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Custom carrier

hdlguy·kicad·custom_carrier/custom_carrier.kicad_pcb

Custom carrier PCB layout, top view — open source board by hdlguy

About the Custom carrier PCB

Custom carrier is an open source PCB design by hdlguy, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 70 × 75 mm, with 16 components from 8 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 8 connectors, 5 resistors, 2 diodes and 1 capacitor.

From the project

Miscellaneous KiCad work

This is a repo to contain some simple attempts to use Kicad 6 to design printed circuit boards.

I like to make it so that design files are usable by just cloning them from GitHub but that is not completely possible with KiCad because libraries are external to the design folders and KiCad relies on user level pathname to access libraries.

The official KiCad libraries are cloned from these url:

Custom carrier, from the project README
From the project README

Custom carrier bill of materials (BOM)

16 components, 8 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
4
ERF5-040-05.0-X-DV
J1, J2, J3, J4
2
45230-220230
J5, J6
1
PJ-002AH-SMT-TR
J13
1
87832-1420
J14
2
LED
D1, D2
1
TCJB226M025R0150
22UF/25V
C1
3
10K
R1, R2, R3
2
240
R4, R5

Custom carrier design files

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

Custom carrier: common questions

How big is the Custom carrier PCB?

The Custom carrier measures 70 × 75 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.548384 mm thick.

How many components are on the Custom carrier?

16 components, from 8 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Custom carrier design files?

From the hdlguy/kicad repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Custom carrier design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which hdlguy chose for the repository.

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