Imported from GitHub: Alan-Lomax/MaxDuino · commit 77c4e7a · license GPL-3.0

Description

All in One PCB Arduino Carrier for Model Railways

README

MaxDuino

Is a small PCB carrier board that acts as a host for an Arduino NANO. The PCB provides a multitude of supporting features for the NANO. It is targeted for use as a model railway animation tool (see feature list) Because of its flexibility it can be used in many different scenarios.

There are two current versions according to needs:

Key Features

Status of MaxDuino development

Rev 1.6 Is The Latest RJ45 Version

Since the R1.4 version

Known Issues

Rev 1.4 Is The Latest Version using screw terminals

Rev 1.3 and Older Have been removed from GitHub (Files are in the archive)

MaxDuino KiCad files including GERBERS.

The KiCad files are essentially 'source code' and include:

The Gerber files can be thought of as the 'compiled version'. The Gerbers are seperate files, one for each step in the manufacturing process of a PCB. The Gerbers are normally saved as a ZIP file and the Zip file is what gets submitted for manufacture at the fabrication facility of your choice.

The Panel Version

The MaxDuino PCB is sized 50 mm x 100 mm which means it can easily be panelized in sets of two. This makes the panelized Maxduino fit on a single 100 mm x 100 mm PCB which is the normal 'minimum size' for billing. The short version of this is you get twice as many MaxDuinos at no extra cost.

There is a seperate folder containing the Panelized version of the Gerbers.

Be Aware

Normally all EDITS should be done to the 'single PCB' and then it be repanelized To repanelize you start a new Kicad project (one with no contents) and run a 'plug in' to panelize things. You will specfiy which other file has the PCB layout you want to panelize. You also set the number of rows (2) and collumns (1) The only manual step needed is to add a horizontal line on the edge cut layer. This will be a 'Vee-Cut' and allows separating the two PCBs easily.