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Tiny solar supply

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Tiny solar supply PCB layout, top view — open source board by mhered

About the Tiny solar supply PCB

Tiny solar supply is an open source PCB design by mhered, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 36.8 × 20.8 mm, with 16 components from 12 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the AP3015A. By type, the board carries 4 resistors, 3 connectors, 3 capacitors, 2 diodes, 1 IC and 1 switch.

It belongs with the power & battery designs in this gallery.

From the project

My notes on the course "PCB design with KiCAD - updated for KiCAD 9" by Dr Peter Dalmaris in Udemy

Inspired by this Elektor article (see PDF version) and its companion Elektor Lab, from where attachments can be downloaded:

BOM: 220321-solar-supply-bom-v1.0.xlsx gerbers: 220321-1-v1.0-gerber.zip * kicad files: 220321-solar-supply-v1.0-kicad5.zip

R2 = 604 kΩ, 1% >> Note: take care of high precision

C1 = 4.7 µF, 50 V, X7R (0805) >> X7R is general purpose ceramic capacitor

Tiny solar supply, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Tiny solar supply

AP3015A

Tiny solar supply bill of materials (BOM)

16 components, 12 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
AP3015A
U1
3
Conn_01x02
J1, J2, J4
1
OS102011MS2QN1
S1
1
2N7002
T1
2
SS14
D1, D2
1
10µH >800 mA
L1
1
4.7µF 50V
C1
1
22µF
C2
1
10pF 50V
C3
2
1MΩ
R1, R4
1
604kΩ 1%
R2
1
10kΩ
R3

Tiny solar supply design files

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

Tiny solar supply: common questions

How big is the Tiny solar supply PCB?

The Tiny solar supply measures 36.8 × 20.8 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Tiny solar supply?

16 components, from 12 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 Tiny solar supply design files?

From the mhered/KiCAD_udemy_course 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 Tiny solar supply design in my own project?

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

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