TheFinalChessCart Replica

bwack·TheFinalChessCard·KiCad/finalchesscard_lvr_draft1/finalchesscard_lvr_draft1.kicad_pcb

TheFinalChessCart Replica PCB layout, top view — open source board by bwack
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About the TheFinalChessCart Replica PCB

TheFinalChessCart Replica is an open source PCB design by bwack, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 148.9 × 58.1 mm, with 38 components from 26 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 74174N, ROM1, 7432N, 74374N and 7474N. By type, the board carries 13 ICs, 10 capacitors, 6 diodes, 5 resistors, 1 crystal and 1 switch.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

TheFinalChessCard for C64/C128, replicated using SprintLayout. Here are the sprint and gerber files.

TheFinalChessCard for C64/C128, replicated using SprintLayout. Here are the sprint and gerber files.

The scanned images are from the World of Jani blog article about this card. See also the forum64.de threads. - http://blog.worldofjani.com/?p=3460 - https://www.forum64.de/index.php?thread/73757-the-final-chesscard/

The PCB Rev 1.0 has been prototyped by Amon_RA on twitter. Thank you so much! Here are two images from his setup:

TheFinalChessCart Replica, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the TheFinalChessCart Replica

TheFinalChessCart Replica bill of materials (BOM)

38 components, 26 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
74174N
IC1
1
ROM1
IC2
2
7432N
IC3, IC9
2
74374N
IC4, IC6
1
7474N
IC5
1
74LS04N
IC7
1
SRAM
IC8
1
ROM2
IC10
1
6502
IC11
1
74LS30
IC12
1
CARTRIDGE
U$2
1
5MHz
X1
1
MA04-1
BAT1
1
RESET
S1
1
2V7
ZD1
4
1N4148
D1, D2, D3, D4
2
1N4148
D5, D6
1
1u
C1
1
1u
C2
4
100n
C3, C4, C5, C6
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QtyPartRefs
3
1n
C7, C8, C9
1
560p
C10
2
2k2
R1, R2
1
680
R3
1
680
R4
1
330
R5

TheFinalChessCart Replica design files

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

TheFinalChessCart Replica: common questions

How big is the TheFinalChessCart Replica PCB?

The TheFinalChessCart Replica measures 148.9 × 58.1 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the TheFinalChessCart Replica?

38 components, from 26 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the TheFinalChessCart Replica design files?

From the bwack/TheFinalChessCard repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the TheFinalChessCart Replica design in my own project?

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

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