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Benchcam

harrison-powe·benchcam·control-board/benchcam-control-board/benchcam-control-board.kicad_pcb

Benchcam PCB layout, top view — open source Raspberry Pi board by harrison-powe

About the Benchcam PCB

Benchcam is an open source Raspberry Pi PCB design by harrison-powe, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 100 × 80 mm, with 14 components from 9 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the Raspberry_Pi_2_3, from the Raspberry Pi family. By type, the board carries 4 switches, 4 resistors, 3 connectors, 2 diodes and 1 transistor.

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

From the project

catching actuators in the act

BenchCam is a local-first, bench-side capture + event-marking workflow for documenting hardware work. You start a session, log time-stamped markers as you work (e.g. "power on", "chip lifted", "fault"), optionally record video with an off-the-shelf webcam, and end up with a self-contained folder of plain files you can read with any text editor — plus an optional auto-edited review clip that timelapses the boring parts and slows down around each marker.

Benchcam bill of materials (BOM)

14 components, 9 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
IRLZ44N
Q1
1
Raspberry_Pi_2_3
J1
1
Conn_01x04
J2
1
Screw_Terminal_01x04
J3
4
SW_Push
SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4
2
LED
D1, D2
2
330
R1, R2
1
150
R3
1
10k
R4

Benchcam design files

The KiCad project lives in the harrison-powe/benchcam repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Benchcam: common questions

What microcontroller does the Benchcam use?

The Benchcam is built around the Raspberry_Pi_2_3, from the Raspberry Pi family.

How big is the Benchcam PCB?

The Benchcam measures 100 × 80 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Benchcam?

14 components, from 9 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Benchcam design files?

From the harrison-powe/benchcam repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Benchcam design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which harrison-powe chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Benchcam without the hardware?

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

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