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2 layers49.7 × 41.9 mmPC1600SIO, the printed circuit board in 3D

Serial Interfaces for Pocket Computers (ポケコン) (Sharp, Casio, TRS80-M100,...)

Size
49.7 × 41.9 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
45
Nets
27
Pads
121
Tracks, vias
181, 112
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
10 Aug 2020
Updated
24 Aug 2020

Overview

PC1600SIO is an open-source printed circuit board by hwreverse, from the hwreverse/PokeConSerial repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 49.7 × 41.9 mm with 45 parts on 27 nets, routed with 181 tracks and 112 vias.

It is built around the FT232RL. Its parts include 15 connectors, 13 resistors, 5 capacitors, 3 diodes and 1 IC. It belongs with the interfaces and adapters boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

g850_kiss/README.md

SHARP PC-G800*/G850*/V/S/VS 11pin USB to Serial Interface

USB to Serial (FT232RL based) Interface for the SHARP G800* line of Pocket Computers (G811, G850, G850V, G850S, G850VS)

Sharp PC-G850* Adapter

Important

NB1: the 11pin adapter is a 1x11 pin 2.54mm (100mil) male connector
NB2: Use VCC Connect if for some reason, you want to power the device from USB (use with EXTREME care!!)
NB3: Bridge the 5V VCCIO Solder Jumper to work with the G850*, this sets the I/O Level to 5V

Components

The USB-B-micro Receptacle in this schema is a Molex 105017-0001 / 105017-1001, every diode / R / C is 0805, FT232RL is a SSOP28, the Polyfuse is a 1210 500mA or similar

After-Construction Configuration

As the Sharp Pocket computers use inverted Levels, you have to invert RXD, TXD, RTS# and CTS# on your FT232RL chip too.

You do this by downloading the program FTProg from the FTDI Site : Here.

You need also to configure CBUS0 as RXLED and CBUS1 as TXLED in order to gain LED Functionality.

AND FOR HEAVENS' SAKE: Never set the FT chip to External OSC (Escpecially on this board where it does not have an External Oscillator) lest you are self-destructive and want to brick your chip !

ftprog


Sharp PC-G850* Adapter

Parts

45
QtyValueFootprintReferences
13SolidPad-ConnectorConnector:SolidPad_4x4mm_2x2mmCoreJ2, J3, J4, J5, J6, J7, J9, J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15
4100RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR1, R2, R3, R4
410KResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR5, R6, R7, R8
4MountingHole_PadMountingHole:MountingHole_2.5mm_PadH1, H2, H3, H4
3100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC1, C3, C5
3500RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR11, R12, R13
20-15RResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderR9, R10
110nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC2
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderC4
1Conn_01x15_MaleConnector_PinHeader_1.27mm:PinHeader_1x15_P1.27mm_VerticalJ1
1FT232RLPackage_SO:SSOP-28_5.3x10.2mm_P0.65mmU1
1LOGOAlexx:Pokekon_SoldermaskG***
1PWRLEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD1
1Polyfuse 1210Resistor_SMD:R_1210_3225Metric_Pad1.42x2.65mm_HandSolderF1
1RR_ModeJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP1
1RTS_ModeJumper:SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_RoundedPad1.0x1.5mmJP2
1RXLEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD2
1TXLEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD3
1USB_B_MicroConnector_USB:USB_Micro-B_Molex-105017-0001J8

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Questions

How big is the PC1600SIO PCB?

It measures 49.7 × 41.9 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the PC1600SIO use?

45 parts, built around the FT232RL. 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 PC1600SIO KiCad files?

From the hwreverse/PokeConSerial repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PC1600SIO/PC1600SIO.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the PC1600SIO 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).