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Until now, I’ve -been using development boards like the Arduino Uno and ESP-32-WROOM so that I -can focus on the software. Recently, I decided to step outside of my comfort -zone and design a PCB from scratch for a door lock I’m working on.</p> - -<p>The lock comprises two subsystems: a fingerprint sensor in front of the door -and a servo connected to the physical lock behind the door. The fingerprint -sensor authenticates the person and signals the servo behind the door to unlock -the door over an encrypted RF channel.</p> - -<table style="border: none; width: 100%"> - <tr style="border: none;"> - <td style="border: none; width: 49.5%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> - <img src="front_design.jpeg" alt="Design (front)" style="width: 100%" /> - <p>Footprint (front)</p> - </td> - <td style="border: none; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> - <img src="front.jpeg" alt="PCB (front)" style="width: 100%" /> - <p>PCB (front)</p> - </td> - </tr> - <tr style="border: none;"> - <td style="border: none; width: 49.5%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> - <img src="back_design.jpeg" alt="Design (back)" style="width: 100%" /> - <p>Footprint (back)</p> - </td> - <td style="border: none; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> - <img src="back.jpeg" alt="PCB (back)" style="width: 100%" /> - <p>PCB (back)</p> - </td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p>The PCBs have two layers. A copper region serves as the ground plane. The 0.3 -mm wide 1 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> copper traces can carry up to 500 mA (the tracks -connecting the power source and the linear regulators have a width of 0.5 mm). -Both subsystems were functional. I was able to control the servo reliably using -the fingerprint sensor.</p> - -<p>The designs aren’t without flaws, however. The main shortcoming of the circuits -is that they draw significant amounts of quiescent currents despite employing -sleep modes. The linear regulators were a poor choice as they dissipate too -much heat. The fingerprint sensor and the servo draw 13.8 mA (3.3 V) and 4.6 mA -(5 V) respectively, as long as they are connected to the power supply.</p> - -<p>Although the circuit didn’t draw more than 200 mA without a load, the servo -under load could draw up to 600 mA. I’m sailing too close to the wind with 0.3 -mm copper traces. Instead, 0.4 mm wide 2 oz/ft<sup>2</sup> traces would have -been safer.</p> - -<p>I’m working on improving the design to reduce idle current consumption and -extend the battery life. Despite its deficiencies, this was my first PCB -design, and I’m glad that it worked as well as it did. Custom PCB design marks -an important milestone in my DIY electronics journey.</p> - -<p>Files: <a href="gerber_back.zip">gerber_back.zip</a>, <a href="gerber_front.zip">gerber_front.zip</a>, - <a href="source.tar.gz">source.tar.gz</a></p> -</div> - <p class="post-author right">by Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</p> - </div> - </main> - - </body> -</html> diff --git a/_site/archive/my-first-pcb/source.tar.gz b/_site/archive/my-first-pcb/source.tar.gz Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index c31aa22..0000000 --- a/_site/archive/my-first-pcb/source.tar.gz +++ /dev/null |
