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Wireless Communication Board-WCB

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Wireless Communication Board-WCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by greghulette

About the Wireless Communication Board-WCB

Wireless Communication Board-WCB is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by greghulette, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 57.5 × 71.5 mm, with 7 components from 7 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ESP32-PICO-MINI-02, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. By type, the board carries 6 connectors and 1 IC.

It belongs with the iot & wireless designs in this gallery, and the repository also holds 2 earlier revisions of it.

From the project

Repository for the Wireless Commuincation Board (WCB)

NEW WIKI created to help better orgainize the documenation. It can be found at the top the page or by clicking this link: WCB Wiki

Wireless Communication Board-WCB, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Wireless Communication Board-WCB

ESP32-PICO-MINI-02

Wireless Communication Board-WCB bill of materials (BOM)

7 components, 7 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
ESP32-PICO-MINI-02
ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1-N8R2
U1
1
C132563
Serial 1
J1
1
C3011914
Serial 2
J2
1
CONN_01X04
Serial 3
J3
1
CONN_01X04
Serial 4
J4
1
CONN_01X04
Serial 5
J5
1
CONN_01X04
Power
J6

Wireless Communication Board-WCB design files

The KiCad project lives in the greghulette/Wireless_Communication_Board-WCB repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Wireless Communication Board-WCB: common questions

What microcontroller does the Wireless Communication Board-WCB use?

The Wireless Communication Board-WCB is built around the ESP32-PICO-MINI-02, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Wireless Communication Board-WCB?

The Wireless Communication Board-WCB measures 57.5 × 71.5 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Wireless Communication Board-WCB?

7 components, from 7 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 Wireless Communication Board-WCB design files?

From the greghulette/Wireless_Communication_Board-WCB 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 Wireless Communication Board-WCB design in my own project?

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

Can I test firmware for the Wireless Communication Board-WCB without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

Earlier revisions in the repo: Wireless Communication Board (WCB)V3.1, Wireless Communication Board (WCB)V2.4

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