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RC6802 IC-Tester

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RC6802 IC-Tester PCB layout, top view — open source board by tebl

About the RC6802 IC-Tester PCB

RC6802 IC-Tester 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 99.1 × 73 mm, with 66 components from 25 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the 74LS374 and ZIF-16. By type, the board carries 37 resistors, 6 transistors, 6 diodes, 4 modules, 3 ICs and 3 switches.

It belongs with the retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Computer based on the Motorola 6802 processor, called RC6802 Microchicken as it's an adaption of the one found in a computer projects book by Daniel Metzger.

When starting out with retro computers, both fictional made homebrew or the commercial ones that were actually available for purchase in the 70s and 80s, there's one book in particular I've particularly enjoyed reading - that book is "22 micro-computer projects - to build, learn and learn" by Daniel Metzger (check out ebay or abebooks.com for a copy). Written in 1985 on the tail-end of the homebrew computer-period, it gathers what I believe is the culmination of 10 years of teaching basic electronics, digital logic and computers to people without any prior knowledge for any of those things -…

RC6802 IC-Tester, from the project README
From the project README

Main components on the RC6802 IC-Tester

74LS374ZIF-16

RC6802 IC-Tester bill of materials (BOM)

66 components, 25 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
2
74LS374
U1, U2
1
ZIF-16
U3
4
Mounting
M1, M2, M3, M4
4
2N3906
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5
2
2N3904
Q4, Q6
1
RC6802_UI_Port
J2
1
RESET
SW1
1
PINS
SW2
1
ZIF_PWR
SW3
1
LEFT
AFF1
1
MIDDLE
AFF2
1
RIGHT
AFF3
1
14
D1
1
16
D2
1
SBY
D3
1
PWR
D4
2
1N4148
D5, D6
3
100nF
C1, C2, C3
8
100
R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8
5
220
R9, R11, R27, R29, R30
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QtyPartRefs
4
1k
R10, R12, R28, R33
15
10k
R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20 +7
1
6k8
R31
2
3k9
R34, R35
2
1k5
R36, R37

RC6802 IC-Tester design files

The KiCad project lives in the tebl/RC6802-Microchicken repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

RC6802 IC-Tester: common questions

How big is the RC6802 IC-Tester PCB?

The RC6802 IC-Tester measures 99.1 × 73 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the RC6802 IC-Tester?

66 components, from 25 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the RC6802 IC-Tester design files?

From the tebl/RC6802-Microchicken repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the RC6802 IC-Tester 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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