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ZCS18

ZeniteSolar·ZCS18

ZCS18 PCB layout, top view — open source AVR/Arduino board by ZeniteSolar

About the ZCS18 PCB

ZCS18 is an open source AVR/Arduino PCB design by ZeniteSolar, published on GitHub under the LGPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 102.9 × 45.7 mm, with 69 components from 33 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ATMEGA328P-AU_alt, from the AVR/Arduino family. Other key parts include the MCP2551-I/SN, MCP2515-E/ST-SOIC18 and LM7805. By type, the board carries 23 capacitors, 18 resistors, 10 connectors, 4 ICs, 4 diodes and 3 jumpers.

It belongs with the power & battery and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

The piece of hardware used in almost all modules in the boat of Zênite Solar Team on 2018.

Zênite Solar TEAM is an universitary project from IFSC focused on the development of a high performance solar boat for races and it aims to be completly open source.

- All the hardware was developed using KiCad; - Simulations was done using LTSpice; - Schematics are available [here][Schematic]; - BOM are available [here][BOM];

- [x] Simulations - [x] Schematics - [x] PCB - [x] Fabrication - [ ] Assembly - [ ] Test - [ ] Basic Firmware for reference

Main components on the ZCS18

MCP2551-I/SNMCP2515-E/ST-SOIC18LM7805ATMEGA328P-AU_alt

ZCS18 bill of materials (BOM)

69 components, 33 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
MCP2551-I/SN
U201
1
MCP2515-E/ST-SOIC18
U202
1
LM7805
U301
1
ATMEGA328P-AU_alt
U501
1
si2308cds
Q301
2
16MHz
Y201, Y501
1
SUPPLY
J101
1
USART
J102
1
ICSP
J103
1
DIGITAL I/Os
J104
1
ANALOG
J105
1
I2C
J106
1
SPI
J107
1
USART
J108
2
RJ45
J401, J402
1
500mA resettable
F301
1
Termination
JP201
2
Jumper_2_Open
JP202, JP203
1
pesd1can
D201
2
LED_RED
D301, D501
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QtyPartRefs
1
TVS 24V 400W
D302
3
10uH
L201, L501, L502
3
1u
C101, C103, C503
2
100n
C102, C104
10
100nF
C201, C202, C203, C302, C303, C501, C502, C504 +2
2
560p
C204, C205
4
22pF
C206, C207, C507, C508
1
10uF
C301
1
1uF
C304
7
100
R101, R102, R103, R104, R105, R204, R205
1
120
R201
8
10k
R202, R203, R206, R301, R501, R504, R505, R506
2
1k
R502, R503

ZCS18 design files

The KiCad project lives in the ZeniteSolar/ZCS18 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

ZCS18: common questions

What microcontroller does the ZCS18 use?

The ZCS18 is built around the ATMEGA328P-AU_alt, from the AVR/Arduino family.

How big is the ZCS18 PCB?

The ZCS18 measures 102.9 × 45.7 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the ZCS18?

69 components, from 33 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the ZCS18 design files?

From the ZeniteSolar/ZCS18 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the ZCS18 design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its LGPL-3.0 license, which ZeniteSolar chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the ZCS18 without the hardware?

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

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