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4 layers83.3 × 68.2 mmIDE Simple, the printed circuit board in 3D

IDE Simple

Synthron/S652

Yet another 8bit Retro Computer

Size
83.3 × 68.2 mm
Copper layers
4
Thickness
1.61 mm
Parts
15
Nets
27
Pads
358
Tracks, vias
205, 150
Pours
2
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created
28 May 2024
Updated
26 Jul 2024

Overview

IDE Simple is an open-source printed circuit board by Synthron, from the Synthron/S65 repository on GitHub. It is a 4-layer board of 83.3 × 68.2 mm with 15 parts on 27 nets, routed with 205 tracks and 150 vias.

It is built around the 74AHC2G00DC and 74HC138. Its parts include 3 capacitors, 3 connectors, 2 ICs, 1 resistor and 1 diode. It belongs with the retro computing and games boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

S65xx Computer System

Yet another 8bit Retro Computer

Completely bloated, overkill and fully hackable!

ToDo

  • Finish Hardware
  • Software
    • WozMon
      • Implement Serial IO
      • Implement Input Buffer
      • extended for block write
    • Kernel Functions
      • General SysCalls
      • Hardware Drivers
    • RAM-Kernel
    • Basic
    • EhBasic
    • File System
    • Operating System
  • Hardware
    • order PCBs
    • order parts
    • solder together

Hardware

  • Modules
    • Backplane Bus
    • CPU
    • ROM
    • RAM
    • Bank/IRQ
    • LCD/IRQ
    • SIO
    • PIO
    • User Ports
    • IDE
    • Simple-IDE
    • CF
    • SID
    • Addr + RTC + Clock
    • Prototyping Board
    • LPT Interface
    • MyCPU Graphics Unit Interface

Software Brainstorm

  • EhBasic
    • maybe Microsoft Basic? See Ben Eater
      • both in different banks
  • WozMon Main Boot
  • Serial Program Bootloader
  • File System (FAT?)
  • DOS-Like UI

boot routine:

  • selftest
    • RAM Check
    • ROM Check + version
  • Load Kernel functions to RAM
  • Start Monitor

Memory Map

General:

StartEndUsageSize
00007FFFRAM32.768
8000BEFFRAM Banked16.128
BF00BFFFIO Space256
C000FFFFROM Banked16.384

IO Space:

StartEndUsageSize
BF00BF07Bank & IRQ8
BF08BF0FTPI IDE8
BF10BF12LPT2
BF13BF14--- (LPT2)2
BF14BF16MyCPU VGA3
BF17BF1B---5
BF1CBF1FPIA LEDs4
BF20BF2FVIA 1 LCD IRQ16
BF30BF3FVIA 216
BF40BF4FVIA 316
BF50BF53ACIA 14
BF54BF57ACIA 24
BF58BF5B--- (ACIA 3)4
BF5CBF5F--- (ACIA 4)4
BF60BF7FSID 858032
BF80BF87Simple IDE8
BF88BF8FCF Card8
BF90BF9FRTC16
BFA0BFFF---96

Interrupts

The TPI Chip for the memory banks also functions as a priority interrupt controller, providing 5 seperate interrupt lines.
IRQ_0 is further divided into 8 lines for communication modules, giving an overall of 14 available IRQ-Lines.

These are currently used as follows:

  • IRQ -> TPI
    • IRQ_0 -> VIA0
      • IRQ_0.0 -> ACIA0
      • IRQ_0.1 -> ACIA1
      • IRQ_0.2 -> ACIA2
      • IRQ_0.3 -> ACIA3
      • IRQ_0.4 -> RTC
      • IRQ_0.5 -> ---
      • IRQ_0.6 -> ---
      • IRQ_0.7 -> ---
    • IRQ_1 -> VIA1
    • IRQ_2 -> VIA2
    • IRQ_3 -> ---
    • IRQ_4 -> ---
  • NMI -> ---

Note that the NMI is connected to a push button on the bus board.

Parts

15
QtyValueFootprintReferences
2100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2
110µCapacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mmC3
1330Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1
174AHC2G00Package_SO:TSSOP-8_3x3mm_P0.65mmU2
174HC138Package_DIP:DIP-16_W7.62mmU1
1Bus_PCI_6502Connector_PCBEdge:BUS_PCIJ3
1Conn_02x20_Odd_EvenConnector_IDC:IDC-Header_2x20_P2.54mm_VerticalJ1
1Conn_02x22_Odd_EvenConnector_PinHeader_2.00mm:PinHeader_2x22_P2.00mm_VerticalJ2
1LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1
1LOGOEigene:logoG***
1Val**Eigene:ladder_4Ref**

The 12 most common of 15 parts.

Questions

How big is the IDE Simple PCB?

It measures 83.3 × 68.2 mm and has 4 copper layers, 1.61 mm thick.

What parts does the IDE Simple use?

15 parts, built around the 74AHC2G00DC and 74HC138. 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 IDE Simple KiCad files?

From the Synthron/S65 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Hardware/modules/IDE-Simple/IDE-Simple.kicad_pcb and its schematic Hardware/modules/ACIA2/ACIA2.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the IDE Simple design in my own project?

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

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