68000 CPU Board
About the 68000 CPU Board
68000 CPU Board is an open source PCB design by MarkD833, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-NC-4.0 license. It is a 4-layer board measuring 101.6 × 53.3 mm, with 32 components from 17 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the MC68000FN, 74LS125, 74LS148, 74LS10 and 74LS139. By type, the board carries 10 capacitors, 8 ICs, 5 diodes, 5 resistors, 3 connectors and 1 crystal.
It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.
From the project
My Motorola 68000 & 68302 processors (+ SIO, PIO & MFP boards) for the RCBus ecosystem.
The processor board is designed to plug into an RCBus-80 backplane and expects to find the stack pointer and initial program counter addresses at location 0x000000 onwards. There is no fancy ROM & RAM switching hardware so ROM is always located at address 0x000000.
A note of caution when using a socketed oscillator - there is the possibility that the metal can of the oscillator could accidentally short out pins on the next board. Please be aware of this.
Main components on the 68000 CPU Board
68000 CPU Board bill of materials (BOM)
32 components, 17 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC68000FN | PLCC-68_THT-Socket | U1 |
| 1 | 74LS125 | DIP-14_W7.62mm_Socket | U2 |
| 1 | 74LS148 | DIP-16_W7.62mm_Socket | U3 |
| 1 | 74LS10 | DIP-14_W7.62mm_Socket | U4 |
| 1 | 74LS139 | DIP-16_W7.62mm_Socket | U5 |
| 2 | 74LS175 | DIP-16_W7.62mm_Socket | U6, U8 |
| 1 | 74LS00 | DIP-14_W7.62mm_Socket | U9 |
| 1 | 7.3728MHZ CXO_DIP8 | Oscillator_DIP-8 | X1 |
| 1 | CONN_02X04_ODD_EVEN Conn_02x04_Odd_Even | PinHeader_2x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | RCBUS_80PIN_68000 RCBus_80PIN_68000 | RCBus_80p_Medium | J2 |
| 1 | CONN_01X02 Conn_01x02 | PinHeader_1x02_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 2 | BAT43 | D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_Horizontal | D1, D2 |
| 3 | LED | LED_D3.0mm | D3, D4, D5 |
| 10 | 100N 100n | C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P2.50mm | C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9 +2 |
| 3 | 1K | R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal | R1, R2, R3 |
| 1 | 4K7 | R_Array_SIP9 | RN1 |
| 1 | 10K | R_Array_SIP9 | RN2 |
68000 CPU Board design files
The KiCad project lives in the MarkD833/RCBUS-68xxx repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
68000 CPU Board: common questions
How big is the 68000 CPU Board?
The 68000 CPU Board measures 101.6 × 53.3 mm, has 4 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the 68000 CPU Board?
32 components, from 17 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 68000 CPU Board design files?
From the MarkD833/RCBUS-68xxx repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the 68000 CPU Board design in my own project?
It is published under CC-BY-NC-4.0, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.
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RC202-68000 SIO 1
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68302 CPU Board
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RC201-68000 CPU 2
101.6 × 53.3 mm37 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
68000 LBE Board
101.6 × 53.3 mm34 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
68000 SIO BOARD
101.6 × 53.3 mm33 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
RC107-68000 ROM RAM 1
101.6 × 53.3 mm28 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
68000 MPF BOARD
101.6 × 53.3 mm27 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
RC203-68000 PIO 1
101.6 × 53.3 mm24 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
68000 PIO BOARD
101.6 × 53.3 mm23 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
RC208-68000 BOOTROM RAM 2
101.6 × 53.3 mm20 parts4LCC-BY-NC-4.08
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