# How to design/build a vial board?

**URL:** <https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50>\
**Category:** Smart Sleeve\
**Created:** [April 3, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50 "2019-04-03T17:05:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![heinsz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/www.evolver.bio/heinsz/32/52_2.png) [@heinsz](https://www.evolver.bio/u/heinsz)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50/1 "2019-04-03T17:05:54Z")

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@bgwong made an [excellent guide](https://www.evolver.bio/t/building-a-smart-sleeve-for-continuous-culture-40-ml/30) for putting together a smart sleeve, but it’s missing many of the details surrounding the vial board. Could you point to some resources that would be helpful for designing your own board and having it fabricated?

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**Author:** ![eduarda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@eduarda](https://www.evolver.bio/u/eduarda)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50/2 "2022-02-16T12:52:12Z")

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Hello!

Were you able to figure it out? I’m designing my board and am having difficulties determining the dimensions.

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**Author:** ![bgwong](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/www.evolver.bio/bgwong/32/262_2.png) [@bgwong](https://www.evolver.bio/u/bgwong)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50/3 "2022-02-16T16:01:01Z")

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Hey @eduarda, thanks for the questions. The KiCAD files are here: [hardware/Smart Sleeve/vial\_board/Rev D at master · FYNCH-BIO/hardware · GitHub](https://github.com/FYNCH-BIO/hardware/tree/master/Smart%20Sleeve/vial_board/Rev%20D)

If you are unfamiliar with KiCAD, there are a bunch of tutorials on Youtube that would be a great place to start.

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**Author:** ![eduarda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@eduarda](https://www.evolver.bio/u/eduarda)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.evolver.bio/t/how-to-design-build-a-vial-board/50/4 "2022-02-17T12:09:24Z")

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thank you @bwong!!  
so, the most recent version of all files are on git?