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Medusa cape

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Medusa cape PCB layout, top view — open source board by sharebrained

About the Medusa cape PCB

Medusa cape is an open source PCB design by sharebrained, published on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license. It is a board measuring 54.6 × 86.4 mm, with 73 components from 20 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the ON_CAT24C256, EP3C5E144, TPS62420 and REGULATOR_SOT23_5. By type, the board carries 36 capacitors, 23 resistors, 4 ICs, 4 connectors, 2 test points and 2 inductors.

It belongs with the displays & leds designs in this gallery.

From the project

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Medusa cape, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Medusa cape

ON_CAT24C256EP3C5E144TPS62420REGULATOR_SOT23_5

Medusa cape bill of materials (BOM)

73 components, 20 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
ON_CAT24C256
U1
1
EP3C5E144
U2
1
TPS62420
U11
1
REGULATOR_SOT23_5
U12
1
OSC4
X1
1
BEAGLEBONE_BLACK
J1
1
HEADER_2X5
J2
2
HEADER_2X16
J3, J4
1
SPST2
SW1
2
TP
TP1, TP2
2
4U7
L1, L2
26
100N
C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 +18
7
10U
C35, C36, C38, C39, C40, C41, C43
1
33P
C37
1
DNI
C42
1
22U
C44
13
10K
R1, R2, R3, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 +5
1
1K
R4
5
DNI
R5, R6, R7, R8, R27
4
R
R29, R30, R31, R32

Medusa cape design files

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

Medusa cape: common questions

How big is the Medusa cape PCB?

The Medusa cape measures 54.6 × 86.4 mm and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Medusa cape?

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

Where can I download the Medusa cape design files?

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

Can I use the Medusa cape design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its GPL-2.0 license, which sharebrained chose for the repository.

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