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Atari keyboard tester

gianlucarenzi·A130KB_MX·Atari130MX/AtariKeyboardTester/AtariKeyboardTester.kicad_pcb

Atari keyboard tester PCB layout, top view — open source board by gianlucarenzi
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About the Atari keyboard tester PCB

Atari keyboard tester is an open source PCB design by gianlucarenzi, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 129.5 × 125.1 mm, with 110 components from 13 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 49 LEDs, 24 jumpers, 4 connectors, 4 fuses, 3 resistors and 1 battery holder.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

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Atari keyboard tester, from the project README
From the project README

Atari keyboard tester bill of materials (BOM)

110 components, 13 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_01x24
J1
1
Conn_01x24
J2
1
Conn_02x12_Odd_Even
J3
1
Conn_01x26
J4
1
R
300
1
Battery
BT1
4
LED
F1, F2, F3, F4
24
SolderJumper_3_Open
JP1, JP2, JP3, JP4, JP5, JP6, JP7, JP8 +16
14
Q_PNP_EBC
Q_COL_1, Q_COL_2, Q_COL_3, Q_COL_4, Q_COL_5, Q_COL_6, Q_COL_7, Q_COL_8 +6
9
Q_NPN_EBC
Q_ROW_1, Q_ROW_2, Q_ROW_3, Q_ROW_4, Q_ROW_5, Q_ROW_6, Q_ROW_7, Q_ROW_8 +1
1
SW_SPST
SW1
49
LED
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 +41
3
300
R1, R2, R3

Atari keyboard tester design files

The KiCad project lives in the gianlucarenzi/A130KB_MX repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Atari keyboard tester: common questions

How big is the Atari keyboard tester PCB?

The Atari keyboard tester measures 129.5 × 125.1 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Atari keyboard tester?

110 components, from 13 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 Atari keyboard tester design files?

From the gianlucarenzi/A130KB_MX repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Atari keyboard tester design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its GPL-3.0 license, which gianlucarenzi chose for the repository.

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