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Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board

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Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board layout, top view — open source AVR/Arduino board by ieee-wpi

About the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board

Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board is an open source AVR/Arduino PCB design by ieee-wpi, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 102 × 40 mm, with 49 components from 18 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ATMEGA32U4-A, from the AVR/Arduino family. By type, the board carries 29 diodes, 6 capacitors, 6 resistors, 4 connectors, 1 IC and 1 crystal.

From the project

WPI's PCB Design Course

If you're in Track 1, we encourage you not to look at the sample board files, but rather come up with your own layout and routing solutions. The sample board by no means represents "the best" design for the board.

Main components on the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board

ATMEGA32U4-A

Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board bill of materials (BOM)

49 components, 18 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
ATMEGA32U4-A
ATmega32U4-A
U1
1
16MHZ
16MHz
Y1
2
CONN_01X10
Conn_01x10
J1, J2
1
ICSP
J3
1
USB_B_Micro
J4
1
JUMPER_2_OPEN
Jumper_2_Open
JP1
1
SW_Push
SW1
1
TX
D1
1
RX
D2
27
SK6812MINI
D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10 +19
1
100UF
100uF
C1
2
1UF
1uF
C2, C6
2
22PF
22pF
C3, C4
1
0.1UF
0.1uF
C5
2
100
R1, R2
2
22
R3, R4
1
10K
10k
R5
1
470
R6

Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board design files

The KiCad project lives in the ieee-wpi/pcb repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board: common questions

What microcontroller does the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board use?

The Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board is built around the ATMEGA32U4-A, from the AVR/Arduino family.

How big is the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board?

The Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board measures 102 × 40 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board?

49 components, from 18 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 Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board design files?

From the ieee-wpi/pcb 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 Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, which ieee-wpi chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Essentials of PCB Design Track 1 Board without the hardware?

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

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