MAX2870/2871 Dev Board

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MAX2870/2871 Dev Board layout, top view — open source board by joshajohnson
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About the MAX2870/2871 Dev Board

MAX2870/2871 Dev Board is an open source PCB design by joshajohnson, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 48 × 48 mm, with 46 components from 23 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the AMS1117-3.3, LP5907MFX-3.3, MAX2871 and MIC5366-1.8. By type, the board carries 29 capacitors, 8 resistors, 4 ICs, 2 connectors and 2 inductors.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

25MHz to 1.25GHz Vector Network Analyser

Design is feature complete, but not suitable for use. Due to hardware issues the error is unacceptably large, and as such I can not recommend assembling one of these.

Main components on the MAX2870/2871 Dev Board

MAX2870/2871 Dev Board bill of materials (BOM)

46 components, 23 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
AMS1117-3.3
U1
1
LP5907MFX-3.3
U2
1
MAX2871
U3
1
MIC5366-1.8
U4
1
Conn_02x05_Odd_Even
J1
1
SMA
J2
1
ASTXR-12-19.200MHz
XO1
2
BLM18PG181SN1D
FB1, FB2
1
10u
C1
1
22u
C2
2
100n
C3, C24
7
10n
C4, C9, C11, C13, C16, C18, C21
7
1u
C5, C6, C7, C8, C15, C20, C23
7
100p
C10, C12, C14, C17, C19, C22, C28
1
12n
C25
1
820p
C26
2
1n
C27, C29
1
5.1k
R1
2
0
R2, R3
1
90.9
R4
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QtyPartRefs
1
31.1
R5
1
240
R6
2
49.9
R7, R8

MAX2870/2871 Dev Board design files

The KiCad project lives in the joshajohnson/vna repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

MAX2870/2871 Dev Board: common questions

How big is the MAX2870/2871 Dev Board?

The MAX2870/2871 Dev Board measures 48 × 48 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the MAX2870/2871 Dev Board?

46 components, from 23 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 MAX2870/2871 Dev Board design files?

From the joshajohnson/vna repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the MAX2870/2871 Dev Board design in my own project?

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

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