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| pbj:
So I've decided I'd like a 6 button controller/joystick for my PC Engine. There's this schematic floating around online... If anyone has any pointers for how to turn this into a PCB file I can have printed up, I'm all ears. (Or, you know, if you'd like to do it for me and get some PCBs in return... :dunno) Anyway, KiCad installed.... :cheers: |
| Zebidee:
Osh Park is US-based (I think) and popular with hobbyists. They do very small lots for reasonable prices. EasyEDA/JLCPCB is Chinese and they have an online editing tool that links your design through to the printing/factory. They do small lots at reasonable prices. You can also upload your own designs without using their online tools, as you prefer. Search for "pcb printing websites". The 5 Best Free Online PCB Design Tools Every PCB Engineer Uses PCB design isn't that hard but you need a lot of patience. It can even be kinda fun, if it works, you win! Lots more involved than just being able to read a schematic. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: pbj on April 25, 2023, 08:59:37 am ---If anyone has any pointers for how to turn this into a PCB file I can have printed up, I'm all ears. --- End quote --- I assume you'll be connecting regular buttons to the PCB instead of trying to use a gamepad-style conductive plunger to close button contacts on the PCB, right? Given the size and complexity of the schematic, at a minimum this will be a two-layer PCB with plated through holes. You might want to practice on an easier design like the the NES Arkanoid (Vaus) controller here or here. One nice feature that baritonomarchetto included his 3-switch 4-position shifter decoder thread here is allowing the user to choose between 5.08 mm pitch screw terminals or 2.54 mm pitch screw terminals or Dupont pin headers for the button/switch connections. Looking through the Sparkfun tutorial here and this video, it looks like there is a bit of a learning curve to KiCAD. Scott |
| pbj:
Found this, which gets me partway there: https://oshwlab.com/ptchnk/PCEngine_ControlBoard2P_V1.1_copy I’ll do what I do best… register for a foreign forum and beg. :cheers: |
| bobbyb13:
This is cool. I'm looking forward to understanding some meaningful part of how this all works before I'm toast. And who could be a better steward on such a journey?! |
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