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Rana Tadpole Backplate

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Rana Tadpole Backplate PCB layout, top view — open source board by rana-sylvatica

About the Rana Tadpole Backplate PCB

Rana Tadpole Backplate is an open source PCB design by rana-sylvatica, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 175 × 111 mm, with 6 components from 1 distinct parts.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

Pocket-sized digital controller

The Rana Tadpole is a pocket-sized 20-button digital controller, designed for platform fighters but usable for other fighting games, platformers, etc.

Unlike most other similar controller designs that use either keyboard switches or arcade buttons, the Tadpole uses mouse switches (Kailh GM 4.0 if using the provided BOM files - there are other compatible switches that can be subsituted as well at the builders discretion).

Rana Tadpole Backplate, from the project README
From the project README

Rana Tadpole Backplate bill of materials (BOM)

6 components, 1 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
6
MountingHole_Pad
H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6

Rana Tadpole Backplate design files

The KiCad project lives in the rana-sylvatica/rana-tadpole repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Rana Tadpole Backplate: common questions

How big is the Rana Tadpole Backplate PCB?

The Rana Tadpole Backplate measures 175 × 111 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Rana Tadpole Backplate?

6 components, from 1 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 Rana Tadpole Backplate design files?

From the rana-sylvatica/rana-tadpole 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 Rana Tadpole Backplate design in my own project?

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

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