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DragonKeyboard

danwerner21·Dragon64·Dragon64Keyboard/DragonKeyboard.kicad_pcb

DragonKeyboard PCB layout, top view — open source board by danwerner21
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About the DragonKeyboard PCB

DragonKeyboard is an open source PCB design by danwerner21, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 359.1 × 124.5 mm, with 55 components from 55 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 53 switches and 2 connectors.

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

From the project

A clone board for the Dragon64 and Tandy Color Computer

The Dragon 64 is a home computer that was built in the 1980s for the European market by Dragon Data, Ltd. The Dragons are very similar to the TRS-80 Color Computer, and in fact provisions have been made to allow the keyboard to become compatible with a TRS-80 color computer clone. This version of the Dragon 64 computer produces NTSC rather than PAL composite video and has the ability to produce "Commodore style LCA" s-video output for a much clearer video display. It also supports either a vertical or horizontal cartridge slot and TTL level serial capabilities for convenient use of modern TTL…

DragonKeyboard, from the project README
From the project README

DragonKeyboard bill of materials (BOM)

55 components, 55 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
DRAGON_CONNECTION
J1
1
CoCo_CONNECTION
J2
1
0
SW1
1
1
SW2
1
2
SW3
1
3
SW4
1
4
SW5
1
5
SW6
1
6
SW7
1
7
SW8
1
8
SW9
1
9
SW10
1
RIGHT
SW11
1
MINUS
SW12
1
AT
SW14
1
COLON
SW16
1
SEMICOLON
SW17
1
COMMA
SW19
1
PERIOD
SW20
1
SLASH
SW21
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QtyPartRefs
1
A
SW23
1
B
SW24
1
C
SW25
1
D
SW26
1
E
SW27
1
F
SW28
1
G
SW29
1
H
SW30
1
I
SW31
1
J
SW32
1
K
SW33
1
L
SW34
1
M
SW35
1
N
SW36
1
O
SW37
1
P
SW38
1
Q
SW39
1
R
SW40
1
S
SW41
1
T
SW42
1
U
SW43
1
V
SW44
1
W
SW45
1
X
SW46
1
Y
SW47
1
Z
SW48
1
SHIFT
SW49
1
DOWN
SW50
1
BREAK
SW61
1
ENTER
SW64
1
SPACE
SW65
1
CLEAR
SW66
1
LEFT
SW69
1
UP
SW70
1
SHIFT
SW73

DragonKeyboard design files

The KiCad project lives in the danwerner21/Dragon64 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

DragonKeyboard: common questions

How big is the DragonKeyboard PCB?

The DragonKeyboard measures 359.1 × 124.5 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the DragonKeyboard?

55 components, from 55 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 DragonKeyboard design files?

From the danwerner21/Dragon64 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the DragonKeyboard design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with danwerner21. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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