Serial bread

testudor·serial-bread

Serial bread PCB layout, top view — open source board by testudor

About the Serial bread PCB

Serial bread is an open source PCB design by testudor, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 26 × 32 mm, with 18 components from 13 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the C84681 and C51118. By type, the board carries 5 capacitors, 5 resistors, 3 diodes, 2 ICs, 2 connectors and 1 switch.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts and usb & debug tools designs in this gallery.

From the project

USB-to-UART module

This is part of the "Modular Breadboard" parent project.

It's a basic USB-to-UART adapter with a robust USB-C connector and switchable logic levels. It can also provide up to 3A@5v and 600mA@3.3V for your project.

Serial bread, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Serial bread

Serial bread bill of materials (BOM)

18 components, 13 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
C84681
CH340C
U1
1
C51118
AP2112K-3.3
U2
1
C165948
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0
J1
1
C358726
Conn_02x04_Top_Bottom
J2
1
C2921648
SW_SPDT
SW1
1
C72043
LED GREEN
D1
1
C72038
LED YELLOW
D2
1
C2286
LED RED
D3
2
C1525
0.1u
C1, C2
1
C15525
10u
C3
2
C52923
1u
C4, C5
2
C25905
5.1k
R1, R2
3
C11702
1k
R3, R4, R5

Serial bread design files

The KiCad project lives in the testudor/serial-bread repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Serial bread: common questions

How big is the Serial bread PCB?

The Serial bread measures 26 × 32 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.67 mm thick.

How many components are on the Serial bread?

18 components, from 13 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Serial bread design files?

From the testudor/serial-bread repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Serial bread design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, which testudor chose for the repository.

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