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2 layers150 × 150 mm8bit computer, the printed circuit board in 3D

Discontinued computer I made in 2020

Size
150 × 150 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
138
Nets
235
Pads
1,000
Tracks, vias
3,508, 515
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
25 Aug 2024
Updated
25 Aug 2024

Overview

8bit computer is an open-source printed circuit board by halfburnttoast, from the halfburnttoast/TCPU8-Alpha repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 150 × 150 mm with 138 parts on 235 nets, routed with 3,508 tracks and 515 vias.

It is built around the 74HC245D, 74LS165PC and 74HC273D, with the 74HC595, 74LS161DC and 74HC00D among its other parts. Its parts include 38 capacitors, 34 ICs, 19 resistors, 11 diodes and 9 switches. It belongs with the retro computing and games boards and the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

12

Parts

138
QtyValueFootprintReferences
28100nCapacitor_THT:C_Disc_D4.3mm_W1.9mm_P5.00mmC10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25 +12
141KResistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_HorizontalR1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R14, R19
8LEDLED_THT:LED_D3.0mmD4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11
7R_Network08Resistor_THT:R_Array_SIP9RN1, RN2, RN3, RN4, RN5, RN6, RN7
6100nCapacitor_SMD:C_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderC32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37
6SW_PushButton_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmLOADA1, SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5
51KResistor_SMD:R_1206_3216Metric_Pad1.42x1.75mm_HandSolderR13, R15, R16, R17, R18
474HC245Package_DIP:DIP-20_W7.62mmU17, U26, U27, U34
474LS165Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU4, U6, U28, U29
4HDSP-4830_2Display:HDSP-4830BAR2, BAR3, BAR4, BAR5
374HC273Package_DIP:DIP-20_W7.62mmU8, U14, U25
374HC595Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU19, U20, U21
374LS161Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU5, U23, U24
2100uFCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P2.00mmC31, C38
274HC00Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU30, U31
274HC04Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU2, U9
274LS08Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU1, U10
274LS157Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU32, U33
274LS283Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU15, U16
274LS86Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU11, U12
2Conn_01x02Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2, J3
2DATA BUSDisplay:HDSP-4830BAR6, BAR7
2LEDLED_THT:LED_D5.0mmD2, D3
1100uCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P2.00mmC2
110uCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D4.0mm_P2.00mmC1
174F521Package_DIP:DIP-20_W7.62mmU18
174HC74Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU13
174LS32Package_DIP:DIP-14_W7.62mmU3
1Arduino_Nano_v3.xModule:Arduino_NanoA1
1CLK_ENABLEswitch:spdt_slide_switchCLK_ENABLE1
1Conn_02x06_Odd_EvenConnector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_2x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1D0switch:spdt_slide_switchSW6
1D1switch:spdt_slide_switchSW7
1D2switch:spdt_slide_switchSW8
1D3switch:spdt_slide_switchSW9
1D4switch:spdt_slide_switchSW10
1D5switch:spdt_slide_switchSW11
1D6switch:spdt_slide_switchSW12
1D7switch:spdt_slide_switchSW13
1D_SchottkyDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1
1L7805Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-220F-3_Horizontal_TabDownU7
1PCDisplay:HDSP-4830BAR1
1PGMswitch:spdt_slide_switchPGM1
1SW_SPDTswitch:spdt_slide_switchSW14
1Screw_Terminal_01x02TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_bornier-2_P5.08mmJ1
1UM61256APackage_DIP:DIP-28_W7.62mmU22

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Questions

How big is the 8bit computer PCB?

It measures 150 × 150 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the 8bit computer use?

138 parts, built around the 74HC245D, 74LS165PC, 74HC273D and 74HC595. 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 8bit computer KiCad files?

From the halfburnttoast/TCPU8-Alpha repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is 8bit_computer.kicad_pcb and its schematic 8bit_computer.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the 8bit computer design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-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).