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2 layers104.1 × 96.5 mmRAMBoard, the printed circuit board in 3D

DIY 8 Bit ISA Slot RAM Board with 1 Megabyte SRAM for XT machines

Size
104.1 × 96.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
30
Nets
112
Pads
314
Tracks, vias
1,363, 41
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
10 Mar 2021
Updated
10 Mar 2021

Overview

RAMBoard is an open-source printed circuit board by chregu82, from the chregu82/ISA_1MB_RAM_Board repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 104.1 × 96.5 mm with 30 parts on 112 nets, routed with 1,363 tracks and 41 vias.

It is built around the SN74ACT245N, AS6C4008-55PCN and CD74HCT30E, with the SN74HCT138N, SN74HCT02N and SN74LS05N among its other parts. Its parts include 10 capacitors, 9 ICs, 4 resistors, 2 switches and 1 connector.

Main components

6

Parts

30
QtyValueFootprintReferences
9100nCapacitor_THT:C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P2.50mmC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9
410KResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P5.08mm_HorizontalR1, R2, R3, R4
210K x 8Resistor_THT:R_Array_SIP9RN1, RN2
2AS6C4008-55PCNPackage_DIP:DIP-32_W15.24mmU1, U2
2CD74HCT30EPackage_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU5, U6
2CONN_1HOLE_3MMHOLE1, HOLE2
2SN74HCT138NPackage_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU3, U4
2SW_DIP_x08Button_Switch_THT:SW_DIP_SPSTx08_Slide_9.78x22.5mm_W7.62mm_P2.54mmSW1, SW2
110uCapacitor_THT:C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P2.50mmC10
1Bus_ISA_8bitRAMBoard:BUS_XTJ1
1SN74ACT245NPackage_DIP:DIP-20_W7.62mmU7
1SN74HCT02NPackage_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU9
1SN74LS05NPackage_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU8

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Questions

How big is the RAMBoard PCB?

It measures 104.1 × 96.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the RAMBoard use?

30 parts, built around the SN74ACT245N, AS6C4008-55PCN, CD74HCT30E and SN74HCT138N. 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 RAMBoard KiCad files?

From the chregu82/ISA_1MB_RAM_Board repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is RAMBoard/RAMBoard.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the RAMBoard 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).