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Adapter 9 from 2040

tebl·C64-JoyKEY·Adapter 9 from 2040/Adapter 9 from 2040.kicad_pcb

Adapter 9 from 2040 PCB layout, top view — open source RP2040/RP2350 board by tebl

About the Adapter 9 from 2040 PCB

Adapter 9 from 2040 is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by tebl, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-1.2 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 70.7 × 46.7 mm, with 16 components from 13 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RP2040-Zero, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. Other key parts include the 0.96_I2C_OLED. By type, the board carries 8 switches, 4 modules, 2 ICs and 2 jumpers.

It belongs with the retro computing, keyboards and test & measurement designs in this gallery.

From the project

WASD-style joystick for vintage computers. With an added Arduino Pro Micro you can use it as a USB-keyboard, so if you wanted a DIY streamdeck or Macro-keyboard - then the C64 JoyKEY can do that as well.

Except this time the implementation was based on GP2040-CE, running on a Raspberry Pi Pico variant commonly referred to as the RP2040-Zero. At this point quite a lot of the older Arduino-libraries have hardly seen any features added to it, but as for GP2040-CE - if there's a feature that you can think of, then it's probably already there in some form or another. Adapter 9 from 2040 in its most common setup presents itself to the system you connect it to as a wired Xbox-360 Controller, meaning that you can use it as a controller on quite a lot of different systems.

Adapter 9 from 2040, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the Adapter 9 from 2040

0.96_I2C_OLEDRP2040-Zero

Adapter 9 from 2040 bill of materials (BOM)

16 components, 13 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
0.96_I2C_OLED
IC1
1
RP2040-Zero
U1
4
Mounting
M1, M2, M3, M4
1
P1_GND
JP2
1
P2_VCC
JP3
1
S1
SW1
1
S2
SW2
1
L1
SW3
1
R1
SW4
1
B2
SW5
1
B3
SW6
1
B4
SW7
1
Fn
SW8

Adapter 9 from 2040 design files

The KiCad project lives in the tebl/C64-JoyKEY repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Adapter 9 from 2040: common questions

What microcontroller does the Adapter 9 from 2040 use?

The Adapter 9 from 2040 is built around the RP2040-Zero, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Adapter 9 from 2040 PCB?

The Adapter 9 from 2040 measures 70.7 × 46.7 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Adapter 9 from 2040?

16 components, from 13 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 Adapter 9 from 2040 design files?

From the tebl/C64-JoyKEY 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 Adapter 9 from 2040 design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CERN-OHL-1.2 license, which tebl chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Adapter 9 from 2040 without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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