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C64 Joystick Faceplate A1

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C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 PCB layout, top view — open source board by tebl
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About the C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 PCB

C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 is an open source PCB design by tebl, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-1.2 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 81.3 × 40.6 mm, with 4 components from 1 distinct parts.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

A simple device that allows the connection of two Commodore 64 joysticks to a modern computer over USB (using an Arduino Pro Micro). The overall goal is to be able to use vintage joysticks with emulators.

As with around 90% of my projects, it all somehow leads back to the Commodore 64 though sometimes even going quite beyond them as well (see build options for these). In this case the idea was to put together a simple adapter so that I could use my Atari-style joysticks, vintage or otherwise, with modern systems over USB (including Raspberry Pi, The64 and the regular ones such as MS Windows 10).

C64 Joystick Faceplate A1, from the project README
From the project README

C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 bill of materials (BOM)

4 components, 1 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
4
Mounting
M1, M2, M3, M4

C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 design files

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

C64 Joystick Faceplate A1: common questions

How big is the C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 PCB?

The C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 measures 81.3 × 40.6 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the C64 Joystick Faceplate A1?

4 components, from 1 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 design files?

From the tebl/C64-Joystick-Adapter repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the C64 Joystick Faceplate A1 design in my own project?

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

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