R19, R20, R21, R22 |
| 7 | C136139 10k 0.1% | R_0603_1608Metric | R4, R5, R6, R31, R32, R33, R34 |
| 12 | 49.9R | R_0402_1005Metric | R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14 +4 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 20R | R_0402_1005Metric | R15, R16, R17, R18 |
| 4 | C17168 0 | R_0402_1005Metric | R23, R24, R25, R26 |
Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board design files
The KiCad project lives in the Dawson-HEP/scintillating_chamber repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board: common questions
How big is the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board?
The Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board measures 128.5 × 42 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board?
113 components, from 22 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board design files?
From the Dawson-HEP/scintillating_chamber repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Scintillating Chamber: SIPM Trigger Board design in my own project?
It is published under EPL-2.0, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.