<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><description>I&amp;#39;m designing a BoosterPack to evaluate GaN devices with the help of a microcontroller. This double post (a+b) documents the PCB layout, specific for significant currency and high switching frequency. The SchematicThe EVM User Guide has...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 21:22:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve attached new KiCad project archive. C30 had a wrong footprint (0603, should be 1206)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/367x254/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7/contentimage_5F00_183075.png:367:254]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2156&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:13:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve attached a &lt;a class="" href="https://www.element14.com/community/servlet/JiveServlet/download/24307-221471/LMG5200_HERCULES_LAUNCHXL2_BOOSTERPACK.pdf"&gt;PDF with the layers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Front silkscreen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Front Copper&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inner 1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Inner 2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Back Copper&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Back silkscreen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drill&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;All but the drill page are vector graphics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I haven&amp;#39;t managed to generate a vector drill image with my current tool set yet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2156&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 22:36:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;The Seeed PCB order is in the Smart:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/810x174/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7/contentimage_5F00_183073.png:810:174]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2156&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 22:23:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7</guid><dc:creator>dougw</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Nicely detailed blog.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m looking forward to the big reveal....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2156&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Hercules LaunchPad and GaN FETs - Part 3b: BoosterPack Layout - my version</title><link>https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/hercules-launchpad-and-gan-fets---part-3b-boosterpack-layout---my-version</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2016 17:39:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0257753b-a528-491b-93fb-a0bc1dbb4fb7</guid><dc:creator>Jan Cumps</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;BOM:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;lplpC21, C15, C1630.1uFCAP, CERM, 0.1uF, 100V, +/-10%, X7R, 06030603GRM188R72A104KA35DMuRataC13, C20, C1931uFCAP, CERM, 1uF, 100V, +/-20%, X7R, 12061206C3216X7R2A105M160AATDKC8, C14210uFCAP, CERM, 10uF, 100V, +/-20%, X7S, 22202220C5750X7S2A106MTDKC9, C10, C11, C12, C17, C1862.2uFCAP, CERM, 2.2uF, 100V, +/-10%, X7R, 12101210GRM32ER72A225KA35LMuRataC27, C26222uFCAP, CERM, 22uF, 25V, +/-10%, X5R, 12101210GRM32ER61E226KE15LMuRataC2812.2uFCAP, CERM, 2.2uF, 16V, +/-10%, X7R, 08050805C2012X7R1C225KTDKC29, C30, C24, C25, C23547uFCAP, CERM, 47uF, 25V, +/-20%, X5R, 12061206C3216X5R1E476M160ACTDKC1, C3210pFCAP, CERM, 10pF, 50V, +/-5%, C0G/NP0, 04020402GRM1555C1H100JA01DMuRataC2210.1uFCAP, CERM, 0.1uF, 10V, +/-10%, X5R, 04020402C1005X5R1A104KTDKC41100pFCAP, CERM, 100pF, 25V, +/-10%, X7R, 0603060306033C101KAT2AAVXC5, C222.2uFCAP, CERM, 2.2uF, 10V, +/-10%, X7R, 06030603GRM188R71A225KE15DMuRataD2, D11GreenLED, Green, SMDLED_0805LTST-C170KGKTLite-OnP2, P32Terminal Block, 2x1, 5.08mm, TH10.16x15.2x9mm282841-2TE ConnectivityL114.7uHInductor, Shielded, Composite, 4.7uH, 10.5A, 8.89 ohm, SMD8.1 x 8 x 8.6mmXAL8080-472MECoilcraftR511.0kRES, 1.0k ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 06030603CRCW06031K00JNEAVishay-DaleR3120kRES, 20k ohm, 5%, 0.25W, 12061206CRCW120620K0JNEAVishay-DaleR410RES, 0 ohm, 5%, 0.1W, 06030603CRCW06030000Z0EAVishay-DaleU11LM5200AMOF, MOF0009AMOF0009ALM5200AMOFTexas InstrumentsR1, R22RES, 10.0k ohm, 1%, 0.063W,06030603JP1, JP22P11SW11Quadrature encoder, service mount EVQVVEVQ-VVD00203BPanasonicC6, C72CAP, CERM, 100pF, 25V, +/-10%, X7R, 0603060306033C101KAT2ATEST1 – 55nothingPCB1PCB LMG5200_HERCULES_LAUNCHXL2_BOOSTERPACK.kicad_pcbLMG5200_HERCULES_LAUNCHXL2_BOOSTERPACK.kicad_pcb&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edit: &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;costs for 3 complete boards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;parts I had to buy: 85 €&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;pcb (includes $10 voucher): 65 €&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;subtotal (what I spent): 150 €&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;parts I received as samples: 50 €&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;total for 3: 200 €&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;per board: 67 €&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Additional:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 LabVIEW Home Edition license: &lt;strong&gt;38.25€&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2156&amp;AppID=293&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>