Oe acquisition board gen3
open-ephys·oe-acquisition-board-gen3·Hardware/PCB/acquisition-board.kicad_pcb
About the Oe acquisition board gen3
Oe acquisition board gen3 is an open source PCB design by open-ephys, published on GitHub under the Custom license license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 160 × 161.8 mm, with 306 components from 62 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the TMUX136RSER, M24C64-FMN6TP, NJM11100F1-TE2, SI8621BC-B-ISR and LT3471EDD#PBF. By type, the board carries 133 resistors, 106 capacitors, 40 ICs, 8 LEDs, 4 diodes and 3 inductors.
From the project
3rd Generation Open Ephys USB Acquisition Board
The designs, documentation, and photos available in this repository are free: you can redistribute it and/or modify them under the terms of the used license. Check the file named LICENSE.
If you are interested in obtaining a license to sell this device, please get in touch with the contributors.
[1]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aobmmEzBDethzIlrm1eg0eYkBqlyX3s9WbA9KgRwVQI/edit?usp=sharing

Main components on the Oe acquisition board gen3
Oe acquisition board gen3 bill of materials (BOM)
306 components, 62 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | TMUX136RSER | Texas_UQFN-10_1.5x2mm_P0.5mm | U1, U2, U3, U4 |
| 1 | M24C64-FMN6TP M24C64 | SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U5 |
| 3 | NJM11100F1-TE2 NJM11100F1 | SOT-23-6 | U6, U9, U11 |
| 1 | SI8621BC-B-ISR SI8621BC | SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U7 |
| 1 | LT3471EDD#PBF LT3471 | DFN-10-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP1.65x2.38mm_ThermalVias | U8 |
| 1 | TPS72301DBVR TPS72301 | SOT-23-5 | U10 |
| 1 | OPA365AIDBVR OPA365 | SOT-23-5 | U12 |
| 1 | TCA9406DCUR TCA9406 | DCU | U13 |
| 3 | SN74LVC4245APWR SN74LVC4245A | TSSOP-24 | U14, U19, U20 |
| 4 | TPS79301DBVRG4 TPS79301 | SOT-23-6 | U15, U16, U17, U18 |
| 4 | MC33204DR2G | SOIC-14 | U21, U22, U39, U40 |
| 8 | ADC121S021CIMFX/NOPB ADC121S021 | SOT-23-6 | U23, U24, U25, U26, U27, U28, U29, U30 |
| 8 | MCP4921T-E/MS | MSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mm | U31, U32, U33, U34, U35, U36, U37, U38 |
| 1 | A79623-001 RHD2000-CABLE-DAQ-SIDE | OMNETICS_PZN-12-AA | A0 |
| 1 | DMN63D8L-7 DMN63D8L | SOT-23 | Q1 |
| 2 | 35RASMT2BHNTRX STEREO_JACK | SJ-3523 | J4, J5 |
| 4 | 10029449-111RLF HDMI | HDMI_A | ADC_IN0, DAC_OUT0, TTL_IN1, TTL_OUT0 |
| 1 | A79623-001 RHD2000-CABLE-DAQ-SIDE | OMNETICS_PZN-12-AA | B0 |
| 1 | 112419 BNC_RIGHT_ANGLE | BNC_RIGHT_ANGLE | BNC0 |
| 1 | BTE-040-01-F-D-A OPALKELLY_XEM6010 | OPALKELLY_XEM6010 | BRD1 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ED555/2DS 3.5MM 2POS PCB | TERMINAL_BLOCK_3.5MM_2_GND | GND_CONN0 |
| 8 | COM-16347 | WS2812B | LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4, LED5, LED6, LED7, LED8 |
| 1 | A79623-001 RHD2000-CABLE-DAQ-SIDE | OMNETICS_PZN-12-AA | D0 |
| 2 | SM5817PL-TP | D_SOD-123F | D1, D4 |
| 1 | LTST-C191KEKT R_LED | LED_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | D2 |
| 2 | NRS5030T100MMGJ | L_Taiyo-Yuden_NR-50xx | L1, L6 |
| 1 | NRS4018T2R2MDGJ | L_Taiyo-Yuden_NR-40xx | L5 |
