A credit card sized Ethernet Arduino compatable controller board

Step 2 The PCB Layout

Here is the PCB layout.

As with all of my projects, I make the circuit boards using press-n-peel blue as a toner transfer, and cuperic chloride as the etchant.

This layout can be printed onto a laser printer directly and used as artwork.

I wrote detailed instructions in my Arduino Wordclock writeup that you can follow to etch your own board.  Check out http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Word-Clock-Arduino-version/step2/The-hardware-Make-the-controller-board/ for details.

One thing with this layout -  I had to use a surface mount IC (a 74HC08) - Please do not be too scared by the surface mount technology - it is extremely simple to solder - as we will see in the next step.

Anyway - Go on - make a PCB, and check out the next step for how to assemble the board.

Remember - download the PDF file as the master - not the PNG picture - the PNG is just there so that you can see what it will look like - it is almost certainly not to scale!  If you print the PDF full size (without scaling) then it is the exact correct size for Toner Transfer.

*Upate* - I just made another controller and realised that the pin spacing on the Ethernet jack was slightly off....   It has been fixed in the attached PDF layout.

Comments

[02.anand.m]

Cool project.Can you please share KiCad file with as.

[sydkahn]

Boy I wish I could get a Eagle cad of this board- would send it off to a board house and get a few made.

[hightekrednek2396]

you can etch your own boards for much cheaper and the pdf will work with it too heres the video and the company sells a circuit board etching kit



https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/PressRoom/makeoneetch.html

[drj113]

I have been etching my own PCBs for years - Etching Single sided boards is beautifully easy.

On that subject - if anybody wants some of these boards, I would be very happy to etch them for people.

[Zauldy]

I'd like to get 2 of these boards if I may. Let me know how much and I will make arrangement's to send you the money. I can use PayPal as well.

[hightekrednek2396]

how much would you want for one

[drj113]

I would be happy to sell PCBs for $20 + Postage (which is probably less than $5)
If you would like one, just let me know, and I will add some PCBs to the next batch of clock boards that I make. I can accept paypal payments to [e-mail]

[Zauldy]

I just sent you a note asking for two of your Credit card sized Ethernet boards before I read further down the list. To keep my wife happy how about I buy just one of these boards. Let me know when your going to be able to make another batch.

[hightekrednek2396]

ok would you make pcb of your other projects

[drj113]

I can make PCBs for all of my other projects - which ones are you interested in?

[hightekrednek2396]

i was looking at your christmas light controller, and you rfid card

[MstrChief]

Hi,

I love your design!
I am wanting to add SD card and a RTC to this for data logging temperatures, do you think this is possible? Any suggestions?
Would it be possible to get the CAD files for the design?

Thanks.