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Faders

Tommie1236·midi-controller·kicad/faders.kicad_pcb

Faders PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by Tommie1236

About the Faders PCB

Faders is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by Tommie1236, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-W-2.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 160 × 130 mm, with 348 components from 35 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the AT25SF081-SSHD-X, MTCH105, MCP3008, LM4040D33 and PCA9635. By type, the board carries 170 diodes, 59 capacitors, 35 ICs, 35 resistors, 25 switches and 12 connectors.

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

From the project

lighting focused midi controller

- motorized faders. Mostly for dimming controls, enough in the playback section and 1 as Master. I chose motorized so they could sync with the controlling software if the value changes and for for example if you were to switch banks to a new set of controls. (mydmx doesn't support that but i wanted to design my controller to work with almost anything.)

- Buttons. for playbacks/executors en general control, a whole lot. Of Course. what would a controller be without a lot of buttons. I also want them to have black with transparent text keycaps and rgb leds below to show the status of the…

Main components on the Faders

RP2040AT25SF081-SSHD-XMTCH105MCP3008LM4040D33PCA9635MCP23S17_SODRV8871DDALS30TLC59282

Faders bill of materials (BOM)

348 components, 35 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
RP2040
U301
1
AT25SF081-SSHD-X
U302
1
MTCH105
U303
1
MCP3008
U304
1
LM4040D33
U305
1
PCA9635
U306
4
MCP23S17_SO
U307, U401, U402, U403
5
DRV8871DDA
U308, U309, U310, U311, U312
10
LS30
U404, U405, U406, U407, U408, U409, U410, U411 +2
10
TLC59282
U414, U415, U416, U417, U418, U419, U420, U421 +2
1
12Mhz
X301
1
Conn_02x03_Counter_Clockwise
J301
7
Conn_01x06_Socket
J302, J303, J307, J308, J311, J312, J313
2
Conn_01x05_Socket
J309, J310
2
Conn_01x03_Socket
J314, J315
5
1.05'_120x240_spi_screen
DS301, DS302, DS303, DS304, DS305
5
RSA0N11M9A0J
MF301, MF302, MF303, MF304, MF305
1
R_Potentiometer
RV301
15
SW_SPST
SW300, SW301, SW302, SW303, SW304, SW410, SW411, SW412 +7
10
RotaryEncoder_Switch
SW400, SW401, SW402, SW403, SW404, SW405, SW406, SW407 +2
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QtyPartRefs
170
LED
D4000, D4001, D4002, D4003, D4004, D4005, D4006, D4007 +162
2
10uf
C301, C302
30
100n
C303, C304, C306, C307, C308, C309, C310, C314 +22
19
1u
C305, C312, C313, C315, C317, C334, C402, C404 +11
5
100u
C319, C321, C323, C325, C327
1
2u2
C336
2
27p
C338, C339
2
1K
R301, R303
1
NFIT
R302
6
10K
R304, R310, R311, R312, R313, R314
5
4K7
R305, R306, R307, R308, R309
1
R
R315
5
10
R316, R317, R318, R319, R320
5
80K
R321, R322, R323, R324, R325
10
2K5
R401, R402, R403, R404, R405, R406, R407, R408 +2

Faders design files

The KiCad project lives in the Tommie1236/midi-controller repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Faders: common questions

What microcontroller does the Faders use?

The Faders is built around the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Faders PCB?

The Faders measures 160 × 130 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Faders?

348 components, from 35 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Faders design files?

From the Tommie1236/midi-controller repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Faders design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CERN-OHL-W-2.0 license, which Tommie1236 chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Faders without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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