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Upconverter1v3

opendous·Upconverter1v3

Upconverter1v3 PCB layout, top view — open source board by opendous

About the Upconverter1v3 PCB

Upconverter1v3 is an open source PCB design by opendous, published on GitHub under the Unlicense license. It is a board measuring 96.5 × 50.8 mm, with 669 components from 75 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the LLVB, LLXB, DCE, Ar and Z5. By type, the board carries 43 capacitors, 19 resistors, 17 ICs, 14 inductors, 10 jumpers and 9 diodes.

It belongs with the rf & radio designs in this gallery.

From the project

Upconverter 125MHz v1.3 - Passive Upconverter Hardware Design for SDR

Converts signals in the MF and HF Bands (0.1MHz to 60MHz) to signals in the VHF Band (125.5MHz to 175MHz). Intended for use in receiver applications with projects like RTL-SDR.

Upconverter1v3, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Upconverter1v3

LLVBLLXBDCEArZ5S169C265LS0805USB-BADE

Upconverter1v3 bill of materials (BOM)

669 components, 75 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
LLVB
IC1
1
LLXB
IC2
1
DCE
IC3
1
Ar
IC4
1
Z5
IC5
2
S169
IC6, IC7
1
C265
IC8
2
LS
IC9, IC10
1
Z5
IC11
4
0805
U1, U4, U5, U6
1
USB-B
U2
1
ADE
U3
1
125MHz
X1
1
RF
P1
1
IF
P2
1
OUT
P3
1
12V
P4
1
OSC
P5
1
BATTERY
P6
2
ESD
AG1, AG2
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QtyPartRefs
1
BATTERY
BT1
1
PTC
F1
1
EN
JP1
1
RF_Path_Select
JP2
2
JUMPER-3
JP3, JP4
3
JUMPER-2-NON
JP5, JP6, JP7
1
OSC_EN
JP8
1
JUMPER-3
JP9
1
JUMPER-2
JP11
5
RF-TP
TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP5
1
CLK
TP6
407
VIA
V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8 +399
10
VIA
V9, V10, V11, V12, V13, V14, V15, V16 +2
111
VIA
V251, V252, V255, V256, V378, V379, V380, V381 +103
12
VIA
V501, V502, V503, V504, V505, V506, V507, V508 +4
4
B40
D1, D2, D3, D4
1
POWERED
D5
1
A7
D6
1
D_LED_TRIPLE
D7
1
ZENER
D8
1
Z5V6
D9
1
47uH
L9
2
150nH
L12, L32
3
110nH
L14, L22, L26
2
120nH
L16, L31
2
56nH
L21, L27
2
15nH
L23, L25
1
180nH
L24
1
DNI
L33
6
0u1RF
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6
1
22uF
C9
2
68pF
C11, C17
1
6pF
C12
6
100pF
C13, C71, C72, C73, C74, C77
2
30pF
C14, C83
1
82pF
C15
2
20pF
C16, C31
2
15pF
C21, C27
2
8pF
C22, C26
2
56pF
C23, C25
1
4.7pF
C24
1
10pF
C32
1
DNI
C33
3
4.7uF
C51, C52, C53
1
10uF
C54
8
0.1uF
C61, C62, C63, C64, C65, C66, C67, C68
1
1kpF
C81
2
47k
R1, R9
1
680k
R8
4
1k
R21, R22, R23, R24
1
2.5k
R27
6
160
R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36
2
36
R41, R42
1
56
R51
2
430
R61, R62

Upconverter1v3 design files

The KiCad project lives in the opendous/Upconverter1v3 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Upconverter1v3: common questions

How big is the Upconverter1v3 PCB?

The Upconverter1v3 measures 96.5 × 50.8 mm and is 1.6002 mm thick.

How many components are on the Upconverter1v3?

669 components, from 75 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Upconverter1v3 design files?

From the opendous/Upconverter1v3 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Upconverter1v3 design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its Unlicense license, which opendous chose for the repository.

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