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Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit

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Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit PCB layout, top view — open source board by sdp8483

About the Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit PCB

Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit is an open source PCB design by sdp8483, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 51.6 × 34.1 mm, with 20 components from 11 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 8 transistors, 6 resistors, 4 connectors, 1 test point and 1 capacitor.

From the project

Various Test Circuits for all Projects

Directory structure for starting a basic project. Originally based off Hackaday article: https://hackaday.com/2017/05/18/kicad-best-practises-library-management/

Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit bill of materials (BOM)

20 components, 11 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
6
PMBT3906.235
Q1, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8
2
DMP4065S-7
Q2, Q7
1
Vin
J1
2
GND
J2, J4
1
Vout
J3
1
TestPoint
TP1
1
1F
C1
2
65k
R1, R5
2
100k
R2, R6
1
8R2
R3
1
20k
R4

Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit design files

The KiCad project lives in the sdp8483/pl_test_pcb repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit: common questions

How big is the Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit PCB?

The Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit measures 51.6 × 34.1 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit?

20 components, from 11 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit design files?

From the sdp8483/pl_test_pcb repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Super Capacitor Charge and Backup Circuit design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which sdp8483 chose for the repository.

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