Ultimate soldering exercise
dvhx·smd-soldering-exercise-0805·kicad-project/ultimate-soldering-exercise.kicad_pcb
About the Ultimate soldering exercise PCB
Ultimate soldering exercise is an open source PCB design by dvhx, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 99 × 99 mm, with 464 components from 94 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the Battery_9V, Opamp_dual and TL072. By type, the board carries 166 resistors, 136 capacitors, 29 transistors, 28 connectors, 17 diodes and 8 ICs.
It belongs with the audio designs in this gallery.
From the project
Ultimate SMD soldering exercise full of 0805 resistor and caps, SOT-23 transistors and SOIC-8 opamps - 23 guitar pedals on one 10x10cm PCB.

Main components on the Ultimate soldering exercise
Ultimate soldering exercise bill of materials (BOM)
464 components, 94 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battery_9V | Battery_holder_9V | U1 |
| 4 | Opamp_dual | SOIC-8 | U2, U4, U5, U6 |
| 3 | TL072 | SOIC-8 | U3, U7, U8 |
| 5 | MMBFJ201 | SOT23-DSG | Q1, Q12, Q22, Q26, Q27 |
| 11 | MMBT3904 | SOT23-BEC | Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q15 +3 |
| 2 | MMBT3906 | SOT23-BEC | Q6, Q17 |
| 8 | NPN | SOT23-BEC | Q10, Q13, Q20, Q21, Q23, Q24, Q28, Q29 |
| 3 | PNP | SOT23-BEC | Q11, Q14, Q25 |
| 2 | Connector_6.35mm_female_stereo | Connector_Jack_6.35mm_female_stereo | J1, J3 |
| 4 | Header_1x4_male | Header_1x4_male_upright | J2, J4, J8, J15 |
| 11 | Header_1x3_male | Header_1x3_male_upright | J5, J6, J7, J9, J10, J11, J12, J13 +3 |
| 1 | 1k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | P1 |
| 2 | 500k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | P2, P11 |
| 1 | 10k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | P3 |
| 2 | 100k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | P4, P5 |
| 5 | Blend | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | P6, P7, P8, P9, P10 |
| 56 | Header_1x1_male | Header_1x1_male_upright | I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8 +48 |
| 1 | Switch_1P2T | Switch_1P2T | SW1 |
| 23 | Header_1x2_male | Header_1x2_male_upright | TONE2, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7 +15 |
| 1 | LED | Diode_LED_3mm | D1 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Diode | Diode_SOD-123 | D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D9, D10, D12 +3 |
| 2 | 1N5819 | Diode_SOD-123 | D7, D8 |
| 1 | RED | Diode_LED_3mm | D11 |
| 2 | 1N4148 | Diode_SOD-123 | D16, D17 |
| 1 | 100u | Capacitor_polarized_D6.35mm_H5.65mm_P2.54mm | C1 |
| 30 | 100n | Capacitor_0805 | C2, C4, C5, C6, C8, C10, C11, C12 +22 |
| 49 | 10u | Capacitor_0805 | C3, C7, C9, C13, C14, C15, C18, C23 +41 |
| 9 | 47n | Capacitor_0805 | C20, C21, C29, C60, C66, C94, C98, C131 +1 |
| 2 | 2u2 | Capacitor_0805 | C24, C122 |
| 3 | 10n | Capacitor_0805 | C25, C61, C87 |
| 2 | 22u | Capacitor_0805 | C26, C65 |
| 2 | 100p | Capacitor_0805 | C28, C123 |
| 1 | 1u5 | Capacitor_0805 | C36 |
| 1 | 125u | Capacitor_polarized_D6.35mm_H5.65mm_P2.54mm | C42 |
| 4 | 22n | Capacitor_0805 | C43, C45, C119, C128 |
| 7 | 4u7 | Capacitor_0805 | C49, C95, C96, C99, C100, C121, C124 |
| 4 | 1n | Capacitor_0805 | C50, C64, C92, C120 |
| 4 | 1u | Capacitor_0805 | C59, C68, C69, C70 |
| 3 | 4n7 | Capacitor_0805 | C62, C63, C88 |
