Hardware

Licensing

For legal aspects and licensing information, please refer to the License page.

Experimental setup

As part of the reverse engineering and for testing purposes, a test setup was used with the following components:

1. ESP32 Microcontroller
   • Espressif ESP32S3-DevKit-C-1-N8R2
   • SEED XIAO ESP32-S3
2. CC1101 RF Transceiver
   • EBYTE E07-900MBL-01
3. Wiring
   • A few jumper cables to connect the two development boards
   • Micro-USB and USB-C cables for power supply and UART access (flashing, device output)

All components are available online from leading electronics retailers at low prices.

Final hardware

To achieve a robust setup, and since manufacturing PCBs is now possible at very low cost, it was a logical decision to design a custom PCB and integrate it into a suitable enclosure.

Schematics and PCB layout were created using the free EasyEDA Editor .
PCB manufacturing and assembly were performed by JLCPCB .

Schematics

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  Schematics
  Overall Genius Gateway schematics

Download the schematic as a PDF: gg-schematic-main-v1.1.pdf

Schematics are also available in various formats as part of the Design Files section below.

PCB Layout

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  PCB Layout Top Side

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  PCB Layout Bottom Side

PCB layout files are available in various formats as part of the Design Files section below.

Manufacturing

Download Gerber file bundle: gg-gerber-v1.1.zip

PCB design-related files are available in various formats as part of the Design Files section below.

BOM

Electronic parts

1. PCB Assembly
   Download the detailed EasyEDA BOM as an Excel file: gg-pcb-bom-v1.1.xlsx

2. SEED XIAO ESP32-S3 with soldered pin headers as plug-in module

3. CC1101 RF transceiver module EBYTE E07-900M10S to be soldered to the PCB

4. Antenna pigtail cables

   • 1x male SMA IPX, delivered with 2.4 GHz rod antenna (for WiFi network)
   • 1x female SMA IPX, 10cm, e.g. this (for Hekatron Genius Plus X network)

Other parts

1. Case
   • Option 1: BOPLA XM 130804 G 7035 (Order no. 07413084)
   • Option 2: BOX4U 6U07130804437 (fully compatible to BOPLA case), e.g. at Reichelt Elektronik
   • 4 pcs. of PCB mounting screws for direct fastening into plastic material
2. External antennas
   • 2.4 GHz rod antenna (for WiFi network)
   • 868 MHz antenna TX868-JKD-20 (for Hekatron Genius Plus X network)
3. External power supply (12 VDC) with 5,5 mm x 2,1 mm DC plug

Design Files

Visit the project in OSHWLab or download design files directly:

File	Format	Comment
gg-easyeda-pro-v1.1.epro	EasyEDA Pro
gg-altium-designer-v1.1.zip	Altium Designer	Untested
gg-mentor-pads-v1.1.zip	Mentor Graphics PADS	Untested

CAD

File	Size	Format	Comment
gg-3d-pcb-v1.1.step	19.2 MB	STEP (AP214)	PCB
gg.f3d	10.7 MB	AUTODESK Fusion	Genius Gateway (no external antennas)