Kickstart switcher-12up

keirf·pcb-projects·panels/kickstart-switcher-12up.kicad_pcb

Kickstart switcher-12up PCB layout, top view — open source board by keirf

About the Kickstart switcher-12up PCB

Kickstart switcher-12up is an open source PCB design by keirf, published on GitHub under the CC0-1.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 88.9 × 98.4 mm, with 15 components from 9 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 74HC74 and 74HC14. By type, the board carries 6 resistors, 5 capacitors, 2 ICs, 1 transistor and 1 connector.

From the project

This project was designed using a development snapshot of KiCad.

This project was designed using a development snapshot of KiCad.

Generating Gerbers ------------------ Nothing special to note here. Some of these options are important to follow, especially for the drill file. Options: Plot footprint values Plot footprint references Exclude PCB edge layer from other layers Gerber Options: Use Protel filename extensions Format: 4.6 Drill files: Drill Units: Inches Zeros Format: Suppress leading zeros Precision: 2:4 Drill Options: Minimal header, Merge PTH/NPTH Drill Origin: Absolute

Main components on the Kickstart switcher-12up

Kickstart switcher-12up bill of materials (BOM)

15 components, 9 distinct parts.

Qty	Part	Footprint	Refs
1	74HC74	SOIC-14_N	U1
1	74HC14	SOIC-14_N	U2
1	Q_NMOS	SOT-23_Handsoldering	Q1
1	CONN_01X04	Pin_Header_Straight_1x04	P1
1	22u	R_0805_HandSoldering	C1
3	0.1u	R_0805_HandSoldering	C2, C3, C5
1	4.7u	TantalC_SizeR_EIA-2012	C4
4	1K	R_0805_HandSoldering	R1, R2, R3, R4
2	1M	R_0805_HandSoldering	R5, R6

Kickstart switcher-12up design files

The KiCad project lives in the keirf/pcb-projects repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Layoutpanels/kickstart-switcher-12up.kicad_pcb

Kickstart switcher-12up: common questions

How big is the Kickstart switcher-12up PCB?

The Kickstart switcher-12up measures 88.9 × 98.4 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Kickstart switcher-12up?

15 components, from 9 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Kickstart switcher-12up design files?

From the keirf/pcb-projects repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Kickstart switcher-12up design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC0-1.0 license, which keirf chose for the repository.

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