Pi400VGA
About the Pi400VGA PCB
Pi400VGA is an open source PCB design by llegoff, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-1.2 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 51 × 20 mm, with 29 components from 14 distinct parts.
By type, the board carries 6 resistors, 4 capacitors and 3 connectors.
From the project
VGA interface for Raspberry pi 400
:warning: for retrogaming on CRT see Scart/VGA interface : https://github.com/llegoff/Pi400RGB
for pi zero see https://github.com/llegoff/VGA_Zero
see https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/dpi/README.md
only the necessary bits of the dpi are redirected to the 40-pin GPIO port, with the 'gpio=2-8,12-17,20-24=a2' line on config.txt
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-dpi-generic,rgb565-padhi dtparam=hactive=800,hfp=40,hsync=128,hbp=88 dtparam=vactive=600,vfp=1,vsync=4,vbp=23 dtparam=clock-frequency=40000000 # Resolution@freq hactive hfp hsync hbp vactive vfp vsync vbp clock-frequency…
Pi400VGA bill of materials (BOM)
29 components, 14 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGA | DB_15F-VGA | J1 |
| 1 | CONN_02X20 | Socket_Strip_Straight_2x20_Pitch2.54mm | J2 |
| 1 | AUDIO | jack3.5smd | J3 |
| 3 | 8K | R_0805 | RB3, RG3, RR3 |
| 3 | 4K | R_0805 | RB4, RG4, RR4 |
| 3 | 2K | R_0805 | RB5, RG5, RR5 |
| 3 | 1K | R_0805 | RB6, RG6, RR6 |
| 3 | 499 | R_0805 | RB7, RG7, RR7 |
| 1 | 16K | R_0805 | RG2 |
| 2 | 33n | C_0805 | C1, C3 |
| 2 | 10u | C_0805 | C2, C4 |
| 2 | 270 | R_0805 | R1, R3 |
| 2 | 150 | R_0805 | R2, R4 |
| 2 | 120 | R_0805 | R5, R6 |
Pi400VGA design files
The KiCad project lives in the llegoff/Pi400VGA repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- LayoutPi400VGA.kicad_pcb
Pi400VGA: common questions
How big is the Pi400VGA PCB?
The Pi400VGA measures 51 × 20 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the Pi400VGA?
29 components, from 14 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Pi400VGA design files?
From the llegoff/Pi400VGA repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Pi400VGA design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its CERN-OHL-1.2 license, which llegoff chose for the repository.