GD Power Supply Proto
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About the GD Power Supply Proto PCB
GD Power Supply Proto is an open source PCB design by baldengineer, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 135.2 × 46.8 mm, with 117 components from 56 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the MAX17580, mc34063 and TPS563240DDCR. By type, the board carries 33 capacitors, 25 resistors, 24 test points, 9 diodes, 8 connectors and 8 inductors.
It belongs with the power & battery designs in this gallery.
From the project
Using the Mega II from a IIgs to make a Apple IIe compatible computer: The Mega IIe!
Always-on 5V supply for the RP2040s and USB Switchable 5V for MEGA and other 5V Logic * Switchable +12/-12V for disk drive and slot
Each 5V supply is designed for >1 Amp. The 12V supply was intended to provide at least 1 Amp. In rev1 testing it could provide 1 amp, but only for about 2 minutes. It's steady state max was around 750 mA.
The -12V supply can only provide a few hundred milliamps. However, in my testing other the analog video circuit used it. At most, it would draw 50 mA but usually sat around 10 mA.

Main components on the GD Power Supply Proto
GD Power Supply Proto bill of materials (BOM)
117 components, 56 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAX17580 | DFN-12-1EP_3x3mm_P0.5mm_EP2.05x2.86mm | U1 |
| 1 | mc34063 | SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U2 |
| 2 | TPS563240DDCR | SOT-23-6 | U3, U4 |
| 2 | FDS9435A | SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | Q1, Q4 |
| 1 | BC817 | SOT-23 | Q2 |
| 1 | MMBT3906 | SOT-23 | Q3 |
| 1 | 15V_IN | BarrelJack_Horizontal | J1 |
| 1 | 15V_IN | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J2 |
| 1 | Edge Connector | 12pos-edge-2.54mm | J3 |
| 1 | -12v_vin | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 1 | +12v_vin | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J5 |
| 1 | mega_vin | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6 |
| 1 | stb_vin | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J7 |
| 1 | PWR_Holes | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J8 |
| 1 | Limit_Jmp | SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_TrianglePad1.0x1.5mm | JP1 |
| 1 | 15V_byp | SolderJumper-2_P1.3mm_Open_TrianglePad1.0x1.5mm | JP2 |
| 24 | TestPoint_Harwin | Harwin-S1751-46-Test-Point | TP1, TP2, TP3, TP4, TP7, TP9, TP10, TP11 +16 |
| 1 | BZT52C15 | D_SOD-123 | D1 |
| 1 | Vin | LED_1206_3216Metric | D2 |
| 1 | 5_STB | LED_1206_3216Metric | D3 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5_Log | LED_1206_3216Metric | D4 |
| 1 | +12 | LED_1206_3216Metric | D5 |
| 1 | -12 | LED_1206_3216Metric | D6 |
| 1 | SS14 | D_SMA | D7 |
| 1 | 1n400x | D_SMA | D8 |
| 1 | Rev_LED | LED_1206_3216Metric | D9 |
| 4 | 220 | L_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.05x0.95mm_HandSolder | FB1, FB2, FB3, FB4 |
| 2 | 68u | L_Taiyo-Yuden_NR-80xx | L1, L2 |
| 2 | 1.5u | L_Bourns_SRP5030T | L3, L4 |
| 1 | 2.2u | C_0603_1608Metric | C1 |
| 3 | 10u | C_0805_2012Metric | C2, C6, C10 |
| 1 | 5.6n | C_0603_1608Metric | C3 |
| 4 | 100n | C_0603_1608Metric | C4, C13, C14, C19 |
| 1 | 22u/16v | C_0805_2012Metric | C5 |
| 9 | 120u | CP_Radial_D8.0mm_P3.80mm | C7, C11, C23, C25, C26, C29, C30, C32 +1 |
| 1 | 470p | C_0603_1608Metric | C8 |
| 1 | 1u | C_0805_2012Metric | C9 |
| 5 | 22u | C_0805_2012Metric | C12, C15, C16, C20, C21 |
| 1 | 22u | C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolder | C17 |
| 1 | 100n | C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolder | C18 |
| 1 | 1u | C_0603_1608Metric | C22 |
| 4 | Cdamp | C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolder | C24, C27, C28, C31 |
| 1 | dnp | R_0402_1005Metric | R1 |
| 1 | 10K | R_0805_2012Metric | R2 |
| 1 | 422k | R_0805_2012Metric | R3 |
| 4 | Rdamp | R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolder | R4, R6, R17, R20 |
| 2 | 33k | R_0805_2012Metric | R5, R14 |
| 1 | 100 | R_0805_2012Metric | R7 |
| 5 | R_0805 | R_0805_2012Metric | R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 |
| 1 | 47k | R_0805_2012Metric | R13 |
| 2 | .22 | R_0805_2012Metric | R15, R16 |
| 1 | 5.1k | R_0805_2012Metric | R18 |
| 1 | 560 | R_0805_2012Metric | R19 |
| 1 | 1k | R_0805_2012Metric | R21 |
| 2 | 73.2k | R_0603_1608Metric | R22, R24 |
| 2 | 10k | R_0603_1608Metric | R23, R25 |
GD Power Supply Proto design files
The KiCad project lives in the baldengineer/Mega-IIe repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
GD Power Supply Proto: common questions
How big is the GD Power Supply Proto PCB?
The GD Power Supply Proto measures 135.2 × 46.8 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.754327 mm thick.
How many components are on the GD Power Supply Proto?
117 components, from 56 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the GD Power Supply Proto design files?
From the baldengineer/Mega-IIe repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the GD Power Supply Proto design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which baldengineer chose for the repository.
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