Minicontrol
About the Minicontrol PCB
Minicontrol is an open source PCB design by Jotrorox, published on GitHub under the BSD-2-Clause license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 50 × 36 mm, with 58 components from 58 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the RP2354A, AP2112K-3.3TRG1, USBLC6-2SC6, Ra-01SH and LSM6DSV16XTR. By type, the board carries 25 capacitors, 16 resistors, 6 ICs, 5 connectors, 2 switches and 1 crystal.
It belongs with the rf & radio and sensors designs in this gallery.
From the project
RP2354A + 868 MHz LoRa (Ai-Thinker Ra-01SH) USB-C controller board, designed in KiCad 10.
RP2354A + 868 MHz LoRa (Ai-Thinker Ra-01SH) USB-C controller board, designed in KiCad 10.
- 50 × 36 mm, 4-layer, rounded 2 mm corners, two M2 mounting holes - RP2354A (2 MB internal flash), USB-C power and USB 2.0 full-speed - Ra-01SH LoRa module on SPI1, U.FL socket for an external 868 MHz antenna - LSM6DSV16X IMU (I²C 0x6A) and MMC5603NJ magnetometer (I²C 0x30) - BOOT / RESET buttons, SWD header, status LED, 17 free GPIOs, six test pads - All SMT parts on top; 2.54 mm headers are hand-fit
Main components on the Minicontrol
Minicontrol bill of materials (BOM)
58 components, 58 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RP2354A | U1_RP2354A_QFN60_EP_vias | U1 |
| 1 | AP2112K-3.3TRG1 AP2112K-3.3 | U2_SOT-23-5 | U2 |
| 1 | USBLC6-2SC6 | U3_SOT-23-6 | U3 |
| 1 | Ra-01SH Ra-01SH / 868 MHz | U4_Ra01SH_16x17mm | U4 |
| 1 | LSM6DSV16XTR LSM6DSV16X | U5_LSM6DSV16X_LGA14 | U5 |
| 1 | MMC5603NJ | U6_MMC5603NJ_WLP4 | U6 |
| 1 | ABM8-272-T3 12MHz | X1_ABM8_272_T3 | X1 |
| 1 | TYPE-C-31-M-12 USB-C | J1_USB_C_Receptacle_HRO_TYPE-C-31-M-12 | J1 |
| 1 | 2.54mm 1x12 header GPIO A | J2_PinHeader_1x12_P2.54mm_Vertical | J2 |
| 1 | 2.54mm 1x12 header GPIO B | J3_PinHeader_1x12_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | 2.54mm 1x5 header SWD / DEBUG | J4_PinHeader_1x05_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 1 | U.FL-R-SMT-1(80) U.FL / ANT | J5_U.FL_Hirose_U.FL-R-SMT-1_Vertical | J5 |
| 1 | SMD1206-035/48N 350mA PTC | F1_Fuse_1206_3216Metric | F1 |
| 1 | TS-1187A-B-A-B BOOT | SW1_TS1187_5.1mm | SW1 |
| 1 | TS-1187A-B-A-B RESET | SW2_TS1187_5.1mm | SW2 |
| 1 | KT-0603R RED | D1_LED_0603_1608Metric | D1 |
| 1 | AOTA-B201610S3R3-101-T 3.3u | L1_AOTA_B201610S3R3_polarized | L1 |
| 1 | CL21A106KAYNNNE 10u | C1_C_0805_2012Metric | C1 |
| 1 | CL21A106KAYNNNE 10u | C2_C_0805_2012Metric | C2 |
| 1 | 0402CG150J500NT 15p | C3_generic_capc1005x50 | C3 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0402CG150J500NT 15p | C4_generic_capc1005x50 | C4 |
| 1 | CL05A475MP5NRNC 4.7u | C6_generic_capc1005x50_wide | C6 |
| 1 | CL05A475MP5NRNC 4.7u | C7_generic_capc1005x50_wide | C7 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C8_generic_capc1005x50 | C8 |
| 1 | CL05A475MP5NRNC 4.7u | C9_generic_capc1005x50 | C9 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C10_generic_capc1005x50 | C10 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C11_generic_capc1005x50 | C11 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C12_generic_capc1005x50 | C12 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C13_generic_capc1005x50 | C13 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C14_generic_capc1005x50 | C14 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C15_generic_capc1005x50 | C15 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C16_generic_capc1005x50 | C16 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C17_generic_capc1005x50 | C17 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C18_generic_capc1005x50 | C18 |
| 1 | CL21A106KAYNNNE 10u | C19_C_0805_2012Metric | C19 |
| 1 | CC0603KRX7R9BB104 100n | C20_C_0603_1608Metric | C20 |
| 1 | CC0603KRX7R9BB104 100n | C21_C_0603_1608Metric | C21 |
| 1 | DNP / RF tune | C22_C_0402_1005Metric | C22 |
| 1 | DNP / RF tune | C23_C_0402_1005Metric | C23 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C24_C_0402_1005Metric | C24 |
| 1 | CL05B104KO5NNNC 100n | C25_C_0402_1005Metric | C25 |
| 1 | CL21A106KAYNNNE 10u | C26_C_0805_2012Metric | C26 |
| 1 | 0402WGF1001TCE 1k | R2_generic_resc1005x35 | R2 |
| 1 | 0402WGF330JTCE 33 | R3_generic_resc1005x35 | R3 |
| 1 | 0603WAF1001T5E 1k | R6_R_0603_1608Metric | R6 |
| 1 | 0402WGF270JTCE 27 | R7_generic_resc1005x35 | R7 |
| 1 | 0402WGF270JTCE 27 | R8_generic_resc1005x35 | R8 |
| 1 | 0603WAF5101T5E 5.1k | R9_R_0603_1608Metric | R9 |
| 1 | 0603WAF5101T5E 5.1k | R10_R_0603_1608Metric | R10 |
| 1 | 0603WAF1002T5E 10k | R11_R_0603_1608Metric | R11 |
| 1 | 0402WGF1002TCE 10k | R12_R_0402_1005Metric | R12 |
| 1 | 0402WGF1003TCE 100k | R13_R_0402_1005Metric | R13 |
| 1 | 0402WGF1003TCE 100k | R14_R_0402_1005Metric | R14 |
| 1 | 0402WGF1002TCE 10k | R15_R_0402_1005Metric | R15 |
| 1 | 0402WGF0000TCE 0R | R16_R_0402_1005Metric | R16 |
| 1 | 0603WAF1001T5E 1k | R17_R_0603_1608Metric | R17 |
| 1 | 0402WGF4701TCE 4.7k | R18_R_0402_1005Metric | R18 |
| 1 | 0402WGF4701TCE 4.7k | R19_R_0402_1005Metric | R19 |
Minicontrol design files
The KiCad project lives in the Jotrorox/minicontrol repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- Layoutminicontrol.kicad_pcb
- Schematicminicontrol.kicad_sch
- BOMfabrication/BOM-all.csv
Minicontrol: common questions
How big is the Minicontrol PCB?
The Minicontrol measures 50 × 36 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Minicontrol?
58 components, from 58 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 Minicontrol design files?
From the Jotrorox/minicontrol 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 Minicontrol design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its BSD-2-Clause license, which Jotrorox chose for the repository.
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