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Platinum IIe keyboard

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Platinum IIe keyboard PCB layout, top view — open source board by baldengineer
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About the Platinum IIe keyboard PCB

Platinum IIe keyboard is an open source PCB design by baldengineer, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 367.5 × 124.2 mm, with 87 components from 86 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 82 switches, 3 resistors, 1 connector and 1 diode.

It belongs with the retro computing and keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

Project for capturing vintage, classic, aka old computer schematics in KiCad.

This is a directory for a KiCad project for the Apple IIe.

Schematics currently available: * Apple IIe (NTSC) schematic 050-0051-D - captured by @rjhelms

Apple IIe (NTSC) schematic 050-0051-D Apple IIe (keyboard) schematic

Platinum IIe keyboard bill of materials (BOM)

87 components, 86 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
KEYBOARD
J17
1
E6
SW1
1
E12
SW2
1
E18
SW3
1
E23
SW5
1
E17
SW6
1
E11
SW7
1
E5
SW8
1
E22
SW9
1
E19
SW12
1
E16
SW13
1
E15
SW14
1
E13
SW16
1
E8
SW18
1
E9
SW19
1
E10
SW20
1
E4
SW21
1
E3
SW22
1
E1
SW24
1
61
SW25
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QtyPartRefs
1
60
SW26
1
62
SW27
1
14
SW28
1
41
SW29
1
28
SW30
1
12
SW31
1
53
SW32
1
52
SW33
1
51
SW34
1
50
SW35
1
49
SW36
1
48
SW37
1
47
SW38
1
46
SW39
1
45
SW40
1
44
SW41
1
42
SW42
1
56
SW43
1
29
SW44
1
13
SW45
1
26
SW46
1
63
SW47
1
11
SW48
1
27
SW49
1
58
SW50
1
39
SW51
1
40
SW52
1
38
SW53
1
37
SW54
1
35
SW55
1
34
SW56
1
36
SW57
1
32
SW58
1
33
SW59
1
31
SW60
1
25
SW61
1
24
SW62
1
23
SW63
1
21
SW64
1
22
SW65
1
20
SW66
1
19
SW67
1
18
SW68
1
17
SW69
1
16
SW70
1
10
SW71
1
9
SW72
1
8
SW73
1
6
SW74
1
7
SW75
1
5
SW76
1
4
SW77
1
3
SW78
1
2
SW79
1
1
SW80
1
15
SW81
1
59
SW82
1
57
SW83
1
55
SW84
1
30
SW85
1
54
SW86
1
43
SW87
1
—
SW999
1
PWR
D1
1
180
R1
2
470
R2, R3

Platinum IIe keyboard design files

The KiCad project lives in the baldengineer/bit-preserve repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Platinum IIe keyboard: common questions

How big is the Platinum IIe keyboard PCB?

The Platinum IIe keyboard measures 367.5 × 124.2 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Platinum IIe keyboard?

87 components, from 86 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Platinum IIe keyboard design files?

From the baldengineer/bit-preserve repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Platinum IIe keyboard design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-4.0 license, which baldengineer chose for the repository.

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