1 General Description of The Project
1 General Description of The Project
STUDENT PROFESSIONAL CONTEST THE 24th EDITION, ORADEA, 22nd‐25th APRIL 2015
Organizers: University of Oradea
Politehnica University of Bucharest ‐ Electronics, Telecommunications and
Information Technology Faculty
Center of Technological Electronics and Interconnection Techniques
Figure 1. Schematic of the IOT Device.
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The IOT Device consists in:
1. A microcontroller (IC1) for acquiring data from sensors, management of the TCP/IP stack and hosting an application
software;
2. A Ethernet interface circuit (ENC28J60‐SO) for Internet connection through a RJ45 connector;
3. Four thermocouple measurement circuits (MAX6675) with serial interface;
4. A switch‐mode power supply;
5. Connectors (for power supply, I/O signals);
The IOT Device – powered from a single 12V supply – can acquire 12 Analog Input signals, 4 thermocouple measurements
and one isolated discrete input. The application SW hosted by the microcontroller can process these signals and can make
them available to worldwide access through the Ethernet connection.
The PCB of the IOT Device should be 120 x 80 mm in order to fit in a plastic enclosure. All I/O connectors should be placed as
specified in figure 2. The PCB should also provide 4 holes (4mm diameter) as specified below. All components will be placed
on the top side.
Figure 2. Top view of the IOT Device PCB.
2 General requirements
GEN‐001 The design order is mandatory: libraries, schematic design, transfer procedure, layout design and post‐
processing activities.
GEN‐002 All dimensions should be considered in metric system.
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4 Mechanical design specifications (6 points)
MEC‐001 PCB geometry is specified in figure 2. Accepted tolerance is +0.1 mm. (2 points)
MEC‐002 The PCB should have 4 holes (4 mm diameter) for PCB fixing screws and should accommodate all 4
screws in order to be fixed firmly. Avoid placing components on a 4 mm radius around holes. (2 points)
MEC‐003 The I/O connectors (X1..X17, RJ45 and POWER JACK) should be placed as specified in figure 2. (2 points)
PCB‐001 Components footprints and layout guidelines are specified in the attached datasheets. (20 points)
PCB‐002 The layout design should take into consideration the next stack up:
• Layer 1 is a signal layer. It can contain the differential analog pairs from the Ethernet device to
the magnetics module, or to an optical transceiver. Copper thickness is 0.05 mm;
• Layer 2 is a signal ground layer. Chassis ground may also be fabricated in Layer 2 under the
connector side of the magnetics module. Copper thickness is 0.05 mm;
• Layer 3 is used for power planes. Copper thickness is 0.05 mm;
• Layer4 is a signal layer. Copper thickness is 0.05 mm;
Minimum copper width is 0.150 mm and minimum clearance is 0.150 mm. (4 points)
PCB‐003 Vias connecting electrical layers should be sized according to trace electrical characteristics or
requirements, with a minimum annular ring of 0.15 mm. (2 points)
PCB‐004 Placement should follow the instructions given in figure 2. (10 points)
PCB‐005 All IC’s should have a silkscreen marking for their reference pin (pin 1). (4 points)
PCB‐006 Minimum distance between 2 adjacent components is 0.5 mm. (4 points)
PCB‐007 Minimum distance between components (including test pads) and outline of the PCB is 3 mm, except
for the Xn, Ethernet and Power connectors. (2 points)
PCB‐008 A 10 mm x 10 mm copper area, covered by solder mask, should be placed on the PCB (for data matrix
code). (2 points)
PCB‐009 IC3 should be provided with proper thermal pads/areas/clearance for cooling: 20 mm x 10 mm thermal
area (both sides) and 0.3 mm drills for thermal vias on a 1.27 mm grid. (10 points)
PCB‐010 TPOUT+, TPOUT‐, TPIN+, TPIN‐ should be routed as differential pairs. Each pair of signal should have a
differential impedance of 100 Ω. +/‐ 15%. If a particular tool cannot design differential traces, it is
permissible to specify 55‐65 Ω single‐ended traces as long as the spacing between the two traces is
minimized (0.2 mm maximum). (12 points)
PCB‐011 The overall length of differential pairs should be less than 100 mm measured from the Ethernet device
to the magnetics. The differential traces (within each pair) should be equal in total length to within 1.25
mm and as symmetrical as possible. (10 points)Asymmetrical and unequal length traces in the differential pairs
contribute to common mode noise. If a choice has to be made between matching lengths and fixing symmetry, more emphasis
should be placed on fixing symmetry. Common mode noise can degrade the receive circuit’s performance and contribute to
radiated emissions.
PCB‐012 Differential pairs routing rules: (10 points)
• Do not route a pair of differential traces closer than 2.5 mm to another differential pair.
• Do not route any other signal traces parallel to the differential traces, and closer than 2.5 mm
to the differential traces (7.5 mm is recommended).
• Keep maximum separation within differential pairs to 0.2 mm.
• For high‐speed signals, the number of corners and vias should be kept to a minimum. If a 90°
bend is required, it is recommended to use two 45° bends instead.
• Traces should be routed away from board edges by a distance greater than of 1mm
• Do not route differential pairs over splits in the associated reference plane as it may cause
discontinuity in impedances.
