The Twist board is the muscles of the OwnTech project. It can deliver up to 300 watts of power and operate between 10V to 100V, with bi-directional current flow. All of this flexibility means it is the perfect starting point for anyone willing to fast prototype or just learn power electronics.
The Twist board is the muscles of the OwnTech project. It can deliver up to 300 watts of power and operate between 10V to 100V, with bi-directional current flow. All of this flexibility means it is the perfect starting point for anyone willing to fast prototype or just learn power electronics.
This wiki is dedicated to explain the Twist board, its design and how it was created. From the main idea to the execution a series of pages will guide you to what we consider the future of power electronics.
This wiki is dedicated to explain the Twist board, its design and how it was created. From the main idea to the execution a series of pages will guide you to what we consider the future of power electronics.
## All aboard!
The TWIST board is a reprogrammable, multi-function power electronics converter. It delivers a compact, versatile and elegant solution for power electronics fast prototyping.
It features a flyback-based embedded feeder, a full set of measurements, a dedicated communication hardware, the power modules and special connectors for daisy chains in both communication and power.
The schematics of the board is explained in the [hardware features](hardware-features"Hardware features") page.
## Wire it up
The TWIST is a 6-layered board with some challenging details to its routing. To better understand the routing issues and choices, check our the [hardware routing](hardware-routing"hardware routing") page.
