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2 layers56.6 × 57.7 mmQuack, the printed circuit board in 3D

Bluetooth and ADB Mouse Converter for Macintosh 128/512/Plus, Apple Lisa and Apple IIc

Size
56.6 × 57.7 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
52
Nets
72
Pads
212
Tracks, vias
486, 48
Pours
3
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
14 Sep 2020
Updated
23 Aug 2026

Overview

Quack is an open-source printed circuit board by demik, from the demik/quack repository on GitHub, published under the Apache-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 56.6 × 57.7 mm with 52 parts on 72 nets, routed with 486 tracks and 48 vias.

It is built around the ESP32-PICO-V3, AMS1117-3.3 and SN74LVC2T45YZP, with the SN74LVC4245APWRE4, GZ2012D601TF and KT-0805B among its other parts. Its parts include 9 capacitors, 8 resistors, 4 ICs, 4 diodes and 3 connectors. It belongs with the radio and wireless and retro computing and games boards and the ESP32 and RISC-V boards of this library.

Main components

10

README

README.md

Quack Mouse Converter   Badge License Badge CI

A dongle that allows various retro systems to use the Apple Desktop Bus as well as Bluetooth 2+ mice through their quadrature mouse ports.




Button Documentation    Button Firmware    Button PCB    Button Changelog





Supported

Systems

  Macintosh 128 / 512 / Plus     Apple Lisa     Apple IIc     OSHintosh  

Connection Types

  Apple Desktop Bus     Bluetooth Classic 2+  



Parts

52
QtyValueFootprintReferences
10GZ2012D601TFInductor_SMD:L_0805_2012MetricFB1, FB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, FB8, FB9, FB10
6100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9
5470ΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R2, R3, R6, R7
4M3MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
21.152mmMountingHole_Tooling:MountingHole_1.152mmH5, H6
210uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C3
11.5kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR4
1100uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3528-12_Kemet-TC2
110kΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR5
122ΩResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U1
1Antenna_ShieldRF_Antenna:Texas_SWRA117D_2.4GHz_RightANT1
1DB9_MaleQuack_DB9:23018431J2
1DIN-4Quack_MDIN4:5749181-1J1
1ESP32-PICO-V3Package_DFN_QFN:QFN-48-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mm_EP5.3x5.3mmU3
1FTDIConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3
1KT-0805BLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1
1KT-0805GLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD4
1KT-0805YLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD2
1LOGOQuack_logo:ADB_logo_5mmG***
1LOGOQuack_logo:Macintosh logoG***
1NCD0805R1LED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD3
1SI2301CDS-T1-GE3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23Q1
1SN74LVC2T45YZPPackage_BGA:Texas_DSBGA-8_0.9x1.9mm_Layout2x4_P0.5mmU2
1SN74LVC4245APWRPackage_SO:TSSOP-24_4.4x7.8mm_P0.65mmU4
1SW_DIP_x03Button_Switch_THT:SW_DIP_SPSTx03_Slide_9.78x9.8mm_W7.62mm_P2.54mmSW1
1TestPoint ADB ESP32TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP1
1TestPoint DIR ESP32TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_1.0x1.0mmTP2

The 51 most common of 52 parts.

Questions

How big is the Quack PCB?

It measures 56.6 × 57.7 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Quack use?

52 parts, built around the ESP32-PICO-V3, AMS1117-3.3, SN74LVC2T45YZP and SN74LVC4245APWRE4. 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 Quack KiCad files?

From the demik/quack repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is EDA/quack.kicad_pcb and its schematic EDA/Panels/Back/quack_BP.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Quack design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the Apache-2.0 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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