Battery Top
About the Battery Top PCB
Battery Top is an open source PCB design by mattronix, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-W-2.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 64 × 21 mm, with 7 components from 7 distinct parts.
By type, the board carries 6 connectors and 1 fuse.
It belongs with the power & battery designs in this gallery.
From the project
Interface board on the battery side of the PRC‑152A reproduction. It carries power up from the battery to the radio and exposes the data line, mating to Radio Bottom through spring‑loaded pogo‑pin contacts.
Interface board on the battery side of the PRC‑152A reproduction. It carries power up from the battery to the radio and exposes the data line, mating to Radio Bottom through spring‑loaded pogo‑pin contacts.
The Pogo Battery 7MM contacts here press onto the Pogo Radio Bottom 6MM targets on Radio Bottom, carrying VBAT+, GND and DATA across the joint.
1. Open Kicad/Battery Top.kicadpro in KiCad 10 or newer. 2. If the custom pogo/bolt footprints show as unresolved, re‑point the Radio Library entry — see ../Kicad Footprint Libaries/README.md. 3. After PCB changes, re‑run the Fabrication Toolkit…
Battery Top bill of materials (BOM)
7 components, 7 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C144394 JST_PWR_CON | JST_XH_B3B-XH-A_1x03_P2.50mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | VBAT+_2 | Pogo Battery 7MM | J2 |
| 1 | VBAT+_1 | Pogo Battery 7MM | J3 |
| 1 | GND_R | Bolt Pad 4.25 | J4 |
| 1 | DATA_1 | Pogo Battery 7MM | J5 |
| 1 | GND_L | Bolt Pad 4.25 | J6 |
| 1 | C883162 FUSE_VBAT+_1 | R_1812_4532Metric | F1 |
Battery Top design files
The KiCad project lives in the mattronix/battery-board repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
Battery Top: common questions
How big is the Battery Top PCB?
The Battery Top measures 64 × 21 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Battery Top?
7 components, from 7 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 Battery Top design files?
From the mattronix/battery-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 Battery Top design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its CERN-OHL-W-2.0 license, which mattronix chose for the repository.
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