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Viswa id1

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Viswa id1 PCB layout, top view — open source board by silentaf

About the Viswa id1 PCB

Viswa id1 is an open source PCB design by silentaf, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 85 × 56 mm, with 48 components from 25 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the Sipeed Tang Nano 9K and AMS1117-3.3. By type, the board carries 18 resistors, 9 connectors, 9 capacitors, 5 diodes, 3 transistors and 2 ICs.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts, sensors and test & measurement designs in this gallery.

From the project

Status (8 Oct 2026): - Designed and verified in KiCad 9: ERC 0 violations; DRC 0 violations; 0 unconnected; schematic ↔ PCB parity 0 issues. - Not fabricated or tested yet. Every number below is a design value or target, not a measurement.

Status (8 Oct 2026): - Designed and verified in KiCad 9: ERC 0 violations; DRC 0 violations; 0 unconnected; schematic ↔ PCB parity 0 issues. - Not fabricated or tested yet. Every number below is a design value or target, not a measurement.

It is the interface and safety-island board that sits on top of the Raspberry Pi 5 in the chest pod.

Source: the Sipeed Tang Nano 9K official pin map (wiki.sipeed.com).

Main components on the Viswa id1

Sipeed Tang Nano 9KAMS1117-3.3

Viswa id1 bill of materials (BOM)

48 components, 25 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
Sipeed Tang Nano 9K
Tang Nano 9K
U1
1
AMS1117-3.3
U2
3
AO3400A
Q1, Q2, Q3
1
RPi5_GPIO_40pin
J1
1
JST B4B-XH-A
US_L
J2
1
JST B4B-XH-A
US_R
J3
1
JST B4B-XH-A
US_H
J4
1
JST B4B-XH-A
TF-Luna
J5
1
JST B2B-XH-A
Motor_L
J6
1
JST B2B-XH-A
Motor_R
J7
1
JST B4B-XH-A
IMU
J8
1
JST B4B-XH-A
Buttons
J9
1
12 mm 5 V active buzzer
5V active buzzer
BZ1
1
1206L050 / equivalent
500mA PTC
F1
1
SS14
D1
3
1N4148W
D2, D3, D4
1
PWR green
D5
1
22uF 10V X5R
C1
2
10uF 10V
C2, C5
1
22uF tant
C3
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QtyPartRefs
5
100nF
C4, C6, C7, C8, C9
11
100R
R1, R2, R3, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 +3
3
100k
R4, R5, R6
3
10k
R15, R16, R17
1
1k
R18

Viswa id1 design files

The KiCad project lives in the silentaf/viswa_id1 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Viswa id1: common questions

How big is the Viswa id1 PCB?

The Viswa id1 measures 85 × 56 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Viswa id1?

48 components, from 25 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 Viswa id1 design files?

From the silentaf/viswa_id1 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 Viswa id1 design in my own project?

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

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