Quad serial breakout

jamesfowkes·quad-serial-breakout·2016-05-26.r2/quad-serial.kicad_pcb

Quad serial breakout layout, top view — open source board by jamesfowkes

About the Quad serial breakout

Quad serial breakout is an open source PCB design by jamesfowkes, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 50 × 50 mm, with 44 components from 21 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the FT4232H, NCP1117ST33T3G, PRTR5V0U2X and 74HC595. By type, the board carries 18 capacitors, 8 LEDs, 5 connectors, 4 ICs, 4 resistors and 3 inductors.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts and usb & debug tools designs in this gallery.

From the project

A quad USB-to-serial breakout board based on the FT4232 IC

Main components on the Quad serial breakout

FT4232H NCP1117ST33T3G PRTR5V0U2X 74HC595

Quad serial breakout bill of materials (BOM)

44 components, 21 distinct parts.

Qty	Part	Footprint	Refs
1	FT4232H	LQFP-64_10x10mm_Pitch0.5mm	U1
1	NCP1117ST33T3G	SOT-223	U2
1	PRTR5V0U2X	SOT-143	U3
1	74HC595	TSSOP-16_4.4x5mm_Pitch0.65mm	U4
1	CRYSTAL	Crystal_HC49-SD_SMD	X1
1	USB-MINI-B-SMD	USB-MICRO-B-SMD	J1
4	CONN_11	Socket_Strip_Straight_1x11	P1, P2, P3, P4
1	R_PACK8	R_Array_Convex_8x0602	RP1
4	GRN	LED-0603	RX1, RX2, RX3, RX4
4	RED	LED-0603	TX1, TX2, TX3, TX4
2	220nH	R_0603_HandSoldering	L1, L2
1	220R@100MHz	R_0603_HandSoldering	L3
2	22p	C_0603_HandSoldering	C1, C4
2	4u7	C_0805_HandSoldering	C2, C3
12	100n	C_0603_HandSoldering	C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12 +4
1	4n7	C_0603_HandSoldering	C14
1	10u	C_0805_HandSoldering	C18
1	12K	R_0603_HandSoldering	R1
1	1K	R_0603_HandSoldering	R2
1	1M	R_0603_HandSoldering	R3

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Qty	Part	Footprint	Refs
1	10K	R_0603_HandSoldering	R4

Quad serial breakout design files

The KiCad project lives in the jamesfowkes/quad-serial-breakout repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Layout2016-05-26.r2/quad-serial.kicad_pcb

Quad serial breakout: common questions

How big is the Quad serial breakout?

The Quad serial breakout measures 50 × 50 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Quad serial breakout?

44 components, from 21 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Quad serial breakout design files?

From the jamesfowkes/quad-serial-breakout repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Quad serial breakout design in my own project?

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

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