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Expansion Card Retrofit

FrameworkComputer·ExpansionCards·Electrical/KiCad_templates/Expansion_Card_Retrofit/Expansion_Card_Retrofit.kicad_pcb

Expansion Card Retrofit PCB layout, top view — open source board by FrameworkComputer

About the Expansion Card Retrofit PCB

Expansion Card Retrofit is an open source PCB design by FrameworkComputer, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 24 × 27.3 mm, with 5 components from 4 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the AP2112K-3.3. By type, the board carries 2 capacitors, 1 IC, 1 connector and 1 resistor.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Reference designs and documentation to create Expansion Cards for the Framework Laptop

Expansion Cards © 2021 by Framework Computer Inc is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- KiCadtemplates - These are templates with the PCB outline and some basic components to let you get started with a card design quickly. The ExpansionCard template is designed to be used with the 3D printable enclosures in the Mechanical folder. The ExpansionCardRetrofit template is smaller and designed to fit into the existing Expansion Card enclosures like the DP Expansion Card's. You can copy the folders to the default template…

Expansion Card Retrofit, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Expansion Card Retrofit

AP2112K-3.3

Expansion Card Retrofit bill of materials (BOM)

5 components, 4 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
AP2112K-3.3
U1
1
USB_C_Plug_USB2.0
P1
2
10uF
C1, C2
1
5.1k
R1

Expansion Card Retrofit design files

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

Expansion Card Retrofit: common questions

How big is the Expansion Card Retrofit PCB?

The Expansion Card Retrofit measures 24 × 27.3 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 0.8 mm thick.

How many components are on the Expansion Card Retrofit?

5 components, from 4 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Expansion Card Retrofit design files?

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

Can I use the Expansion Card Retrofit design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-4.0 license, which FrameworkComputer chose for the repository.

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