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OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher

SukkoPera·OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher PCB layout, top view — open source board by SukkoPera

About the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher PCB

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher is an open source PCB design by SukkoPera, published on GitHub under the Custom license license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 66.8 × 73.5 mm, with 29 components from 18 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 74LS08, 74LS157 and NE555. By type, the board carries 6 resistors, 5 connectors, 5 diodes, 5 capacitors, 3 ICs and 2 LEDs.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Open Hardware Automatic Mouse/Joystick Switcher for Amiga Computers

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher is an Open Hardware device that allows you to keep both your mouse and joystick connected at the same time. Whenever you want to switch to the other device, just press a button on it (either the left or right buttons on the mouse, or button 1 or 2 on the joystick).

Actually, none of the two peripherals strictly needs to be a mouse! So you can also use it in port 2 to switch between a joystick and a joypad, for instance.

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher

74LS0874LS157NE555

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher bill of materials (BOM)

29 components, 18 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
74LS08
U1
1
74LS157
U2
1
NE555
U3
1
JMP_C1_DIRS
J1
1
JMP_C1_BTNS
J2
1
JMP_C2_DIRS
J3
1
JMP_C2_BTNS
J4
1
JMP_BTN2
J5
1
DB9_IN_1
CNY1
1
DB9_IN_2
CNY2
1
DB9_OUT
CNY3
2
LED
LD1, LD2
5
1n4148
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5
3
100n
C1, C2, C3
1
10n
C4
1
10u
C5
2
220
R1, R2
4
10k
RN1, RN2, RN3, RN4

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher design files

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

OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher: common questions

How big is the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher PCB?

The OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher measures 66.8 × 73.5 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher?

29 components, from 18 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher design files?

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

Can I use the OpenAmigaJoyMouseSwitcher design in my own project?

It is published under Custom license, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.

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