GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB
About the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB PCB
GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB is an open source PCB design by sillyhatday, published on GitHub under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 51 × 61 mm, with 12 components from 8 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the FM1808, MBC5, AM29F016, 74LVC1G332 and CartBus. By type, the board carries 5 ICs, 4 capacitors and 3 resistors.
It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.
From the project
A working PCB layout for making your own MBC5 based Gameboy cartridge.
A working PCB layout for making your own MBC5 2MB based Gameboy cartridge. Final version fully tested. Unless there is an issue that comes up, then consider this complete.
Nearly all Gameboy colour games used this memory mapper. It can address up to 8MB of game storage and up to 128KB of game save storage. This one only using 2MB of ROM and 32KB of RAM. 95% of GBC games using this mapper are within this range. Most 8KB save files should work fine on the 32KB chip also.
Main components on the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB
GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB bill of materials (BOM)
12 components, 8 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM1808 | SOIC-28W_7.5x17.9mm_P1.27mm | U1 |
| 1 | MBC5 | LQFP-32_7x7mm_P0.8mm | U2 |
| 1 | AM29F016 | TSOP-I-48_18.4x12mm_P0.5mm | U3 |
| 1 | 74LVC1G332 | TSOP-6_1.65x3.05mm_P0.95mm | U4 |
| 1 | CartBus | GameBoy_GamePak_DMG-09_P1.50mm_Edge | U?1 |
| 4 | 100nF | C_0603_1608Metric_Pad1.08x0.95mm_HandSolder | C1, C2, C3, C4 |
| 2 | 10K | R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolder | R1, R2 |
| 1 | 0R | LINK | R3 |
GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB design files
The KiCad project lives in the sillyhatday/GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB: common questions
How big is the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB PCB?
The GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB measures 51 × 61 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.
How many components are on the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB?
12 components, from 8 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB design files?
From the sillyhatday/GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the GAMEBOY-MBC5-2MB design in my own project?
Yes, under the terms of its CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, which sillyhatday chose for the repository.
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