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NuBoard IC Investigator

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NuBoard IC Investigator PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by wickerwaka

About the NuBoard IC Investigator PCB

NuBoard IC Investigator is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by wickerwaka, published on GitHub. It is a 6-layer board measuring 141.7 × 105.1 mm, with 375 components from 50 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the T120F484, APS1604M-3SQRX-ZR, TPS2116DRL, AP2112K-3.3 and TPS563201. By type, the board carries 190 capacitors, 100 resistors, 40 ICs, 28 diodes, 8 connectors and 3 inductors.

From the project

The repository includes board hardware, RP2040 firmware, an Efinix runtime template, and Linux host tools. See mcu/README.md, fpga/template/README.md, host/README.md, and docs/protocol.md.

The repository includes board hardware, RP2040 firmware, an Efinix runtime template, and Linux host tools. See mcu/README.md, fpga/template/README.md, host/README.md, and docs/protocol.md.

KiCad 10 hardware projects copied from the working nu68020/nuBoard directory.

Each daughter project has its own nuBoard.kicadsym, nuBoard.pretty`, and project-relative library tables. Either directory can be copied independently; the only libraries required outside it are the default KiCad 10 libraries. Keep these local libraries with the project when copying or distributing it. The main board also uses…

Main components on the NuBoard IC Investigator

T120F484APS1604M-3SQRX-ZRTPS2116DRLAP2112K-3.3TPS563201UCC27524DTPS2111APWRW25Q128JVSRP204074LVC1G139SN74LVCH8T245PWRTXS0108EPWSN74LVC1T45DRL

NuBoard IC Investigator bill of materials (BOM)

375 components, 50 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
T120F484
U1
1
APS1604M-3SQRX-ZR
APS1604M-3SQRx-ZR
U2
1
TPS2116DRL
U3
2
AP2112K-3.3
U4, U5
2
TPS563201
U6, U7
1
UCC27524D
U8
1
TPS2111APWR
U9
1
W25Q128JVS
U10
1
RP2040
U11
12
74LVC1G139
U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 +4
12
SN74LVCH8T245PWR
U24, U25, U26, U27, U28, U29, U30, U31 +4
1
TXS0108EPW
U36
4
SN74LVC1T45DRL
U37, U38, U39, U40
1
NVF5P03T3G
Q1
1
BSR802NL6327
Q2
1
50MHZ
50Mhz
Y1
1
12MHZ
12Mhz
Y2
1
C41376037
FPGA Debug
J1
1
Barrel_Jack_Switch
J2
1
USB_C_RECEPTACLE_USB2.0_16P
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16P
J3
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QtyPartRefs
1
C41376037
MCU Debug
J4
4
CONN_01X34_SOCKET
Conn_01x34_Socket
J5, J6, J7, J8
1
C271750
MCU_Reset
SW1
1
C271750
MCU_Boot
SW2
4
LED
D1, D2, D3, D4
12
C3646923
RED
D5, D7, D9, D11, D13, D15, D17, D19 +4
12
C3646922
GREEN
D6, D8, D10, D12, D14, D16, D18, D20 +4
1
C160974
33ohm 100mhz
FB1
2
2.2UH
2.2uH
L1, L2
2
4.7U
4.7u
C1, C131
56
0.1U
0.1u
C2, C3, C101, C104, C107, C110, C113, C116 +48
9
1u
C4, C92, C94, C95, C96, C98, C99, C126 +1
46
C5142565
0.1u 0201
C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12 +38
44
C285010
0.01u 0201
C40, C41, C42, C43, C44, C45, C46, C47 +36
4
1u
C84, C85, C88, C89
9
10U
10u
C86, C87, C90, C91, C93, C97, C100, C114 +1
4
22U
22u
C102, C103, C108, C109
4
10U
10u
C105, C106, C111, C112
12
0.1U
0.1u
C133, C134, C135, C136, C137, C138, C139, C140 +4
41
10K
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 +33
7
22
R12, R29, R30, R69, R71, R73, R75
6
1K
R16, R19, R35, R38, R42, R43
2
5.1K
R20, R21
1
C122548
33.2K 1%
R22
2
C25744
10K 1%
R23, R26
1
C11590
5.76K 1%
R25
1
400
R34
3
27
R36, R37, R41
12
1K
R44, R45, R46, R47, R48, R49, R50, R51 +4
24
22R
YAGEO
RN1, RN2, RN3, RN4, RN5, RN6, RN7, RN8 +16

NuBoard IC Investigator design files

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

NuBoard IC Investigator: common questions

What microcontroller does the NuBoard IC Investigator use?

The NuBoard IC Investigator is built around the RP2040, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the NuBoard IC Investigator PCB?

The NuBoard IC Investigator measures 141.7 × 105.1 mm, has 6 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the NuBoard IC Investigator?

375 components, from 50 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 NuBoard IC Investigator design files?

From the wickerwaka/nuBoard 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 NuBoard IC Investigator design in my own project?

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

Can I test firmware for the NuBoard IC Investigator 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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