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Joytester

mistepien·joytester

Joytester PCB layout, top view — open source board by mistepien

About the Joytester PCB

Joytester is an open source PCB design by mistepien, published on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 80 × 100 mm, with 38 components from 23 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 4070 and 74HC86. By type, the board carries 15 resistors, 10 diodes, 4 connectors, 4 capacitors, 3 switches and 2 ICs.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Joytester for Atari-like+ joysticks

Joytester for testing Atari-like joysticks -- tests also FIRE2 nd FIRE3 in C64 and Amiga/Atari mode.

More about Amiga/Atari and C64 modes: schematic of universal joystick.

You can use the gerber file to order the PCB.

Here you have the schematic file to find out how does it work.

BOM: | Qty | Reference(s) | Description | |-----|--------------|-------------| |10 | D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10 | LEDs 3mm | |10 | R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 | resisors for D1...D10 | |3 | R11, R12, R13 | 10KΩ pull-up/pull-down resistors | | 2 | R14, R15 | 5K1Ω resistors for J3 USB C…

Main components on the Joytester

407074HC86

Joytester bill of materials (BOM)

38 components, 23 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
4070
U1
1
74HC86
U2
1
USB_B
J2
1
USB_C_RECEPTACLE_POWERONLY_6P
USB_C_Receptacle_PowerOnly_6P
J3
1
USB_B_Mini
J4
1
USB_B_Micro
J5
1
C64MODESW
SW1
1
POWER
SW2
1
POWER
SW3
1
C64
D1
1
RIGHT
D2
1
UP
D3
1
DOWN
D4
1
FIRE1
D5
1
STATUS
D6
1
LEFT
D7
1
FIRE2
D8
1
FIRE3
D9
1
AMIGA
D10
4
100NF
100nF
C1, C2, C3, C4
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QtyPartRefs
10
RxΩ
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 +2
3
R10KΩ
R11, R12, R13
2
R5K1Ω
R14, R15

Joytester design files

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

Joytester: common questions

How big is the Joytester PCB?

The Joytester measures 80 × 100 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Joytester?

38 components, from 23 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 Joytester design files?

From the mistepien/joytester 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 Joytester design in my own project?

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

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