Zigbee development Board PCB Design

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Hi,

I am working on a Zigbee mesh networking project, where I have created multiple independent Zigbee nodes. All nodes are exactly same and are sending data to each other.

Now, I want to create a small, compact PCB design, which I just plug in the USB Port and it will start working.

I have searched online, but couldn’t get much help, so if someone could guide me or provide me the PCB design, I will be really thankful.

I am trying to create something similar to that: ZigBee coordinator - Share - PCBWay but this design is paid and it has USB, I want mini USB to reduce the size.

Thanks.

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The pictures of the board shows the part numbers for the major components. The data sheets for these components will give the typical applications of these components. All that’s necessary is to connect them together in a schematic and lay out a board.

Are you expecting someone to do this work for you for free?

Replacing the USB connector with a smaller one isn’t going to reduce the size of the board. The dimensions of this board are pretty well fixed by the microprocesor, which occupies almost the entire back side of the board.

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So you have to start from finding mini USB plug ready to be assembled at PCB. In its datasheet there should be a picture of footprint to be used.
Our pen-drive like device is filled with an injection mold.

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I really don’t know much about USB other than to use correct cable to connect. What can you plug it into with a mini connector that will work with it?

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From what OP wants I suppose that there are devices being USB host having mini USB sockets. May be some tablets or like that.

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I hate laptops but the one my mother got a few years back still had the standard USB so I just didn’t know what would be a suitable host for this thing. My last printer a year or so back still had the old square hole USB along with wireless. I assume things like there are reasons the device pointed too doesn’t come with that option.

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Under tablet I understand something much smaller than laptop. May be there are handy devices to small to have standard USB socket.
I would rather expect USB-C then mini-USB, but it is not our problem.

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For me that (cable needed) means that it is not ‘similar to that’. Functionally may be yes, but the question is about PCB.
I didn’t got idea that the question is not about directly inserted device like pen-drive. But you probably are right.

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I asked only because I wanted to make sure the OP knows that the devices he envisions plugging into will support the device. I once saw someone cut a 240V plug off an air conditioner and replace it with a 120V plug. Sure, you can plug it in…

I don’t mean to be insulting here but I have no personal knowledge of the OP’s experience level. Development boards have lots of software types experimenting with hardware now.

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There are USB mini male(!) Connectors as well.

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With a zigbee module, a CH340, an AMS1117 and an exmple of both front and back of the layout (which is quite bad, no GND zones whatsoever), this seems an excellent beginners project to get started with KiCad.

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That PCB design also seems to have moved around a bit. The photos are copied from PCBway, while the silkscreen has the “JLCJLCJLCJLC” number placeholder.

But just buying some “zigbee coordinator” and then glueing or soldering on another connector is a simpler solution for a one-off.

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