Proto264 is an Open Hardware prototyping board for the Expansion port of the Commodore 16, 114 and Plus/4 computers
This board does NOTHING out-of-the box, it's meant to be the first brick upon which you can prototype your own Expansion port-based designs.
It's basically a matrix of 2.54mm-spaced soldering points with easy access to all the signals available on the port and plenty of power points. With a few wires you can easily build anything you have in mind.
You can also solder a 2.54mm pin header so that you can easily connect Dupont headers, scope/logic analyzer probes, etc.
The TOP side is clearly indicated in order to avoid plugging it upside-down, please pay attention to that!
If you think you need more solder points, keep in mind that this board was sized just under 10x10cm in order to allow it to be produced cheaply (you can get 10 for $5 from PCBWay, see below).
If you want to get this board produced, you are recommended to get the latest release rather than the current git version, as the latter might be under development and is not guaranteed to be working.
Every release is accompanied by its Bill Of Materials (BOM) file and any relevant notes about it, which you are recommended to read carefully.
The Proto264 documentation, including the design itself, is copyright © SukkoPera 2023 and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This documentation is distributed as is and WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES whatsoever with respect to its functionality, operability or use, including, without limitation, any implied warranties OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE or infringement. We expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental or special damages, including, without limitation, lost revenues, lost profits, losses resulting from business interruption or loss of data, regardless of the form of action or legal theory under which the liability may be asserted, even if advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages.
If you want to get some boards manufactured, you can get them from PCBWay through this link:
You get my gratitude and cheap, professionally-made and good quality PCBs, I get some credit that will help with this and other projects. You won't even have to worry about the various PCB options, it's all pre-configured for you!
Also, if you still have to register, you can use this link to get some bonus initial credit (and yield me some more).
You can also buy me a coffee if you want:
