Busboard

So here’s the deal: I just mentioned this busboard in a video, but it’s not really polished up for release. I will polish it up pretty soon though. Cool?

3D render of the PCB, partially populated to show its various configurations

Revision 2

That’s the only one I got on offer, and it’s fully untested.

Revision 1, the one you saw in my video, had a silkscreen issue, so I fixed it and took the opportunity to make a few minor improvements to the board.

That means nobody has ever received the real article. If you do, you’ll be the first—and you HAVE to tell me if they worked or not. And they might not work. They probably will, mind. Revision 1 works, and not much can go wrong with such a simple design.

Of note:

In the last row of the 3D render, the +12V silkscreen is offset to the right by mistake. It’s fixed in the files provided.
The Gerbers include the text JLCJLCJLCJLC if you go with JLCPCB. You can use the option to make them add the serial number at the location of this text.
If JLC whines about your having “multiple designs”, remind them of their own policy.

Deal? Here’s the file: busboard-rev2.zip. No refunds.

Rude Legal Threats

The “Non-Commercial” rule

You cannot sell this item, but you can share it with your community if you don’t profit from it.

I do not want to have to compete against low quality products bearing my own name in the event I choose to sell products in the future. I disallow commercial usage via the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

Ordering PCBs of my project from a fab house with a minimum order of 5, and selling the 4 leftover PCBs at cost in a DIY community, that’s fair. But ordering 20 PCBs of my project and selling them for profit on a marketplace like Reverb or eBay is forbidden.

Using the Aria Salvatrice signature fairly

I do not sign things I did not make. Never use my signature in ways that incorrectly imply my participation or my endorsement.

If you are modifying my PCB, remove the signature graphic before you redistribute it, and credit me in a more appropriate way: for example, add text that says “Based on a design by Aria Salvatrice” in the docs and on the PCB. If shoddy mods I didn’t design myself display my signature, it makes it harder for me to establish a reputation for quality.

I often use the “Cool S” symbol on my builds, a popular culture symbol that belongs to everyone. I claim no legal or moral rights over the “Cool S” symbol, only over my full signature.

Frick the heck off, liability lawyers

I disclaim all liability. You play around with this thing at your own risk. Here’s some all caps words I copy pasted off somewhere to scare off lawers:

THESE HARDWARE FILES, DOCUMENTATION, AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

Also, electricity can kill you. In the interest of safety, do not get killed by electricity.