| 1 | 22p | Capacitor_0805 | C89 |
| 1 | 4.7u | Capacitor_0805 | C90 |
| 3 | 2n2 | Capacitor_0805 | C97, C132, C135 |
| 8 | 680n | Capacitor_0805 | C102, C103, C104, C105, C111, C112, C113, C114 |
| 1 | 3n3 | Capacitor_0805 | C127 |
| 2 | 100k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | Distortion1, Tone1 |
| 1 | 2k | Resistor_0805 | R1 |
| 3 | 10M | Resistor_0805 | R2, R3, R58 |
| 33 | 10k | Resistor_0805 | R4, R8, R23, R24, R29, R48, R52, R53 +25 |
| 9 | 100k | Resistor_0805 | R5, R20, R32, R46, R57, R70, R92, R126 +1 |
| 2 | 330k | Resistor_0805 | R6, R7 |
| 4 | R | Resistor_0805 | R9, R10, R146, R147 |
| 8 | 1M | Resistor_0805 | R11, R12, R13, R14, R93, R112, R121, R157 |
| 1 | 3M3 | Resistor_0805 | R15 |
| 3 | 4k7 | Resistor_0805 | R16, R41, R109 |
| 2 | 470 | Resistor_0805 | R17, R94 |
| 1 | 1M5 | Resistor_0805 | R18 |
| 10 | 470k | Resistor_0805 | R19, R77, R111, R119, R123, R124, R158, R159 +2 |
| 12 | 20k | Resistor_0805 | R21, R27, R28, R40, R132, R133, R134, R135 +4 |
| 1 | 6k8 | Resistor_0805 | R22 |
| 3 | 68k | Resistor_0805 | R25, R26, R42 |
| 10 | 47k | Resistor_0805 | R30, R72, R73, R75, R102, R103, R104, R105 +2 |
| 1 | 33k | Resistor_0805 | R31 |
| 1 | 330 | Resistor_0805 | R33 |
| 1 | 8k2 | Resistor_0805 | R34 |
| 2 | 500 | Resistor_0805 | R35, R36 |
| 1 | 750k | Resistor_0805 | R37 |
| 3 | 220k | Resistor_0805 | R38, R88, R117 |
| 1 | 91k | Resistor_0805 | R39 |
| 7 | 22k | Resistor_0805 | R43, R64, R74, R84, R114, R115, R162 |
| 1 | 12k | Resistor_0805 | R44 |
| 1 | 0-50k | Resistor_0805 | R45 |
| 2 | 62k | Resistor_0805 | R47, R54 |
| 2 | 3k9 | Resistor_0805 | R49, R56 |
| 6 | 1k | Resistor_0805 | R50, R51, R55, R60, R150, R153 |
| 2 | 120k | Resistor_0805 | R59, R61 |
| 1 | 200k | Resistor_0805 | R62 |
| 1 | 7k5 | Resistor_0805 | R63 |
| 1 | 51R | Resistor_0805 | R65 |
| 8 | 2M2 | Resistor_0805 | R66, R68, R76, R85, R89, R108, R148, R149 |
| 1 | 50k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | R71 |
| 1 | 100R | Resistor_0805 | R78 |
| 2 | 390k | Resistor_0805 | R79, R118 |
| 2 | 25k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | R80, R83 |
| 1 | 47R | Resistor_0805 | R81 |
| 1 | 2k2 | Resistor_0805 | R82 |
| 1 | 500k | Resistor_trimmer_RM065 | R87 |
| 2 | 500k | Resistor_0805 | R96, R99 |
| 1 | 82k | Resistor_0805 | R116 |
| 1 | 100 | Resistor_0805 | R120 |
| 1 | 2k4 | Resistor_0805 | R122 |
| 2 | 1k5 | Resistor_0805 | R127, R156 |
| 1 | 560 | Resistor_0805 | R151 |
| 1 | 47 | Resistor_0805 | R152 |
| 1 | 1M2 | Resistor_0805 | R160 |
Ultimate soldering exercise design files
The KiCad project lives in the dvhx/smd-soldering-exercise-0805 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
Ultimate soldering exercise: common questions
How big is the Ultimate soldering exercise PCB?
The Ultimate soldering exercise measures 99 × 99 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Ultimate soldering exercise?
464 components, from 94 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Ultimate soldering exercise design files?
From the dvhx/smd-soldering-exercise-0805 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Ultimate soldering exercise design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which dvhx chose for the repository.
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