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2 layers99.1 × 30.5 mmAmigaPCDriveAdapter, the printed circuit board in 3D

A simple interface for standard PC Floppy Disk Drive and Amiga Computers

Size
99.1 × 30.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
18
Nets
29
Pads
116
Tracks, vias
261, 2
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
23 Dec 2018
Updated
1 Apr 2022

Overview

AmigaPCDriveAdapter is an open-source printed circuit board by gianlucarenzi, from the gianlucarenzi/AmigaPCDriveAdapter repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 99.1 × 30.5 mm with 18 parts on 29 nets, routed with 261 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the 74LS384N. Its parts include 8 resistors, 4 capacitors, 2 connectors, 1 IC and 1 diode.

Main components

1

README

readme.md

Amiga Floppy to PC Floppy Adapter

Created by Gianluca Renzi (C) 2018 E-Mail:

PCB Revision History

  • V0.1 Initial Revision 2018 Made with Kicad 4.x
  • V1.0 First (BAD) PCB revision from transition from Kicad 4.x to Kicad 5.x
  • V2.0 PCB Revision entirely made on Kicad 5. No library from Kicad 4 anymore.

What is it?

It is a simple but powerful adapter to use internally in any Amiga Computer! It must be connected to the floppy disk drive 34-pin interface on the drive itself, then hooked up with the original cables from Amiga motherboard.

Images

What's changed?

  • V0.1 Initial release (2018)
  • V1.0 From Kicad 4 to Kicad 5 (2019). I found a bug in PCB version automatically generated by Kicad 5 from Kicad 4: All the hand soldering pads are way too large and they are overlapping each other short-circuiting every signal with a large series of resistors. Thanks to: Stefan Gammelgaard(BM) to point me out on this issue.
  • V2.0 Updated and Corrected for usage in Kicad 5 (2020)

Bill of materials (from Digikey)

QuantityDigikey's Part No.Manufacturer's Part. No.DescriptionPCB/Schematic's Reference
2445-10000-1-NDCGA5H2X8R2A104K115ADCAP CER 0.1UF 100V 1206 EPOXYC2, C3
10P2.2KECT-NDERJ-8GEYJ222VRES SMD 2.2K OHM 5% 1/4W 1206R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7
1754-APTR3216SECK/J3-PRVCT-NDAPTR3216SECK/J3-PRVLED SMDD1
1WM4002-ND0022032041CONN HEADER VERT 4POS 2.54MMP1
1609-3407-ND68016-404HLFCONN HEADER R/A 4POS 2.54MMP2
1541-CRCW1206330RJNEACCT-NDCRCW1206330RJNEACRES 330 OHM 5% 1/4W 1206R8
1S9174-NDSBH11-PBPC-D17-ST-BKCONN HEADER VERT 34POS 2.54MMTO_AMIGA1
1ED3068-NDSH2-34G-PTCONN RCPT 34POS 0.1 GOLD PCBTO_FLOPPY1
1296-1664-5-NDSN74LS38NIC GATE NAND 4CH 2-INP 14DIPU1
2478-10757-1-NDTPSA106K016R1000CAP TANT 10UF 10% 16V 1206C1, C4

Licence

This entire project is available under the GNU General Public License v3 licence. See licence.txt for more details.

Additional Copyright/License Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software/Hardware.

THE SOFTWARE/HARDWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE/HARDWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE/HARDWARE.

Parts

18
QtyValueFootprintReferences
62.2KResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R7
2100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.33x1.80mm_HandSolderC2, C3
210uFCapacitor_Tantalum_SMD:CP_EIA-3216-12_Kemet-SC1, C4
12,2KResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR6
1330Resistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.30x1.75mm_HandSolderR8
174LS38Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU1
1CONN_01X04Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalP1
1CONN_01X04Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_HorizontalP2
1CONN_02X17Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x17_P2.54mm_VerticalTO_FLOPPY1
1CONN_02X17RetroBitLab:IDC-Header_2x17_P2.54mm_Vertical_LockTO_AMIGA1
1Led_SmallLED_SMD:LED_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderD1

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Questions

How big is the AmigaPCDriveAdapter PCB?

It measures 99.1 × 30.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the AmigaPCDriveAdapter use?

18 parts, built around the 74LS384N. 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 AmigaPCDriveAdapter KiCad files?

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

Can I use the AmigaPCDriveAdapter design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).