PCB‐013 Additional routing rules: (15 points)
• Do not route traces and vias under crystals or oscillators. This will prevent coupling to or from
the clock. And as a general rule, place traces from clocks and drives at a minimum distance
from apertures by a distance that is greater than the largest aperture dimension;
• To maintain best signal integrity, keep digital signals far away from the analog traces (at least
2.5 mm) of the differential pairs. If a ground plane cannot separate digital signals on other
board layers, they should be routed perpendicular to the differential pairs.
• If possible, maintain a gap of 2.5 mm between all differential pairs (Ethernet) and other nets,
but group associated differential pairs together.
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Physically group together all components associated with one clock trace to reduce trace
length and radiation.
• Isolate I/O signals from high‐speed signals to minimize crosstalk, which can increase EMI
emission and susceptibility to EMI from other signals.
• Avoid routing high‐speed LAN traces near other high‐frequency signals.
PCB‐014 Power and ground planes rules: (15 points)
• Route traces over a continuous plane with no interruptions. Do not route over a split power or
ground plane. If there are vacant areas on a ground or power plane, avoid routing signals over
the vacant area. This will increase inductance and EMI radiation levels.
• Separate noisy digital grounds from analog grounds to reduce coupling. Noisy digital grounds
may affect sensitive DC subsystems, however, in most designs one ground plane is sufficient
for the analog and digital grounds.
• All ground vias should be connected to every ground plane; and every power via should be
connected to all power planes at equal potential. This helps reduce circuit inductance.
• Physically locate grounds between a signal path and its return minimizing the loop area.
• The ground plane beneath the magnetics module should be split (minimum 0.25 mm gap). The
RJ45 connector side of the transformer module should have chassis ground beneath it.
Good grounding requires minimizing inductance levels in the interconnections and keeping ground returns short, signal loop areas
small, and power inputs bypassed to signal return, will significantly reduce EMI radiation.
PCB‐015 For each MAX6675 circuit provide a large ground plane (at least 5 mm x 7 mm) to improve the
temperature measurement accuracy. (4 points)
PCB‐016 The two differential pairs of are terminated with 49.9 Ω (1% tolerance) resistors, placed near the
Ethernet controller. One resistor connects to the differential+ signal trace and another resistor
connects to the differential‐ signal trace. The opposite ends of the resistors connect together and to
ground through a single 0.1μF capacitor. The capacitor should be placed as close as possible to the 49.9
ohm resistors, using a wide trace (0.5 mm width).(4 points)
PCB‐017 Traces between decoupling and I/O filter capacitors should be as short (maximum 2.5 mm) and wide as
practical. Vias to the decoupling capacitors should be sufficiently large in diameter (minimum 0.6 mm)
to decrease series inductance. (6 points)
PCB‐018 Traces between crystals/oscillators and corresponding load capacitors should be as short (maximum
2.5 mm) as possible. A local ground plane should be provided for each crystals/oscillators circuitry. (10
points)
PCB‐019 High current traces (IC2 and IC3 circuitry) should have at least 1.5 mm width. (8 points)
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9 D2 GF1 GF1 SMA‐DO214AC DIODE
10 ENC28J60 ENC28J60‐SO ENC28J60‐SO SO28W Microchip 10Mbit Et
11 IC1 TQFP44 PIC24F32KA304 TQFP44 PIC24F32KA304
12 IC2 MC34063‐DIL MC34063‐DIL DIL08 DC/DC converter MC3
13 IC3 REG1117 REG1117 SOT223 800mA and 1A LDO
14 J1 POWER POWER_JACKPTH POWER_JACK_PTH Power Jack
15 JP1 2 pin header PINHD‐1X5 1X05 PIN HEADER
16 L1 1mH WE‐MI_0603 L0603 SMD Multilayer Inductor
17 L2, L3, L4, L5 10uH WE‐MI_0603 L0603 SMD Multilayer Inductor
18 L6, L8 330uH BS11 BS11 INDUCTOR
19 L7 200uH WE‐MI_0603 L0603 SMD Multilayer Inductor
20 OK1 PC817 PC817 DIL04 SHARP OPTO COUPLER
21 Q1 40Mhz CRYSTALTC38H TC38H CRYSTAL
22 Q2 80Mhz CRYSTALCTS406 CTS406 CRYSTAL
23 R1 5K R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
24 R2, R6 200R R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
25 R3 330mR R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
26 R4 16K R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
27 R5, R12, R13, R14, R40 10K R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
28 R7, R8, R9, R10 49R9 R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
29 R11 2K R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
R15, R16, R17, R19, R21, R23, R27,
30 150 R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
R29, R31, R33, R35, R37
31 R39 1K R‐EU_M1206 M1206 RESISTOR, European
32 RJ2 MAIN_HR911 MAIN_HR911105A MAIN_HR911105A RJ45 connector
33 U$1, U$2, U$3, U$4 MAX6675 MAX6675 SO08‐MAX6675 TH IC
34 X1.. X17 2 pole W237‐102 W237‐102 WAGO SCREW CLAMP
35 Y1 500kHz CRYSTALHC49US HC49US Crystals
Table 1. BOM for IOT Device.
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