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Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1

HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT·GEN5_ELEC·Vehicle_Control_Unit_VCU_V1/Vehicle_Control_Unit_VCU_V1.kicad_pcb

Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 PCB layout, top view — open source ESP32 board by HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT
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About the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 PCB

Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 is an open source ESP32 PCB design by HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 80 × 66.7 mm, with 54 components from 29 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ESP32-S3-WROOM-2, from the ESP32 family. Other key parts include the 74LVC1G17, MT3608/SDB628 and MCP2551-I-SN. By type, the board carries 16 resistors, 13 capacitors, 7 connectors, 6 diodes, 5 switches and 4 ICs.

From the project

Repository for RBR EVRT 2025 EE

Main components on the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1

ESP32-S3-WROOM-274LVC1G17MT3608/SDB628MCP2551-I-SN

Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 bill of materials (BOM)

54 components, 29 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
ESP32-S3-WROOM-2
AMS1117-5.0
U1
1
74LVC1G17
ATmega328P-A
U8
1
MT3608/SDB628
MCP2515-xSO
U9
1
MCP2551-I-SN
U10
2
16MHz
Y1, Y2
1
CONN_01X03
CAN Bus
J1
1
USB_C_RECEPTACLE_USB2.0_14P
ANALOG 2
J2
1
CONN_01X02
POWER
J3
1
CONN_01X02
ANALOG 1
J5
1
CONN_01X03
UART
J12
1
CONN_01X03
ICSP
J17
1
CONN_01X03
LCD I2C
J18
1
MF-NSMF050-2
F1
4
SW_Push
SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4
1
SW_MEC_5E
SW5
3
LED
D1, D2, D3
2
PDZ5.1B
D4, D5
1
LED
D6
5
100NF
100nF
C1, C3, C4, C21, C22
1
10UF
100nF
C2
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QtyPartRefs
1
100NF
22uF
C20
4
100NF
22pF
C26, C27, C28, C29
2
100NF
10uF
C30, C31
1
4K7
10k
R1
2
100
R2, R3
2
10K
10k
R4, R5
1
120R
10k
R6
6
10k
R7, R10, R13, R14, R15, R19
4
1k
R8, R9, R11, R12

Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 design files

The KiCad project lives in the HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT/GEN5_ELEC repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1: common questions

What microcontroller does the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 use?

The Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 is built around the ESP32-S3-WROOM-2, from the ESP32 family.

How big is the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 PCB?

The Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 measures 80 × 66.7 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1?

54 components, from 29 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 Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 design files?

From the HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT/GEN5_ELEC 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 Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with HKUST-Red-Bird-Racing-EVRT. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

Can I test firmware for the Vehicle Control Unit VCU V1 without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug ESP32 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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