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2 layers41.4 × 55.1 mmAtari2600-MultiGame, the printed circuit board in 3D

Atari2600-MultiGame

costarc/Atari2600-MultiGame1

A Atari cartridge PCB with dip switch for 16 4K games.

Size
41.4 × 55.1 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
9
Nets
28
Pads
73
Tracks, vias
184, 8
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
19 Jun 2024
Updated
1 Jul 2024

Overview

Atari2600-MultiGame is an open-source printed circuit board by costarc, from the costarc/Atari2600-MultiGame repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 41.4 × 55.1 mm with 9 parts on 28 nets, routed with 184 tracks and 8 vias.

It is built around the 74LVC1G04Z. Its parts include 4 resistors, 2 ICs, 1 connector and 1 switch. It belongs with the retro computing and games boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

Atari 2600 MultiGame Cartridge

Bill of material

Bill of Material is in interactive mode - click on file https://github.com/costarc/Atari2600-MultiGame/blob/master/ibom.html (you may need to download to your local computer to see it properly)

Description

This cartridge supports 2K and 4K games. 2K games must be 4K as well (two copies of the same file appended). For example, the followign two commands will (compatible with Mac OS, Linux and CygWin in windows) will create a 4kgame.bin file with two copies of the same 2kgame.bin:
cat 2kgame.bin > 4kgame.bin
cat 2kgame.bin >> 4kgame.bin

The PCB supports 27C512 ROMs and EPROMS and can hold up to 16 games, switchable via the DIP Switch at the back of the cartridge.

Parts

9
QtyValueFootprintReferences
410KResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR1, R2, R3, R4
12600_Cartridge_PortRoni_Footprints:2600_Cartridge_PortJ1
127C512Package_DIP:DIP-28_W15.24mmU2
174LVC1G04Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-5_HandSolderingU3
1LOGOLOGOG***
1SW_DIP_x04Roni_Footprints:SW_DIP_SPSTx04_Slide_6.7x11.72mm_W7.62mm_P2.54mm_LowProfileSW1

Questions

How big is the Atari2600-MultiGame PCB?

It measures 41.4 × 55.1 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Atari2600-MultiGame use?

9 parts, built around the 74LVC1G04Z. 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 Atari2600-MultiGame KiCad files?

From the costarc/Atari2600-MultiGame repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Atari2600MultiGame.kicad_pcb and its schematic Atari2600MultiGame.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Atari2600-MultiGame 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).

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