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4 layers163 × 174.4 mmGd rev3b, the printed circuit board in 3D

Using the Mega II from a IIgs to make a Apple IIe compatible computer: The Mega IIe!

Size
163 × 174.4 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
4.69 mm
Parts
440
Nets
422
Pads
1,552
Tracks, vias
4,102, 546
Pours
50
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 7 (file 20221018)
Created
15 May 2021
Updated
8 Aug 2024

Overview

Gd rev3b is an open-source printed circuit board by baldengineer, from the baldengineer/Mega-IIe repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 4-layer board of 163 × 174.4 mm with 440 parts on 422 nets, routed with 4,102 tracks and 546 vias.

It is built around the RP2040, 74HC245D and W25Q128JVSIQ, with the 74LVC2G04DW, MIC5504-3.3YM5 and NE556 among its other parts. Its parts include 94 resistors, 91 capacitors, 23 ICs, 10 transistors and 5 diodes. It belongs with the RP2040 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

kicad files/gd power supply board pcb/README.md

3d render of rev2 power supply board

Four-rail SMPS for the Mega IIe.

  • Always-on 5V supply for the RP2040s and USB
  • Switchable 5V for MEGA and other 5V Logic
  • Switchable +12/-12V for disk drive and slot

Each 5V supply is designed for >1 Amp. The 12V supply was intended to provide at least 1 Amp. In rev1 testing it could provide 1 amp, but only for about 2 minutes. It's steady state max was around 750 mA.

The -12V supply can only provide a few hundred milliamps. However, in my testing other the analog video circuit used it. At most, it would draw 50 mA but usually sat around 10 mA.

The rev1 design suffered from severe conducted ripple from the 5V switchers. So the rev2 re-design is a 4-layer board with significant ground shielding of input and output rails.

