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Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat

bitfieldlabs·afterglow·afterglow_pcb_v30/hat_stern_de_sys11/hat_stern_de_sys11.kicad_pcb

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat layout, top view — open source board by bitfieldlabs
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About the Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat is an open source PCB design by bitfieldlabs, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 64.4 × 81 mm, with 8 components from 5 distinct parts.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts, displays & leds and retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Pinball retro afterglow

This is the newest generation of afterglow boards for the switched playfield lamps (not the GI), supporting WPC, Data East, System 11 and Stern Whitestar/S.A.M. games.

The new board is based on the RP2040 microprocessor. It is more robust than previous versions and it supports hats!

Components were chosen based on availability and price.

The connectors and some other parts are currently not included in the assembly files.

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat, from the project README
From the project README

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat bill of materials (BOM)

8 components, 5 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
C10589
ROW OUT
J1
1
C10587
COLUMN OUT
J2
2
C10586
Conn_01x09_Pin
J3, J6
2
C5156617
Conn_01x10_Pin
J4, J5
2
C18905882
Conn_02x03_Odd_Even
J7, J8

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat design files

The KiCad project lives in the bitfieldlabs/afterglow repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat: common questions

How big is the Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat?

The Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat measures 64.4 × 81 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat?

8 components, from 5 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat design files?

From the bitfieldlabs/afterglow repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Afterglow 3.0 Pinbender Hat design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with bitfieldlabs. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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