| 1 | A79623-001 RHD2000-CABLE-DAQ-SIDE | OMNETICS_PZN-12-AA | C0 |
| 13 | CL31A226KPHNNNE 22uF | 1206 | C1, C5, C28, C49, C50, C54, C58, C59 +5 |
| 4 | C1608C0G1H150J080AA 15pF | 0603 | C2, C93, C97, C101 |
| 9 | 06035C105KAT2A 1.0uF | 0603 | C3, C12, C27, C51, C55, C91, C95, C99 +1 |
| 7 | C1608X7R1H103K080AA 10nF | 0603 | C4, C21, C23, C52, C56, C94, C98 |
| 49 | GRM188R72A104KA35D 100nF | 0603 | C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C13, C14, C15 +41 |
| 1 | GRM21BR61H475KE51L 4.7uF | 0805 | C10 |
| 3 | CC0603JRNPO9BN101 100pF | 0603 | C22, C53, C57 |
| 1 | 0603N750J500CT 75pF | 0603 | C24 |
| 2 | GRM31CR71E106KA12L 10uF | 1206 | C25, C26 |
| 16 | C0402C102J5RACTU 1nF | C_0402_1005Metric | C37, C38, C39, C40, C41, C42, C43, C44 +8 |
| 4 | RC0603FR-0730K1L 30.1k | 0603 | R1, R71, R86, R88 |
| 4 | RC0603FR-0756KL 56.0k | 0603 | R2, R70, R85, R87 |
| 8 | ERJ-3EKF5601V 5.6k | 0603 | R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 |
| 1 | ERA-2AEB7682X 76k8 | R_0402_1005Metric | R11 |
| 27 | CPF0402B10KE1 10k | R_0402_1005Metric | R12, R49, R50, R51, R52, R53, R54, R55 +19 |
| 8 | RN73R1JTTD3051B25 3.05k | R_0603_1608Metric | R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20 |
| 8 | RN73R1ETTP6121B25 6.12k | R_0402_1005Metric | R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28 |
| 17 | ERJ3GEYJ510V 51R | 0603 | R29, R30, R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36 +9 |
| 3 | CRCW0603100RFKEAHP 100R | 0603 | R37, R38, R67 |
| 3 | RC0603FR-071ML 1M | 0603 | R39, R40, R104 |
| 4 | RC0603FR-071KL 1k | 0603 | R66, R92, R93, R133 |
| 3 | RC0603FR-0715KL 15k | 0603 | R68, R99, R103 |
| 9 | RC0603FR-07100KL 100k | 0603 | R69, R89, R90, R95, R96, R97, R98, R101 +1 |
| 3 | ERA-3AEB513V 51k | 0603 | R72, R105, R107 |
| 1 | ERA-3AEB1543V 154k | 0603 | R73 |
| 8 | RT0402BRD079K42L 9.42k | R_0402_1005Metric | R74, R110, R113, R116, R119, R122, R125, R128 |
| 1 | ERA-3AEB1653V 165k | 0603 | R75 |
| 1 | ERA-2AEB123X 12k | R_0402_1005Metric | R94 |
| 1 | RC0603FR-0760K4L 60.4k | 0603 | R100 |
| 1 | ERA-3AEB8452V 84k5 | 0603 | R106 |
| 8 | RP73PF1E6K19BTD 6.19k | R_0402_1005Metric | R108, R112, R115, R118, R121, R124, R127, R130 |
| 8 | RC0603FR-073K83L 3.83k | R_0603_1608Metric | R109, R111, R114, R117, R120, R123, R126, R129 |
| 1 | RT0603BRD07626RL 626R | R_0603_1608Metric | R131 |
| 1 | RT0603BRD071K87L 1.87k | R_0603_1608Metric | R132 |
Oe acquisition board gen3 design files
The KiCad project lives in the open-ephys/oe-acquisition-board-gen3 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
Oe acquisition board gen3: common questions
How big is the Oe acquisition board gen3?
The Oe acquisition board gen3 measures 160 × 161.8 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Oe acquisition board gen3?
306 components, from 62 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 Oe acquisition board gen3 design files?
From the open-ephys/oe-acquisition-board-gen3 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 Oe acquisition board gen3 design in my own project?
It is published under Custom license, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.