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Two Mini-Circuits EP2W+ combiners, four SMP jacks — 104 x 104 mm
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"$shape": "adom-board-viewer-config/0.2",
"_note": "Path B Combiner Molecule; content from the design files (BOM/footprints); RF signal path highlighted. Behaviours illustrative.",
"board": {
"name": "Combiner Molecule",
"subtitle": "Two Mini-Circuits EP2W+ combiners, four SMP jacks \u2014 104 x 104 mm",
"rev": "as-drawn from combiner-molecule.kicad_pcb",
"source": "KiCad project (PCB + STEP export)",
"size_mm": [
104.0,
104.0
],
"thickness_mm": 1.6,
"copper_layers": 2
},
"blocks": [
{
"id": "pins",
"label": "Machine pins / mounts",
"color": "#64748b",
"short": "datum + 8 mounts"
},
{
"id": "ports",
"label": "SMP ports",
"color": "#22c55e",
"short": "J11-J14"
},
{
"id": "comb",
"label": "Combiners",
"color": "#ef4444",
"short": "EP2W+ (U1, U2)"
},
{
"id": "signal",
"label": "Transmission line",
"color": "#39d0ff",
"short": "RF trace (grounded CPW)"
}
],
"modes": {
"assembly": {
"label": "Assembly",
"blurb": "Parts drop in along the RF signal path while each caption explains it.",
"order": [
"pins",
"ports",
"signal",
"comb"
],
"timing": {
"fall_s": 0.47,
"stagger_s": 0.027,
"dwell_s": 5.5,
"rest_s": 4.0,
"drop_height_mm": 16
},
"intro": {
"d": 5,
"eyebrow": "Combiner Molecule",
"head": "Two Mini-Circuits EP2W+ combiners, four SMP jacks \u2014 104 x 104 mm",
"rows": [
[
"mm",
"104 x 104"
],
[
"EP2W+ combiner",
"2x"
],
[
"SMP",
"4x"
]
],
"note": "A two-way RF combiner/splitter carrier: two Mini-Circuits EP2W+ (U1, U2) with four Amphenol SMP jacks (J11-J14), on a machine-pin datum with eight mounting-hole pads."
},
"captions": {
"pins": {
"eyebrow": "datum",
"head": "Machine pins / mounts",
"rows": [
[
"Parts",
"datum + 8 mounts"
]
],
"note": "Machine pins / mounts."
},
"ports": {
"eyebrow": "J11-J14",
"head": "SMP ports",
"rows": [
[
"Parts",
"J11-J14"
]
],
"note": "SMP ports."
},
"comb": {
"eyebrow": "EP2W+",
"head": "Combiners",
"rows": [
[
"Parts",
"EP2W+ (U1, U2)"
]
],
"note": "Combiners."
},
"signal": {
"eyebrow": "RF path",
"head": "Transmission line",
"rows": [
[
"Type",
"grounded coplanar waveguide"
],
[
"Trace",
"0.306 mm"
]
],
"note": "The RF conductor carrying the signal along the path; highlighted by the Static-mode Signal path toggle."
}
}
},
"static": {
"label": "Static",
"blurb": "The seated board. Camera is yours; hover a part, click legend rows to isolate a section. Toggle the signal path.",
"functions": {
"power_leds": {
"label": "Signal path",
"refs": [
"J11",
"J12",
"J13",
"J14",
"U1",
"U2",
"SIGPATH"
],
"color": "#39d0ff",
"default": false,
"_src": "AUTHOR: the SMP ports and the two EP2W+ combiners."
}
}
}
},
"tooltips": {
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"_note": "Measured from geometry + BOM; no datasheet citations."
}
}