MC1/HC1/HC2 PCB design file?

[rh4n]

I have some HC2s and want to do some hardware modifications to enable hardware power control (on/off/reset) from a separate system. Are the PCB designs available anywhere so that I can figure out which component pads on the PCB correspond to which wires in the schematic?

[mad_ady]

It should be somewhere around here: https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-xu4/hardware/hardware

[odroid]

You can find HC2/HC1 schematics and mechanical drawings in this link.
https://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-HC1_MC1/
But, we've not disclosed any ODROID PCB design files.

[mctom]

I had a similar problem when I attempted fixes on HC2. There are no component designators on PCB and it's hard to tell which is which.
However I remember I used Odroid XU4 board for that. The component layout around SoC is almost the same (probably copied), and the components are designated.
But most of these components are decoupling capacitors, so you'll be very lucky to find an exposed reset signal somewhere. Well, it may have a pullup resistor, maybe.

However the DC input protection chip should have UVLO with a resistive voltage divider, you should be able to tap in there and pull that pin low to cut off the power supply.

[rh4n]

You can find HC2/HC1 schematics and mechanical drawings in this link.
https://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-HC1_MC1/
But, we've not disclosed any ODROID PCB design files.

Thanks for the link! The .dxf file is close to what I want, but unfortunately doesn't have the copper traces. Any chance you'd be willing to share the PCB design files?

I had a similar problem when I attempted fixes on HC2. There are no component designators on PCB and it's hard to tell which is which.
However I remember I used Odroid XU4 board for that. The component layout around SoC is almost the same (probably copied), and the components are designated.

Oooh, good idea! I'll squint at the XU4 for a while and see if I can figure something out. Thanks!

[mctom]

Oh, you mention that you have HC2, and these have a built-in buck converter. That should be easy to disable it with EN pin as well.

For a reset signal, I remember C2 had a SOT23 component for generating power on reset and I used that for resetting the board with tweezers, hee hee.

Anyway I wouldn't count on HK ever releasing so detailed design files, that would be too easy to forge the PCBs. Actually I'm glad I don't have to deal with fake Odroids.

[mctom]

You can find HC2/HC1 schematics and mechanical drawings in this link.
https://dn.odroid.com/5422/ODROID-HC1_MC1/
But, we've not disclosed any ODROID PCB design files.

Thanks for the link! The .dxf file is close to what I want, but unfortunately doesn't have the copper traces. Any chance you'd be willing to share the PCB design files?

No. We will share another PDF file which shows the component reference numbers for your easier signal tracing.

[ruppi]

Please refer to the drawing below with the Desgenerator.

HC2_Designator.pdf

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[rh4n]

Awesome, thank you so much!

[mctom]

How awesome is that! Thanks, with this new input I'll give that HC2 another try someday.

[rh4n]

Any chance you have a PDF for the rev 0.1 20171017 design? It looks like the 12V->5V buck converter changed between the 20170630 and 20171017 revisions.

[mctom]

My understanding is the two revisions you're referring to are actually boards for HC1 and HC2. Buck converter has been introduced, in the previous design there was a input protection device instead.

But it's placed at the same spot anyway.

[odroid]

HC2 has a slightly different power circuitry for 12V power rails.
Our hardware guy Ruppi is extremely busy these days. Give him a couple of days.
Yesterday, he spent a few hours to make the drawings of component reference numbers manually.

[mctom]

I wouldn't dare to ask Ruppi to redo this work again just to cover such minor differences between these two boards. I think this file is very useful as it is.

[ruppi]

I was mistaken because it was a model that I designed very long time ago.
I am re-attaching it for HC2.

HC2_MAIN_REV0.1_20171017.pdf

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Any chance you have a PDF for the rev 0.1 20171017 design? It looks like the 12V->5V buck converter changed between the 20170630 and 20171017 revisions.