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Glidesat

hjw1112·Glidesat·hardware/mainboard/rev1/source/cansat.kicad_pcb

Glidesat PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by hjw1112
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About the Glidesat PCB

Glidesat is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by hjw1112, published on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board measuring 51.8 × 42 mm, with 62 components from 31 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the MPU-6050, AP2112K-3.3, W25Q128JVS, BMP280 and RFM95W-868S2. By type, the board carries 23 capacitors, 17 resistors, 7 connectors, 6 ICs, 5 diodes and 3 switches.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

Custom devboard with additional components for ESA cansat competition.

This PCB is for ESA cansat competition and I made it because I thought premade devboards like rp pico is too big and limiting for my team's goal. So I made this devboard to save as much space as possible and to connect to CM4 module for image processing.

It is most complex PCB project so it was quite difficult to work on it, but with some help from background knowledge from previous projects, i think it went smoothly :)

Glidesat, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Glidesat

MPU-6050RP2040AP2112K-3.3W25Q128JVSBMP280RFM95W-868S2

Glidesat bill of materials (BOM)

62 components, 31 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
MPU-6050
U1
1
RP2040
U2
1
AP2112K-3.3
U3
1
W25Q128JVS
U4
1
BMP280
U5
1
RFM95W-868S2
U7
1
12MHz
Y1
1
Debug
J1
1
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_14P
J2
2
Conn_01x10
J3, J4
1
battery jst
J5
1
Conn_01x08
J6
1
THT antenna mount point
J7
2
SW_Push
SW1, SW3
1
SW_SPST
SW2
2
B130-E3
D1, D3
3
LED
D2, D4, D5
2
1uF
C1, C10
15
0.1uF
C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9 +7
3
10uF
C13, C14, C22
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QtyPartRefs
2
33pF
C15, C16
1
2.2nF
C18
2
5.1k
R6, R7
2
27
R8, R9
2
1k
R10, R12
2
10k
R11, R19
2
2.7k
R13, R14
2
100k
R15, R16
3
330
R17, R18, R20
1
10k
R21
1
22k
R22

Glidesat design files

The KiCad project lives in the hjw1112/Glidesat repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Glidesat: common questions

What microcontroller does the Glidesat use?

The Glidesat is built around the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Glidesat PCB?

The Glidesat measures 51.8 × 42 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Glidesat?

62 components, from 31 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 Glidesat design files?

From the hjw1112/Glidesat 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 Glidesat design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with hjw1112. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

Can I test firmware for the Glidesat 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.

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