Parts

440
QtyValueFootprintReferences
304k7Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR4, R5, R6, R20, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R51, R52, R53, R57, R58 +14
29TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP25, TP26, TP27, TP28 +13
161uCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC22, C27, C36, C40, C41, C42, C43, C46, C50, C64, C65, C76, C77, C78, C79, C82
141kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR19, R36, R74, R75, R78, R80, R81, R82, R85, R86, R89, R90, R91, RNP3
13100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC20, C21, C25, C28, C29, C31, C32, C33, C45, C48, C66, C67, C68
131uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2, C3, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C16, C54, C55, C63, C75
12G***kibuzzard-629FC9D8kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8, kibuzzard-629FC9D8
1110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC12, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C26, C56, C57, C83
101uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC6, C30, C34, C37, C44, C51, C80, C81, C84, C92
822Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18
8BC817Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q10
7100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR37, R54, R55, R62, R63, R70, R71
7MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_2.5mmH1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7
6G***kibuzzard-629FF22Ekibuzzard-629FF22E, kibuzzard-629FF22E, kibuzzard-629FF22E, kibuzzard-629FF22E, kibuzzard-629FF22E, kibuzzard-629FF22E
6G***kibuzzard-629FF214kibuzzard-629FF214, kibuzzard-629FF214, kibuzzard-629FF214, kibuzzard-629FF214, kibuzzard-629FF214, kibuzzard-629FF214
6TestPointMy Libraries:Harwin-S1751-46-Test-PointTP18, TP34, TP35, TP36, TP37, TP38
4.1uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC47, C52, C71, C72
4100uF/20VCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-21_Kemet-BC49, C69, C85, C86
41KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR59, R60, R68, R69
422nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC53, C70, C73, C74
427Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR22, R23, R34, R35
427pCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC23, C24, C38, C39
447uF/25VCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC87, C88, C89, C90
44k7Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR1, R79, RDNP1, RDNP2
474LVC2G04Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U24, U29, U30, U35
4DRAM64KX4Package_DIP:DIP-18_W7.62mm_Socket_LongPadsU7, U8, U9, U10
4G***kibuzzard-629FA1B4kibuzzard-629FA1B4, kibuzzard-629FA1B4, kibuzzard-629FA1B4, kibuzzard-629FA1B4
4TestPoint_HarwinTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP2, TP22, TP23, TP24
3100Resistor_SMD:R_Array_Convex_4x0612RN1, RN2, RN3
3100uCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3216-18_Kemet-AC5, C35, C62
31kResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR38, R41, R44
31uResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricC58, C60, C61
374HC245Package_SO:SOIC-20W_7.5x12.8mm_P1.27mmU4, U5, U13
3ENMy Libraries:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical-LOCKJ4, J7, J8
3G***kibuzzard-629FBBB6kibuzzard-629FBBB6, kibuzzard-629FBBB6, kibuzzard-629FBBB6
3G***kibuzzard-62A00D66kibuzzard-62A00D66, kibuzzard-62A00D66, kibuzzard-62A00D66
3G***kibuzzard-629FBBA8kibuzzard-629FBBA8, kibuzzard-629FBBA8, kibuzzard-629FBBA8
20Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR21, R33
2100kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR87, R88
210kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR10, R49
21KResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR31, R73
21SS389Diode_SMD:D_SOD-523D9, D26
22k2Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR40, R43
23k3Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR2, R3
2470Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR42, R45
2470Resistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR46, R56
274LVC2G04-2040Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U31, U33
2ECS-120-18-33-JEM-TRCrystal:Crystal_SMD_3225-4Pin_3.2x2.5mmY1, Y2
2G***kibuzzard-629FBD81kibuzzard-629FBD81, kibuzzard-629FBD81
2G***kibuzzard-629FBDE1kibuzzard-629FBDE1, kibuzzard-629FBDE1
2G***kibuzzard-629FA226kibuzzard-629FA226, kibuzzard-629FA226
2G***kibuzzard-629FA26Akibuzzard-629FA26A, kibuzzard-629FA26A
2G***kibuzzard-62A00D7Fkibuzzard-62A00D7F, kibuzzard-62A00D7F
2G***kibuzzard-629FA1FFkibuzzard-629FA1FF, kibuzzard-629FA1FF
2G***kibuzzard-629FBDD5kibuzzard-629FBDD5, kibuzzard-629FBDD5
2G***kibuzzard-629FA211kibuzzard-629FA211, kibuzzard-629FA211
2G***kibuzzard-62A01879kibuzzard-62A01879, kibuzzard-62A01879
2G***kibuzzard-62A00D90kibuzzard-62A00D90, kibuzzard-62A00D90
2G***kibuzzard-629FBEF0kibuzzard-629FBEF0, kibuzzard-629FBEF0
2G***kibuzzard-629FBCCCkibuzzard-629FBCCC, kibuzzard-629FBCCC
2G***kibuzzard-62A00D22kibuzzard-62A00D22, kibuzzard-62A00D22
2G***kibuzzard-629FA258kibuzzard-629FA258, kibuzzard-629FA258
2G***kibuzzard-62A01867kibuzzard-62A01867, kibuzzard-62A01867
2G***kibuzzard-629FA2A5kibuzzard-629FA2A5, kibuzzard-629FA2A5
2MIC5504-3.3YM5Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5U15, U34
2MMBT3906Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q8, Q9
2NE556Package_SO:SO-14_3.9x8.65mm_P1.27mmU20, U21
2RP2040RP2040_minimal:RP2040-QFN-56U14, U23
2SN74LVC573ANSPackage_SO:SO-20_5.3x12.6mm_P1.27mmU25, U28
2W25Q128JVSPackage_SO:SOIC-8_5.23x5.23mm_P1.27mmU17, U19
1+12vLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricD5
1-12vLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricD4
1-5VLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216MetricD25
11Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8
110kResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608MetricR84
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4
114.31818MHzOscillator:Oscillator_SMD_EuroQuartz_XO91-4Pin_7.0x5.0mmX1
1150Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR50
11e-6Capacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolderC91
12Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR9

The 347 most common of 440 parts.

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Questions

How big is the Gd rev3b PCB?

It measures 163 × 174.4 mm and has 4 copper layers, 4.69 mm thick.

What parts does the Gd rev3b use?

440 parts, built around the RP2040, 74HC245D, W25Q128JVSIQ and 74LVC2G04DW. 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 Gd rev3b KiCad files?

From the baldengineer/Mega-IIe repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad files/gd rev3b/gd rev3b.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Gd rev3b 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).