Commodore-Vic-20
About the Commodore-Vic-20 PCB
Commodore-Vic-20 is an open source PCB design by StormTrooper, published on GitHub. It is a board, with 142 components from 69 distinct parts.
Other key parts include the 74LS08 and M58725. By type, the board carries 45 capacitors, 30 resistors, 19 inductors, 10 connectors, 4 transistors and 3 ICs.
It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.
From the project
KiCAD Schematic for Commodore VIC-20
The schematic for the Commodore VIC-20 (251027-01 Rev D) was taken from the schematics on zimmers.net and converted into KiCad (Version 5.12)
I have also created KiCad footprints and symbols for the custom components.
Main components on the Commodore-Vic-20
Commodore-Vic-20 bill of materials (BOM)
142 components, 69 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74LS08 | U13 | |
| 2 | M58725 | DIP-24_W15.24mm | U14, U15 |
| 2 | 2SC1815 | TO-92_Inline | Q1, Q3 |
| 1 | 2SC1959 | TO-220-3_Vertical | Q2 |
| 1 | 2SD880 | TO-92_Inline | Q4 |
| 1 | 14.31818 | Y1 | |
| 1 | Conn_01x03_Female | CN1 | |
| 1 | Conn_01x03_Male | CN2 | |
| 1 | CONN_User_Port | P1 | |
| 1 | CONN_Cassette | P2 | |
| 1 | Serial | P3 | |
| 1 | Audio / Video | P4 | |
| 1 | Controller Port | P5 | |
| 1 | Expansion Port | P6 | |
| 1 | Power | P7 | |
| 1 | Keyboard | P10 | |
| 1 | 6v8 | CR1 | |
| 1 | DBA10B | CR2 | |
| 1 | 1A | F1 | |
| 1 | SW_DPST | SW1 |
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| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6522 | DIP-40_W15.24mm | UAB1, UAB3 |
| 1 | 74LS06 | UB4 | |
| 1 | LM555 | UB6 | |
| 1 | 6560 | DIP-40_W15.24mm | UB7 |
| 2 | 74LS02 | UB9, UC3 | |
| 2 | 74LS04 | UC2, UD4 | |
| 3 | 74LS138 | UC4, UC5, UC6 | |
| 1 | 74LS08 | UC13 | |
| 1 | 4066 | DIP-14_W7.62mm | UD1 |
| 3 | 2114 | DIP-18_W7.62mm | UD2, UE1, UE2 |
| 1 | 2332 | DIP-24_W7.62mm | UD7 |
| 3 | 74LS245 | UD8, UE8, UF8 | |
| 1 | 74LS133 | UD9 | |
| 1 | 6502 | DIP-40_W15.24mm | UE10 |
| 2 | 2364 | DIP-24_W7.62mm | UE11, UE12 |
| 1 | LED | D1 | |
| 16 | Ferrite_Bead_Small | FB1, FB2, FB3, FB4, FB5, FB6, FB7, FB9 +8 | |
| 1 | 2u2 | L1 | |
| 1 | 2u | L3 | |
| 1 | 1m5 | L4 | |
| 27 | 100n | C1, C2, C3, C8, C9, C10, C12, C16 +19 | |
| 1 | 2u2 | C4 | |
| 2 | 470n | C5, C6 | |
| 1 | 220 | C7 | |
| 1 | 1u | C11 | |
| 1 | 220p | C13 | |
| 2 | 10u | C15, C42 | |
| 1 | 47u | C17 | |
| 4 | 220n | C31, C32, C34, C36 | |
| 1 | 100u | C33 | |
| 1 | 220u | C39 | |
| 1 | 10n | C43 | |
| 1 | 20P | C48 | |
| 1 | 15P | C50 | |
| 3 | 2K2 | R1, R2, R3 | |
| 2 | 330 | R5, R6 | |
| 2 | 560 | R7, R28 | |
| 11 | 1k | R8, R10, R15, R17, R18, R19, R20, R22 +3 | |
| 1 | 510 | R9 | |
| 1 | 1k8 | R11 | |
| 1 | 27k | R12 | |
| 1 | 270 | R13 | |
| 1 | 180 | R14 | |
| 2 | 10k | R16, R21 | |
| 1 | 390 | R23 | |
| 1 | 220k | R24 | |
| 1 | 150k | R25 | |
| 1 | 470 | R27 | |
| 1 | 240 | R41 |
Commodore-Vic-20 design files
The KiCad project lives in the StormTrooper/Commodore-Vic-20 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- NetlistCommodore-Vic-20.net
Commodore-Vic-20: common questions
How many components are on the Commodore-Vic-20?
142 components, from 69 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Commodore-Vic-20 design files?
From the StormTrooper/Commodore-Vic-20 repository on GitHub, which has a netlist; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Commodore-Vic-20 design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with StormTrooper. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
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