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2 layers184 × 80 mmAdcboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

Hardware for IBX ][ - nuclear warhead verification with an Apple II

Size
184 × 80 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
126
Nets
99
Pads
430
Tracks, vias
920, 72
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
Created
28 Dec 2017
Updated
19 Apr 2019

Overview

Adcboard is an open-source printed circuit board by nuclearfutureslab, from the nuclearfutureslab/ibxII-hardware repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 184 × 80 mm with 126 parts on 99 nets, routed with 920 tracks and 72 vias.

It is built around the 74HCT244D, LM6172IM and 74HCT00D, with the 74HCT04D, 74HCT138D and 74HCT74D among its other parts. Its parts include 46 capacitors, 33 resistors, 15 ICs, 10 connectors and 5 diodes. It belongs with the retro computing and games boards of this library.

Main components

7

README

README.md

IBX ][ Hardware

IBX ][ is an information barrier setup for nuclear warhead verification with an Apple II (Details). This repository contains schematics and layout files for two custom Apple II peripheral cards.

The KiCad files use the Apple ][ Edge Connector Template, best place it inside the directory as (Apple2_Bus).

ADC Board

Apple II peripheral card for A/D conversion of signals from radiation detectors (scintillator/photo multiplier combination). The card includes all necessary parts - pre-amplifier, amplification & pulse shaping, peak-detect and hold circuit, ADC timing circuit. The current revision is improved to use full +12V/-12V components all the way to the ADC. Previous versions included 8 LEDs that can be toggled by writing to a specific Apple II memory location, but these have been removed now.

Rev. 3 Board at OSHPark repository Rev. 1 Board at OSHPark repository

Address scheme (has to be offset by address of card slot, eg. 49344 for Slot 4):

AddressR/WFunction
01(Read)Reset trigger circuit, make it ready for a new incoming pulse
02(Read)Read low byte of ADC value
03(Read)Read high byte of ADC value
04(Read)Read status buffer for ADC

HV Board

Apple II peripheral card to provide high voltage supply to devices (e.g. Photo Multiplier tubes). The voltage is adjustable by writing an 8bit value to a memory address. It produces a voltage from 0-5V depending on this value, which gets converted into highvoltage by a CAEN 7505P module.

Rev. 1 Board at OSHPark repository

Address scheme (has to be offset by address of card slot, eg. 49312 for Slot 2):

AddressR/WFunction
00(Write)Address to write a value for DA
01(Read)enable HV
02(Read)disable HV

Parts

126
QtyValueFootprintReferences
13100nFibxlib:FG18C5, C6, C9, C13, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C34, C35
1010nFibxlib:FG18C3, C4, C14, C18, C29, C30, C40, C41, C45, C46
64k7ibxlib:ResistorR12, R14, R15, R16, R17, R33
42.2µFibxlib:FG14C27, C28, C38, C39
43.3µFibxlib:FG14C1, C2, C43, C44
4470pFibxlib:FG28C26, C36, C37, C42
48k2ibxlib:ResistorR20, R24, R25, R29
3100ibxlib:ResistorR7, R9, R11
310kibxlib:ResistorR10, R13, R28
310µFibxlib:FG16C12, C16, C17
315kibxlib:ResistorR23, R27, R32
320kibxlib:ResistorR22, R26, R31
3SD103ADiode_THT:D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_HorizontalD1, D2, D3
210pFibxlib:FG18C7, C10
21µFibxlib:FG18C31, C32
247kibxlib:ResistorR2, R30
249.9ibxlib:ResistorR18, R19
26k8ibxlib:ResistorR1, R5
274HCT00ibxlib:DIP-14U6, U7
274HCT04ibxlib:DIP-14U5, U9
2AD826ibxlib:DIP-8U1, U15
2DebGNDibxlib:TPTP9, TP10
2HC:250mAFuse:Fuse_Littelfuse_395SeriesF1, F3
2LM6172ibxlib:DIP-8U12, U14
1100kPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3006P_HorizontalGain
1150kibxlib:ResistorR21
11kibxlib:ResistorR3
12.2nFibxlib:FG18C11
1200ibxlib:ResistorR6
1330ibxlib:ResistorR8
1330pFibxlib:FG18C15
1470pFibxlib:FG18C8
147pFibxlib:FG28C33
150kPotentiometer_THT:Potentiometer_Bourns_3006P_HorizontalTrigger
1510ibxlib:ResistorR4
174HCT138Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mm_SocketU8
174HCT244Package_DIP:DIP-20_W7.62mm_SocketU11
174HCT74ibxlib:DIP-14U4
1A2_BUSibxlib:BUS_ADCBUS1
1AD744ibxlib:DIP-8U13
1AD790ibxlib:DIP-8U3
1ADC-AD1674Package_DIP:DIP-28_W15.24mm_SocketU10
1ADC_STSibxlib:TPTP11
1ADC_VRefibxlib:TPTP4
1Blue LightLED_THT:LED_D5.0mmD4
1DG418ibxlib:DIP-8U2
1D_Zener_SmallDiode_THT:D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_HorizontalD5
1DebA0ibxlib:TPTP6
1DebCEibxlib:TPTP7
1DebConvibxlib:TPTP5
1Detectoribxlib:BNC_Socket_TYCO-AMP_LargePadsJ2
1HC:120mAFuse:Fuse_Littelfuse_395SeriesF2
1SigADCibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ4
1SigDiffibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ8
1SigF1ibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ5
1SigF2ibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ7
1SigF3ibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ9
1SigInvibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ10
1SigOutibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ1
1SigPibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ6
1TrigLvlibxlib:3-Pin-HeaderJ3
1~DebArmedibxlib:TPTP2
1~DebCSibxlib:TPTP8
1~DebResetibxlib:TPTP3
1~DebTrigibxlib:TPTP1

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Questions

How big is the Adcboard PCB?

It measures 184 × 80 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Adcboard use?

126 parts, built around the 74HCT244D, LM6172IM, 74HCT00D and 74HCT04D. 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 Adcboard KiCad files?

From the nuclearfutureslab/ibxII-hardware repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is adcboard/adcboard.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Adcboard 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).