Char panel

jamesmunns·brick-mount·boards/char/char-panel.kicad_pcb

Char panel PCB layout, top view — open source board by jamesmunns

About the Char panel PCB

Char panel is an open source PCB design by jamesmunns, published on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board measuring 34 × 47.5 mm, with 58 components from 3 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 48 diodes, 8 capacitors and 2 connectors.

From the project

Put your circuits on your plastic bricks of choice

Boards designed to be compatible with LEGO and other plastic building blocks.

There are KiCAD footprints for a variety of different brick arrangements in the parts folder. I've also included a number of personal projects using these footprints in the boards/ folder.

The contents of the parts/brick-49id-60od.pretty/ folder are licensed under a CC0 license.

Char panel, from the project README
From the project README

Char panel bill of materials (BOM)

58 components, 3 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
2
Conn_01x02
J1, J2
48
TC2020-RGB
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +40
8
C
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8

Char panel design files

The KiCad project lives in the jamesmunns/brick-mount repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Char panel: common questions

How big is the Char panel PCB?

The Char panel measures 34 × 47.5 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Char panel?

58 components, from 3 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Char panel design files?

From the jamesmunns/brick-mount repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Char panel design in my own project?

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

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