Board Layouts & Expansion Board Schematics

Schematics:

• Gumstix Expansion Board schematics - Eagle format
• To know what function is shipping on any particular Gumstix product, review the "Features" information as presented at www.gumstix.com for that particular Gumstix product rather than depending upon the function designed into the schematic posted in pubs.gumstix.com. Gumstix makes this recommendation because each function designed on to a Gumstix board (as per schematic) may or may not be populated during the build process.

• Gumstix does not pubish or license the schematic of any Gumsix computer-on-module (COM).

Computer-on-modules layout files:

• Overo series 3D CAD layout file - DXF, IGES, STEP and PDF formats
• verdex pro series 3D CAD layout files - DXF, IGES, STEP and PDF formats

Expansion board layout files:

To know what function is shipping with any particular product, look at the information presented on the product page of the board at www.gumstix.com. Function designed on to a board may not be populated during the build process.

• 3D CAD layout files in DXF, IGES, STEP AND PDF formats

Available under a Creative Commons license.

- The schematics may be viewed using Eagle software from CadSoft,

• Free version of Eagle: available here.
• Licensed version of Eagle: available here.

Version control and lot tracking

  To determine the version of the bare PCB, bill of materials, and manufacturer work order used to build a specific Gumstix COM or expansion board, click here

 

3D Images for physical layouts (basix, connex and verdex only)

3D Images for Physical Layouts

In the Spring of 2007, Gumstix provided physical layout and connector location information via SketchUp and the 3D warehouse visuals, as below. This work was done by a summer co-op student working at Gumstix for that summer only. 

The eagle schematics and layout files (.dxf) linked below have the connector and mounting hole locations for the basix and connex motherboards.

As such, dimension numbers can be obtained via the Eagle files or by loading the sketchup files into CAD/CAM software.

Values for depth are said to be "buried in Sketchup" as sketchup has the heights programmed but a review of the details/properties of the sub-part (i.e.. the capacitor) is warranted.

For the expansion board layouts, go to the '.brd' files linked below.

Motherboards

- basix motherboards in 3D

- connex motherboards in 3D

- verdex motherboards in 3D

Expansion boards

- basix expansion boards in 3D

- connex expansion boards in 3D

- verdex expansion boards in 3D

SketchUp

For 3D SketchUp design information, go here.

3D visualization of gumstix boards

This modeling environment for electronic product designers integrates popular design tools, 3D images, and software scripts to accelerate and simplify the design and visualization of new product enclosures and custom expansion boards by combining 3D gumstix product visuals with Google SketchUp, Google 3D Warehouse and Cadsoft's Eagle™ CAD software.

SketchUp is compatible with CAD products such as Graphisoft® Archicad 10, MicroStation® V8, Autodesk® AutoCAD® Revit® Series Systems Plus, VectorWorks® Architect, DataCAD, Nemetschek, Rhinoceros® and Softech.

Using pre-made gumstix Sketchup models

1. Download Google sketchup software.
2. Go to the Google 3D warehouse to find 3-D appliance model offerings that are planned to include basix, connex and verdex brands.
3. Search on "gumstix" 4. Select a file from the results posted and click "Download to Google SketchUp"

Converting Eagle layouts to Sketchup models Gumstix has published the scripts we use to convert Eagle layouts automatically into Sketchup models. This uses the ULP scripting features of the Eagle package along with the Ruby scripting features of Sketchup to automatically draw and place components on a circuit board within Sketchup. The generated model can then be edited/saved/exported as necessary. The System consists of two pieces:

Eagle ULP program which parses the layout and generates a ruby script encapsulating the components and their positions on the board * A set of Ruby libraries for Sketchup which the ULP-generated ruby script uses to actually draw the board within Sketchup. These scripts, along with further documentation, can be downloaded here (link to come).