Air780eg cellular modem board
manhoosbilli1·air780eg-cellular-modem-board
About the Air780eg cellular modem board
Air780eg cellular modem board is an open source PCB design by manhoosbilli1, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 30.2 × 27 mm, with 62 components from 29 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the AIR780E, MCP73831-2-MC and TPS63070RNMR. By type, the board carries 26 capacitors, 19 resistors, 7 diodes, 3 ICs, 2 connectors and 2 switches.
It belongs with the power & battery, rf & radio and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.
From the project
AIR780EG cellular modem dev board with MCP73831 LiPo charger
AIR780E cellular modem dev board with LiPo charging and U.FL antenna
- Status: Partial / WIP - Board size: 30.23 x 26.95 mm - Layers: 2 - Components: 67 - Key ICs: - U1: AIR780E - U2: MCP73831-2-MC - U3: TPS63070RNMR
- AIR780E (U1) - cellular modem module (4G Cat-1, GNSS); main radio - TPS63070RNMR (U3) - buck-boost regulator providing the modem's stable supply through LiPo voltage swing - MCP73831-2-MC (U2) - single-cell LiPo charger - Nano-SIM slot (CARD1) - NANO-SIM-0500-P SIM tray - U.FL connector (J1) - external antenna pigtail - USB-C (16-pin) - power + USB AT-command interface to the…

Main components on the Air780eg cellular modem board
Air780eg cellular modem board bill of materials (BOM)
62 components, 29 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIR780E | LGA-109_L17.7-W15.8-AIR780E | U1 |
| 1 | MCP73831-2-MC | DFN-8-1EP_3x2mm_P0.5mm_EP1.7x1.4mm | U2 |
| 1 | TPS63070RNMR | VREG_TPS63070RNMR | U3 |
| 1 | DMG3414U | SOT-23 | Q1 |
| 1 | U.FL | IPEX-SMD_BWIPX-1-001E | J1 |
| 1 | Connector, USB-TYPE-C-16P | TYPE-C-SMD_HX-TYPE-C-16PIN | J2 |
| 1 | NANO-SIM-0500-P | SIM-SMD_NANO-SIM-0500A-P | CARD1 |
| 2 | Tactile Button, 160gf XKB Connectivity | SW_TS-1088-AR02016 | S1, S2 |
| 3 | Red Hubei KENTO Elec | D_0603 | D1, D2, D8 |
| 1 | ESDA6V1BC6 | SOT-23-6 | D3 |
| 1 | ESD5Zxx | D_SOD-523 | D4 |
| 1 | B5819W MDD(Microdiode Electronics) | D_SOD-123 | D5 |
| 1 | H5VUT3UA hongjiacheng | SOT-363_L2.1-W1.3-P0.65-LS2.2-BL | D6 |
| 1 | 1.5uH | L_Coilcraft_XAL4020-XXX | L1 |
| 6 | 33pF FH(Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Tech) | C_0402 | C1, C3, C6, C7, C8, C12 |
| 4 | 100nF Samsung Electro-Mechanics | C_0402 | C2, C9, C10, C14 |
| 1 | 10pF Samsung Electro-Mechanics | C_0402 | C4 |
| 1 | 100uF AVX | C_CASE-B-3528-21(mm) | C5 |
| 11 | 1uF Samsung Electro-Mechanics | C_0402 | C11, C15, C16, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22 +3 |
| 2 | 47uF Samsung Electro-Mechanics | C_0805 | C13, C26 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.7uF Samsung Electro-Mechanics | C_0402 | C27 |
| 3 | 1kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R1, R2, R13 |
| 4 | 10kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R3, R6, R11, R14 |
| 2 | 5.1kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R4, R5 |
| 4 | 22Ω UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R7, R8, R9, R10 |
| 3 | 100kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R12, R19, R20 |
| 1 | 150kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R15 |
| 1 | 24kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R16 |
| 1 | 200kΩ UNI-ROYAL(Uniroyal Elec) | R_0402 | R17 |
Air780eg cellular modem board design files
The KiCad project lives in the manhoosbilli1/air780eg-cellular-modem-board repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- LayoutAIR780EG.kicad_pcb
- SchematicAIR780EG.kicad_sch
- BOMreports/bom.csv
Air780eg cellular modem board: common questions
How big is the Air780eg cellular modem board?
The Air780eg cellular modem board measures 30.2 × 27 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Air780eg cellular modem board?
62 components, from 29 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 Air780eg cellular modem board design files?
From the manhoosbilli1/air780eg-cellular-modem-board 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 Air780eg cellular modem board design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with manhoosbilli1. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
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