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12th August: Let there be PCB!

A project log for WildDrone Locator

"Safety First!", we often hear. Mounted on a drone, this beacon says "I'm here!" in LoRa language.

mihaivdrMihaiVDR 09/30/2018 at 18:000 Comments

I must finish the PCB and send it to the fab today! I'll be away for the next week and I do not want to waste a entire week. I must also order the components to finish this on time!

Here are some screen shots with the PCB in progress:

Fig. 1: A discouraging pile of components...
Fig. 1: A discouraging pile of components...
Fig. 2: Components grouped by logical blocks.
Fig. 2: Components grouped by logical blocks.
Fig. 3: Top cpmponent placement.
Fig. 3: Top component placement.
Fig. 4: Bottom component placement.
Fig. 4: Bottom component placement.

Fig. 5: Top routing.
Fig. 5: Top routing.
Fig. 6: Internal layer 1 routing.
Fig. 6: Internal layer 1 routing.
Fig. 7: Internal layer 2 routing.
Fig. 7: Internal layer 1 routing.
Fig. 8: Bottom layer routing.
Fig. 8: Bottom layer routing.
Fig. 9: 3D rendering, bottom view.
Fig. 9: 3D rendering, bottom view.
Fig. 10: 3D rendering, top view.
Fig. 10: 3D rendering, top view.
Fig. 11: Layer detonated view !
Fig. 11: Layer detonated view !
Fig. 12: Layer detonated view !
Fig. 12: Layer detonated view !

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