N64 Cart IDC Breakout

nelgau·hicart·hardware/breakouts/N64 Cart IDC Breakout/N64 Cart IDC Breakout.kicad_pcb

N64 Cart IDC Breakout layout, top view — open source board by nelgau

About the N64 Cart IDC Breakout

N64 Cart IDC Breakout is an open source PCB design by nelgau, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 145 × 36.8 mm, with 7 components from 5 distinct parts.

It belongs with the dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

This is a present for an old friend!

$ brew tap nelgau/fpga $ brew tap riscv-software-src/riscv

$ brew install --HEAD yosys $ brew install --HEAD nelgau/fpga/nextpnr-ecp5 $ brew install --HEAD nelgau/fpga/ecpprog $ brew install riscv-software-src/riscv/riscv-tools $ brew install icarus-verilog

Note: Building nextpnr-ecp5 takes approximately 11 minutes on an M1 MacBook Pro.

Build a recent Python with shared object support (for cocotb) using pyenv:

N64 Cart IDC Breakout, from the project README
From the project README

N64 Cart IDC Breakout bill of materials (BOM)

7 components, 5 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
N64_Cartridge_CardEdge
J1
1
Conn_02x20_Odd_Even
J2
1
Conn_02x20_Odd_Even
J3
1
Conn_02x11_Odd_Even
J4
3
Conn_02x04_Counter_Clockwise
J5, J6, J7

N64 Cart IDC Breakout design files

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

N64 Cart IDC Breakout: common questions

How big is the N64 Cart IDC Breakout?

The N64 Cart IDC Breakout measures 145 × 36.8 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.2 mm thick.

How many components are on the N64 Cart IDC Breakout?

7 components, from 5 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the N64 Cart IDC Breakout design files?

From the nelgau/hicart repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the N64 Cart IDC Breakout design in my own project?

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

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