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Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board

ieee-wpi·pcb·starter_board/starter_board.kicad_pcb

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

About the Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board

Essentials of PCB Design Starter 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 8 components from 6 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ATMEGA32U4-A, from the AVR/Arduino family. By type, the board carries 4 connectors, 2 capacitors, 1 IC and 1 crystal.

From the project

WPI's PCB Design Course

This folder contains the Track 1 starter board files. You'll want to open up the .kicadpro` file in KiCad. This is the root project file that will allow you to navigate between your board and schematic views.

Main components on the Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board

ATMEGA32U4-A

Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board bill of materials (BOM)

8 components, 6 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
2
22PF
22pF
C3, C4

Essentials of PCB Design Starter 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 Starter Board: common questions

What microcontroller does the Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board use?

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

How big is the Essentials of PCB Design Starter Board?

The Essentials of PCB Design Starter 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 Starter Board?

8 components, from 6 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 Starter 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 Starter 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 Starter 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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