LoRa-COW

JuanVicaria·MUUU·Hardware/TX Board/LoRa-COW/LoRa-COW.kicad_pcb

LoRa-COW PCB layout, top view — open source board by JuanVicaria

About the LoRa-COW PCB

LoRa-COW is an open source PCB design by JuanVicaria, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-NC-4.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 100 × 80 mm, with 101 components from 64 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the WIO-E5-LE, L86-M33, TLV74033PDBVR, BQ25570RGRR and OPA369AIDCKR. By type, the board carries 6 transistors, 5 ICs, 5 diodes, 4 capacitors, 2 connectors and 2 battery holders.

It belongs with the rf & radio, power & battery and sensors designs in this gallery.

From the project

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- LoRa Communication: Long-range data transmission (up to 10 km) with low power consumption, ideal for remote farms. - Modular Sensor Board: The sensor board can be customized with the sensors needed and connected via the JST connector (I2C communication only) - Body Temperature: MAX30205, ±0.1°C accuracy - Heart Rate & SpO₂: MAX30102, ±3 BPM / ±2% SpO₂ accuracy - Ambient Humidity: SHT40, ±2% RH accuracy - GNSS Module: Quectel L86…

LoRa-COW, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the LoRa-COW

LoRa-COW bill of materials (BOM)

101 components, 64 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
WIO-E5-LE
WIO-E5
U1
1
L86-M33
U2
1
TLV74033PDBVR
LDO
U3
1
BQ25570RGRR
~
U4
1
OPA369AIDCKR
~
U5
2
IRLML6402TRPBF
IRLML6402
Q1, Q4
2
2N7002
Q2, Q5
1
TBC847
Q3
1
2SC3325
Q6
1
S7B-XH-A-1
Conn_01x07
J1
1
10164359-00011LF
USB_C_Plug_USB2.0
P1
1
BH-18650-PC
Lipo_18650
BT1
1
1935161
SUPERCAP
BT2
1
B2B-XH-A
Buzzer
BZ1
4
CL21B104KACNNNC
100nF
CBAT1, CGPS3, CHV2, CW2
2
CL21A106KOQNNNG
10uF
CBAT2, CGPS2
4
CL21A475KOFNNNE
4.7uF
CBAT3, CGPS1, CHV1, CW1
2
~
CEA3, CEA4
2
100nF
CI2C1, C_LED1
2
1uF
C_USB1, C_USB2
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QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_02x10_Odd_Even
Conn_JTAG1
1
RFPC-SMA30-F
Antenna_Shield
EA1
8
SolderJumper_2_Open
JLED1, JLED2, JLED3, JLED4, JP_ADC1, JP_GPS1, JP_GPS2, JP_GPS_RST1
3
Conn_01x03_Pin
JOV_H1, JOV_H2, J_BATT1
1
Jumper_2_Open
JPGPS1
2
~
JP_BATT1, JP_BATT2
1
SolderJumper_3_Open
JP_JTAG1
2
SolderJumper_3_Open
JP_OP1, JP_OP2
1
1935310
Solar_Screw_Conn
JSOLAR1
1
Conn_01x04_Pin
J_UART1
1
CRCW08050000Z0EA
0
REA2
1
CRCW08054K70FKEAC
4.7k
RF1
2
CRCW080547K0FKEAC
47k
RF2, RG1
4
CRCW0805120RFKEAC
120
RF3, RLED1, RLED2, RLED3
1
CRCW08052K20FKEAC
2K2
RG2
1
CRCW0805220KFKEAC
220K
RG3
1
47K
RG_BAT1
1
2K2
RG_BAT2
1
220K
RG_BAT3
5
CRCW080510K0FKEAC
10k
RINT1, RINT2, RINT3, RSCL1, RSDA1
2
RNCF0805BTE500K
500k
RO1, RO11
2
420K
420k
RO2, RO22
1
CRCW08054M53FKEA
4.53Meg
ROK1
1
CRCW08057M50FKEA
7.5Meg
ROK2
1
CRCW08051M10FKEA
1.1Meg
ROK3
1
CRCW08054M75FKEA
4.75Meg
ROUT1
1
CRCW08058M25FKEA
8.25Meg
ROUT2
1
4.75Meg
ROV_CAP1
1
8.25Meg
ROV_CAP2
1
6.19Meg
ROV_LIPO1
1
6.81Meg
ROV_LIPO2
2
5.1k
R_CC1, R_CC2
1
1825232-1
~
SW1
1
SW_Push
SW_RST1
3
LTST-C170KFKT
LED
D1, D2, D3
1
COM-16347
WS2812B
D4
1
1N4448WS
D
D5
1
744031220
22uH
L1
1
74479889310
10uH
L2
1
CL21A226MAYNNNE
22uF
C1
1
CL21A475KOFNNNE
4.7uF
C2
1
CL21B104KACNNNC
100nF
C3
1
CL21B103KBANNNC
10nF
C4
2
CRCW0805330KFKEAC
330k
R03, R033

LoRa-COW design files

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

LoRa-COW: common questions

How big is the LoRa-COW PCB?

The LoRa-COW measures 100 × 80 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the LoRa-COW?

101 components, from 64 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 LoRa-COW design files?

From the JuanVicaria/MUUU 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 LoRa-COW design in my own project?

It is published under CC-BY-NC-4.0, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.

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