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Railway can

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Railway can PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by nibble-arts

About the Railway can PCB

Railway can is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by nibble-arts, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 30 × 30 mm, with 3 components from 3 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ESP32-PICO-V3-02, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the MCP2551-I-SN and DRV8801PWP.

From the project

A system to control analogue model railways combining the advantages of analogue and digital.

Main components on the Railway can

ESP32-PICO-V3-02MCP2551-I-SNDRV8801PWP

Railway can bill of materials (BOM)

3 components, 3 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
ESP32-PICO-V3-02
U1
1
MCP2551-I-SN
U2
1
DRV8801PWP
U3

Railway can design files

The KiCad project lives in the nibble-arts/railway-can repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Railway can: common questions

What microcontroller does the Railway can use?

The Railway can is built around the ESP32-PICO-V3-02, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Railway can PCB?

The Railway can measures 30 × 30 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Railway can?

3 components, from 3 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Railway can design files?

From the nibble-arts/railway-can repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Railway can design in my own project?

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

Can I test firmware for the Railway can without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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