DC SSR board

Switch a specified DC load up to a qualified 20 A point in a Fotek-like mechanical format using a MOSFET-based solid-state topology.

Development status

Baseline documentation snapshot: 2026-10-11, before the requested connector/protection/usability revision program. New revision features require their own reviewed source and qualification evidence.

This page documents an unqualified engineering study, not a released or tested product. Saved CAD, renders and automated checks do not establish a safe assembly, compatible cable, firmware support or a usable current rating.

Board-specific qualification limits: Native0 retained,no ignored categories;3fail84unsigned,independent/procurement/host/load/surge/physical open.

Interfaces and wiring

Inputs

  • X socket or standard single-output control.
  • External DC source/load; voltage TBD.

Outputs

  • Switched DC path. The candidate command LED indicates the enable input, not load conduction or a fault diagnosis; no fault return is implemented in this candidate.

Connection contract

The following is the repository-canonical 10-pin mapping for the selected/candidate socket arrangement. Pin 1 is +3.3 V, pin 2 is +5 V, and pin 10 is GND. Current V2 Prime documentation describes a different physical rail placement; the retained copper is a study of the canonical mapping. Do not fabricate, connect cables or energize it until the real target hardware is inspected and this discrepancy is closed.

Pin Function
1 +3.3 V logic
2 Not connected in candidate
3 DC_ENABLE with pull-down
4 Not connected in candidate
5 Unused
6 Unused
7 Unused
8 Unused
9 Unused
10 Logic GND

Power off before connecting or changing jumpers. Verify pin 1, signal direction, supply voltage and ground at both ends of every cable. A mechanically fitting connector is not proof of electrical compatibility. If a host pin mapping or current allocation remains unresolved in the design record, do not connect the board until it is resolved.

Electrical design requirements

The following are specification requirements or study assumptions; they are not measured operating ratings. A newer selected-revision note takes precedence over historical draft options.

  • 20 A is not meaningful without voltage, duty, ambient and heat sink.
  • No zero crossing exists; AC SSR topology is forbidden.
  • Conduction loss, SOA and avalanche/flyback path must be calculated.
  • Polarity/reverse-battery behavior is unresolved.
  • Retain TPSI3050DWZR in three-wire standard-enable mode and two CSD18536KTT MOSFETs as the studied component choices. The one-shot TPSI3050S is not equivalent. Functional isolation is the design intent; this is not a safety-isolation or mains rating.
  • The retained study’s 0–30 V working envelope and 32 V ceiling are provisional design assumptions, not a qualified product rating. Do not infer 20 A, free-air current or PWM capability from a component headline rating.

Protection in the design record

The design describes the following protection intent. Check the selected schematic and remaining qualification gates before relying on it:

Retain the candidate fuse, TVS and gate pull-down architecture pending exact-part and load qualification. External freewheel protection is required for inductive loads. A TVS clamp value applies to its stated surge waveform/current; it is not a universal ceiling below the MOSFET limit. Current/thermal diagnostics remain future options, not implemented fault protection.

Selected component architecture

Exhaustive current review: v14 retains isolated driver/back-to-back FETs and existing2.2kR8 improvement,no successor.20 identities/136own/1728 historical hashes match;generic procurement and host/load/floating-power/surge/physical gates remain unresolved.

Configuration and commissioning

Use the configuration and firmware contract for the exact selected revision. Do not copy another module’s socket assignments or assume that an unused pin is available. First-article work must verify source selection, reset/unplug behavior, cable orientation and the actual load or sensor interface before normal operation.

Requested connector and usability upgrades

The following are requirements for the next design iterations; this page does not claim they are already fitted:

  • On electrically suitable three/four-pin low-voltage ports, provide compact alternative 2.54 mm header/Molex-style and keyed STEMMA-family footprints. Populate one connector option per shared position and document its pin order. Use STEMMA QT only for compatible four-wire I²C; connector appearance does not make another signal protocol I²C-compatible.
  • Render each supported connector population separately. Document clearances, cable access and the exact fitted option.
  • Use uppercase titles in a consistent Montserrat-style face, labels on both sides, visible domain boundaries, a revision-specific wiring guide and this page’s URL on the silk where readable.
  • Keep mounting-hole centers on a documented 10 mm lattice; add cable-tie holes where space and electrical clearances permit. Place status LEDs near accessible edges and give every indicator its own disable solder jumper. Provide labeled test pads and a ground observation point.
  • Review applicable DC power entries for reverse-polarity cutoff with a blinking warning, overvoltage cutoff/indication, controlled startup and electronic overcurrent protection. Indicator and protection circuits must work in the fault state without defeating isolation or safe output defaults. Thermal protection belongs only where the power/thermal analysis justifies it.
  • Electronic protection does not automatically replace a required mains/branch safety fuse. Backfeed blocking and inductive-load flyback clamps are separate design functions. Do not add identity EEPROMs, fault memory, calibration storage or paid self-test hardware under this upgrade program.

Design sources

Documentation route: smoothieware.org/extensions/dc-ssr-board.

Additive design studies

The 2026-10-11 upgrade program has saved additional candidates v15, v16, v17. These studies preserve the historical design described above. Their connector, LED, mechanical and protection changes are revision-specific and remain unqualified.

See the per-board changes, failures and remaining work and mandatory family specification. Use the source hash and native check for the exact candidate being reviewed; do not infer hardware ratings from a rendered population.

Upgrade candidate readback

The three additional revisions are v15, v16, v17. They are engineering studies; saved CAD and renders do not release the hardware. The latest candidate is described below. Older baseline notes above remain historical.

dc-ssr-board

  • Latest PCB source, SHA-256 bdf735e50f76f5304eedb655518e8e33da11141dffb4bc6c1f747df1f623436a.
  • Last native check: 0 errors, including 0 open connections. This is a CAD result, not electrical, assembly or firmware qualification.
  • No alternative connector population is recorded for this physical role. Any applicable connector conversion remains an explicit design-review item.
  • normal population/render record: 6 images; source current; image hashes match; 0 unresolved models.
  • Changes, failed trials and remaining work.

Applicable protection, current-path, thermal, pinout, cable access and physical tests remain open wherever the linked board record has not verified them. A zero native-error count does not close those gates.

Second-round annotation readback v18 — 2026-10-13

Protected source v17; current PCB SHA-256 bc54325eec6ee2d9c3d10e323a3ed699e17a98aa267dd60af03eb3acbeb7e197. Fresh checks: zero enabled errors/opens/parity/ERC findings; 2 PCB warnings. Electrical geometry, project rules and 45 historical files unchanged. Verified 20 model entries, 17 exports and 6 current population views, all inspected. Full documentation URL readable. Inherited native warnings and enabled-rule exclusions remain explicit Physical/thermal/current/connector-fit qualification open No priced or area savings established by annotation candidate.

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