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A side

spdidle·a-side·hardware/PCB/a-side.kicad_pcb

A side PCB layout, top view — open source board by spdidle
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About the A side PCB

A side is an open source PCB design by spdidle, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 100 × 70 mm, with 52 components from 19 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the GL823K and SRV05-4. By type, the board carries 19 capacitors, 19 resistors, 4 ICs, 2 diodes, 1 crystal and 1 switch.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

A-Side is a cassette tape inspired hub to connect full size SD cards among other things to my laptop. I own several cameras but it's not convenient at all to find my dongle and connect it. So why not use a cute form to easily see your pictures!

A-Side is a cassette tape inspired hub to connect full size SD cards among other things to my laptop. I own several cameras but it's not convenient at all to find my dongle and connect it. So why not use a cute form to easily see your pictures!

I love cassette tapes and cameras. That's it!

Loving cameras mean that every time I need to view my photos, upload my photos, anything to do with my photos, it's such a hassle! Grabbing my SD card reader, then my hard drive, sometimes another dongle... Anyways, it's just way too much work. So I decided to make my own SD card dongle-esque thing, with…

A side, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the A side

GL823KSRV05-4

A side bill of materials (BOM)

52 components, 19 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
2
GL823K
IC3, IC4
2
SRV05-4
U1, U2
1
Crystal_GND24
Y2
2
SD-106M
XUNPU(讯普)
Card1, Card2
1
GL850G
GL850G2
1
SW_Push
SW1
2
AF 90° WJDG
SHOU HAN(首韩)
USB1, USB2
1
TYPE-C 16PIN 2MD(073)
TYPE-C 16PIN 2MD
SHOU HAN(首韩)
USB3
2
LED
D1, D2
2
22pF
C1, C2
1
1uF
C3
15
100nF
C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12 +7
1
4.7uF
C10
2
100kR
R1, R2
1
680R
R4
2
100k
R5, R6
2
330R
R7, R8
2
5.1k
R10, R23
10
10k
R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18 +2

A side design files

The KiCad project lives in the spdidle/a-side repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

A side: common questions

How big is the A side PCB?

The A side measures 100 × 70 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the A side?

52 components, from 19 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 A side design files?

From the spdidle/a-side 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 A side design in my own project?

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

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