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2 layers167.6 × 134.6 mmMotherboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

Homebrew 6502 system

Size
167.6 × 134.6 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
110
Nets
111
Pads
740
Tracks, vias
2,226, 231
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
24 Dec 2021
Updated
25 Sep 2022

Overview

Motherboard is an open-source printed circuit board by rjhelms, from the rjhelms/compe6502 repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 167.6 × 134.6 mm with 110 parts on 111 nets, routed with 2,226 tracks and 231 vias.

It is built around the SN74HC138N, 74HC08D and 74HC00D, with the 74HC161S, 74HC32D and 74HC74D among its other parts. Its parts include 23 capacitors, 14 ICs, 10 connectors, 9 resistors and 3 diodes. It belongs with the retro computing and games and computers and single-board computers boards of this library.

Main components

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README

README.md

compe6502

A very much work-in-progress homebrew 6502 system.

Hardware is currently built off of a 6502 protoboard, available at https://github.com/rjhelms/6502proto.

All hardware CC-BY-SA 4.0. All software zlib license unless otherwise specified.

Parts

110
QtyValueFootprintReferences
32TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_THTPad_D1.5mm_Drill0.7mmTP1, TP2, TP10, TP11, TP12, TP13, TP14, TP15, TP16, TP17, TP18, TP19, TP20, TP21, TP22, TP23 +16
16100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC5, C7, C8, C9, C11, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C22, C23
7345-050-520-202footprints:EDAC_345-050-520-202J2, J4, J5, J6, J8, J9, J10
73K3Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2, R3, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9
41uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC4, C6, C10, C21
474HC138Package_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU1, U3, U6, U8
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3, H4
3100uFCapacitor_SMD:CP_Elec_6.3x7.7C1, C2, C3
3LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1, D2, D3
21K0Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R4
274HC08Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU9, U10
2Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3, J7
2G***kibuzzard-61E4DE7Fkibuzzard-11, kibuzzard-13
114.31818MHzOscillator:Oscillator_SMD_IQD_IQXO70-4Pin_7.5x5.0mmX1
128C256Package_DIP:DIP-28_W15.24mm_Socket_LongPadsU13
162256Package_SO:SOIC-28W_7.5x18.7mm_P1.27mmU14
174HC00Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU7
174HC161Package_SO:SOIC-16_3.9x9.9mm_P1.27mmU5
174HC32Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU4
174HC74Package_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmU2
1Conn_01x04Connector_Molex:Molex_Micro-Fit_3.0_43045-0400_2x02_P3.00mm_HorizontalJ1
1DS1813Package_TO_SOT_THT:TO-92_InlineU11
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B61kibuzzard-1
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B6Ekibuzzard-7
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B74kibuzzard-8
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B79kibuzzard-9
1G***kibuzzard-61E4816Dkibuzzard-4
1G***kibuzzard-61E48162kibuzzard-3
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B68kibuzzard-6
1G***kibuzzard-61E4A308kibuzzard-2
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B7Fkibuzzard-10
1G***kibuzzard-61E48181kibuzzard-5
1G***kibuzzard-61E47B85kibuzzard-12
1SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_SPST_B3S-1000SW1
1W65C02SxxPLPackage_LCC:PLCC-44_THT-SocketU12

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Questions

How big is the Motherboard PCB?

It measures 167.6 × 134.6 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Motherboard use?

110 parts, built around the SN74HC138N, 74HC08D, 74HC00D and 74HC161S. 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 Motherboard KiCad files?

From the rjhelms/compe6502 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/motherboard/motherboard.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/motherboard/AddressDecode.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Motherboard design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask rjhelms before reusing the design.