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2 layers50.2 × 57.2 mmC64 RS232 Adapter Board, the printed circuit board in 3D

C64 RS232 Adapter Board

baldengineer/C64_RS-232_Adapter3

RS232 Adapter for the Commodore User Port

Size
50.2 × 57.2 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
31
Nets
67
Pads
161
Tracks, vias
287, 22
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
23 Jul 2020
Updated
22 Mar 2021

Overview

C64 RS232 Adapter Board is an open-source printed circuit board by baldengineer, from the baldengineer/C64_RS-232_Adapter repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 50.2 × 57.2 mm with 31 parts on 67 nets, routed with 287 tracks and 22 vias.

It is built around the MAX3241ECAI+T. Its parts include 5 capacitors, 4 connectors, 2 resistors, 1 IC and 1 diode. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

C64_RS-232_Adapter

RS232 Adapter for the Commodore User Port

Parts

31
QtyValueFootprintReferences
13SolderJumper_2_BridgedJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Bridged_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6, JP7, JP8, JP9, JP10, JP11, JP12, JP13
41uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C3, C4, C5
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.5mmH1, H2, H3, H4
10.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1
110KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2
11KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1
1C64_USER_PORTMy Libraries:0.156-2x12J3
1DB25_RS232Connector_Dsub:DSUB-25_Male_EdgeMount_P2.77mmJ2
1MAX3241ECAI+TPackage_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmU1
1PWRLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricD1
1RESETMy Libraries:Pushbutton-SMD-TL3305-2-PadSW1
1RS232_HDRConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x10_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1User Port BreakoutMy Libraries:TSM-for-C64-User-PortJ4

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Questions

How big is the C64 RS232 Adapter Board PCB?

It measures 50.2 × 57.2 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the C64 RS232 Adapter Board use?

31 parts, built around the MAX3241ECAI+T. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the C64 RS232 Adapter Board KiCad files?

From the baldengineer/C64_RS-232_Adapter repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/C64 RS232 Adapter Board - v1/C64 RS232 Adapter Board.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the C64 RS232 Adapter Board design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).