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ATX Breakout

Breakout a standard ATX Powersupply for 12V, 5V and 3.3V

Created by Kian Kian

Tier 4

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Kian Kian submitted ATX Breakout for review ago

funkeudo funkeudo requested changes for ATX Breakout ago

Nice project! Please add prices (in USD) to your BOM.csv, as well as links to your items.

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More details for the build process

So, I used my multimeter to check the pinout of my power supply and labeled all the pins using an online image. I got the footprint from Google, and KiCad has it in its library by default.

I used this image from lifewire.com:

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Then I assigned the pins and added fuses to the schematic file for the safety of this board.

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After a quick Google search, I found the connectors for standard ATX power supply cables and added pure 12V connections as well as 12V, 5V, and 3.3V connections. Routing was relatively easy. I increased the trace thickness to 0.8mm and connected everything. Ground fills are also essential.

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Iamalive Iamalive 🚀 requested changes for ATX Breakout ago

Please add some more jounrals to show to reviewers your build process so we can justify funding this project. Additionally, the cart total does not match your requested funding. Please fix this!

Kian Kian submitted ATX Breakout for review ago

Kian Kian added to the journal ago

Schematics + very simple pcb

Soooooo here I am again. After spending two weeks on my last project, I wanted to do something useful but not too complicated. For future projects, I need a distribution board for power, and what could be simpler than a PC power supply?

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I initially used a standard ATX header but found them to be very expensive, so I switched to a different compatible header that wasn't directly from Molex. Then I added a power LED and an on/off switch, fuse holders for 12V, 5V, and 3.3V, and a few standard connectors for various devices.

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Then everything was routed and I was so surprised how beautifully simple and relaxed it was :-)

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Kian Kian started ATX Breakout ago