NODE DATAPAC 256K bkw remake
bkw777·NODE_DATAPAC·PCB/NODE_DATAPAC_256K_bkw.kicad_pcb
NODE DATAPAC 256K bkw remake is an open source PCB design by bkw777: a 2-layer, 255.3 × 43.2 mm board with 28 components (19 distinct parts). It is built around the HC161, HC138, HC574, AS6C4008-55STIN and more.
Reproduction & documentation of Node Systems DATAPAC
This repo documents the NODE Systems DATAPAC, rampac, and a new clone, the MiniNDP.
The NODE Systems DATAPAC/rampac was a popular ram disk peripheral for TRS-80 / TANDY Models 100, 102, & 200 computers.
The schematic and PCB below documents the DATAPAC.
rampac is a smaller later version of the same device that uses fewer larger sram chips and replaces most of the discrete logic IC's with a single PLD, but functions exactly the same.

Built around
Parts list
28 components, 19 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | HC161 | DIP-16_W7.62mm | U1, U2, U3 |
| 1 | HC138 | DIP-16_W7.62mm | U4 |
| 1 | HC574 HC138 | DIP-16_W7.62mm | U5 |
| 1 | AS6C4008-55STIN HC374 | DIP-20_W7.62mm | U6 |
| 1 | 1G32 62256 | DIP-28_W15.24mm | U7 |
| 1 | 1G79 62256 | DIP-28_W15.24mm | U8 |
| 2 | 62256 | DIP-28_W15.24mm | U9, U10 |
| 1 | 302-S401 Conn_02x20_Odd_Even | IDC_to_board_2x20 | J1 |
| 1 | KEYSTONE_3028 CR2032 | BH-25x-x | BT1 |
| 1 | U11_~{CS} | TP_THT | TP1 |
| 1 | U12_~{CS} | TP_THT | TP2 |
| 1 | U13_~{CS} | TP_THT | TP3 |
| 1 | U14_~{CS} | TP_THT | TP4 |
| 3 | 1N4148 | D_DO-35_SOD27_P10.16mm_Horizontal | D1, D2, D3 |
| 1 | TLJW157M010R0200 1u | C_cer_tht_p2.5 | C1 |
| 4 | CL21B105KAFNNNE 1u | C_cer_tht_p2.5 | C2, C3, C4, C5 |
| 2 | 1u | C_cer_tht_p2.5 | C6, C7 |
| 1 | RMCF0805FT47K0 5.1k | R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal | R2 |
| 1 | 240k | R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal | R3 |
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