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Phone-Controller

Inertie-Production·Phone-Controller·PCB/pcb_phone_controller/pcb_phone_controller.kicad_pcb

Phone-Controller PCB layout, top view — open source ESP32 board by Inertie-Production
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About the Phone-Controller PCB

Phone-Controller is an open source ESP32 PCB design by Inertie-Production, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 112.1 × 52.2 mm, with 37 components from 13 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 Plus, from the ESP32 family. Other key parts include the KAILH-MINI-SILENT-SWITCH. By type, the board carries 8 diodes, 6 resistors, 2 crystals, 1 IC, 1 module and 1 switch.

It belongs with the iot & wireless and power & battery designs in this gallery.

From the project

A simple slim gamepad/controller for any phone

This is a phone controller design inspired by the Nintendo 3DS. We created this controller because we wanted to make a cheap and pocketable phone controller while learning a lot of new stuff in the process! You can view and download the 3D model [on our Onshape][onshape].

On this github, you will find the pcb source files & gerbers, the code that needs to be loaded on the controller and a BOM.

Phone-Controller, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Phone-Controller

KAILH-MINI-SILENT-SWITCH

Phone-Controller bill of materials (BOM)

37 components, 13 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
~
U1
1
KAILH-MINI-SILENT-SWITCH
A1
2
KAILH-MINI-SILENT-SWITCH
X1, Y1
1
~
+-1
8
KAILH-MINI-SILENT-SWITCH
B1, DOWN1, Home1, LEFT1, RIGHT1, Select1, Start1, UP1
4
Thin membrane button
BumperL1, BumperR1, ClickStickL1, ClickStickR1
1
SS-12D00-G 4 E
SW17
2
~
StickL1, StickR1
2
SS49E
TriggerL1, TriggerR1
8
BAT54C
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8
1
100nF
C1
2
200k
R1, R2
4
10k
R3, R4, R5, R6

Phone-Controller design files

The KiCad project lives in the Inertie-Production/Phone-Controller repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Phone-Controller: common questions

What microcontroller does the Phone-Controller use?

The Phone-Controller is built around the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3 Plus, from the ESP32 family.

How big is the Phone-Controller PCB?

The Phone-Controller measures 112.1 × 52.2 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Phone-Controller?

37 components, from 13 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 Phone-Controller design files?

From the Inertie-Production/Phone-Controller 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 Phone-Controller design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which Inertie-Production chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Phone-Controller 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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