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PowerFeather·powerups

Powerups PCB layout, top view — open source board by PowerFeather

About the Powerups PCB

Powerups is an open source PCB design by PowerFeather, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 65 × 30.5 mm, with 70 components from 29 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 595-TPS2120YFPR, 512-FAN48623UC50X, 579-AVR128DB28T-I/SS, 863-NCV68261MTWAITBG and 595-BQ25622RYKR. By type, the board carries 29 resistors, 23 capacitors, 6 ICs, 3 transistors, 2 LEDs and 2 inductors.

It belongs with the power & battery and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

Power Management HAT for RPI

Solar-capable UPS for Raspberry Pi (and similar boards) with support for 1S LiPo/Li-Ion/LiFePo4.

Main components on the Powerups

595-TPS2120YFPR512-FAN48623UC50X579-AVR128DB28T-I/SS863-NCV68261MTWAITBG595-BQ25622RYKR700-MAX17260SETD+T

Powerups bill of materials (BOM)

70 components, 29 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
595-TPS2120YFPR
TPS2120
U1
1
512-FAN48623UC50X
FAN48623
U3
1
579-AVR128DB28T-I/SS
AVR128DB28
U4
1
863-NCV68261MTWAITBG
NCV68261
U5
1
595-BQ25622RYKR
BQ25622E
U6
1
700-MAX17260SETD+T
MAX17260
U7
1
757-SSM6N7002KFULF
SSM6N7002KFU
Q1
2
621-DMN3016LFDE-13
DMN3016LFDE
Q2, Q3
1
520-.327-7-34R-T
32.768 kHz
Y1
1
667-EVQP7A01P
EVQ-P7A01P
BTN1
1
571-1776275-2
Battery
CONN1
1
455-SM02B-SRSS-TBDKR-ND
Thermistor
CONN6
1
571-1776275-2
External DC
CONN7
1
859-LTST-C190KGKT
LTST-C190KGKT
LED1
1
859-LTST-C190KRKT
LTST-C190KRKT
LED2
1
81-DFE252012F-R47MP2
0.47 uH
L1
1
815-AOTB252010S1R0MT
1uH
L2
7
187-CL21A226MAYNNNE
22uF
C1, C2, C3, C7, C8, C13, C18
2
81-GRT1555C1H200FA2D
20pF
C4, C5
3
187-CL10A106KP8NNWC
10uF
C6, C11, C15
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QtyPartRefs
6
791-0402B473K250CT
47nF
C9, C12, C16, C19, C22, C23
3
81-GRM155R61E105MA2J
1uF
C10, C14, C20
2
187-CL10A475KP8NNND
4.7uF
C17, C21
8
603-AC0402FR-07267KL
267k
R1, R2, R3, R14, R15, R23, R25, R30
5
504-MFSA0603R0100FSM
0
R4, R5, R13, R18, R24
2
603-RC0402FR-7D31K6L
31.6k
R6, R29
6
603-RC0402FR-7W806RL
806
R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R27
2
504-MFSA0603R0100FSM
10m
R12, R17
6
603-RC0402FR-135K36L
5.36k
R19, R20, R21, R22, R26, R28

Powerups design files

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

Powerups: common questions

How big is the Powerups PCB?

The Powerups measures 65 × 30.5 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Powerups?

70 components, from 29 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 Powerups design files?

From the PowerFeather/powerups 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 Powerups design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, which PowerFeather chose for the repository.

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