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LukeZhang0826·RescueRobot·Electrical/KiCad/BasePCB/BasePCB.kicad_pcb

Base PCB layout, top view — open source Raspberry Pi board by LukeZhang0826

About the Base PCB

Base is an open source Raspberry Pi PCB design by LukeZhang0826, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 52 × 54 mm, with 17 components from 11 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RaspberryPi_Pico_W, from the Raspberry Pi family. By type, the board carries 10 connectors, 4 resistors, 2 transistors and 1 module.

It belongs with the robotics & motion designs in this gallery.

From the project

Autonomous line-following rescue robot built for a competition at Waterloo's IDEAS Clinic. Raspberry Pi Pico and Arduino Mega, Pixy2 vision, custom KiCad PCBs.

An autonomous line-following rescue robot, built for a competition at the University of Waterloo's IDEAS Clinic. It follows a track, finds a coloured target, picks it up with a servo claw, carries it to a safe zone, drops it, then finds the line again and drives back.

We called it Hamster, which is why the robot code lives in Hamster/.

Built by Josh Lobe, Koketso Gaborekwe, Luke Zhang, Winters Xia, and Griffin Wilson.

Base, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Base

RaspberryPi_Pico_W

Base bill of materials (BOM)

17 components, 11 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
RaspberryPi_Pico_W
A2
2
AO3400A
Q1, Q2
2
CONN_01X02_SOCKET
Conn_01x02_Socket
J1, J2
2
CONN_01X06_SOCKET
Conn_01x06_Socket
J3, J4
1
CONN_01X06
Conn_01x06
J5
2
CONN_01X03
Conn_01x03
J6, J7
1
CONN_01X04
Conn_01x04
J8
2
CONN_01X08
Conn_01x08
J9, J10
2
10K
10k
R1, R2
1
100K
100k
R3
1
56K
56k
R4

Base design files

The KiCad project lives in the LukeZhang0826/RescueRobot repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Base: common questions

What microcontroller does the Base use?

The Base is built around the RaspberryPi_Pico_W, from the Raspberry Pi family.

How big is the Base PCB?

The Base measures 52 × 54 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Base?

17 components, from 11 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 Base design files?

From the LukeZhang0826/RescueRobot 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 Base design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with LukeZhang0826. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

Can I test firmware for the Base without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug Raspberry Pi firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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