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Dancing duck

Ponderosa·dancing_duck·pcb/dancing_duck/dancing_duck.kicad_pcb

Dancing duck PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by Ponderosa

About the Dancing duck PCB

Dancing duck is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by Ponderosa, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 60.2 × 53.6 mm, with 12 components from 10 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RPi_Pico_SMD_W, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. By type, the board carries 5 connectors, 3 ICs, 3 resistors and 1 capacitor.

It belongs with the iot & wireless designs in this gallery.

From the project

Bumbershoot 2024

This repo contains all software and tools for the Dancing Duck installation (title subject to change) for the Bumbershoot 2024 Festival.

- Duck Firmware (Foundational work complete - RTOS, WiFi, MQTT Messaging, JSON interpretation, and Motor Control) - Coordinator (Mosquitto is functionally passing motor command messages to duck) - Monitor (No progress)

The design consists of ~20 motorized ducks that can be controlled to perform coordinated dance moves in the water. The ducks are decoys with an RC hobby boat mounted to the bottom. There are two DC brushed motor, each attached to a…

Dancing duck bill of materials (BOM)

12 components, 10 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
~
U1
1
~
U2
1
~
U3
3
Conn_01x02
J1, J2, J4
1
Conn_01x02
J3
1
Conn_02x02_Counter_Clockwise
J5
1
1000pf
C1
1
220k
R1
1
330k
R2
1
0 DNP
R3

Dancing duck design files

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

Dancing duck: common questions

What microcontroller does the Dancing duck use?

The Dancing duck is built around the RPi_Pico_SMD_W, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Dancing duck PCB?

The Dancing duck measures 60.2 × 53.6 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Dancing duck?

12 components, from 10 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Dancing duck design files?

From the Ponderosa/dancing_duck repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Dancing duck design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which Ponderosa chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Dancing duck 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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