amtoine / ucomputer-controller

A simple game controller for the µ-C1 computer.

This repo and project contain all the files used to create the game controller for the µ-C1 computer.

Table Of Content.

• 0 Prerequisites.
• 1 Some images.
• 2 Open in KiCAD.
• 2.1 Install KiCAD.
• 2.2 Use KiCAD.

0. Prerequisites. [toc]

Some schematics and footprints are custom.
One can find them here.

1 Some images. [toc]

preview of the schematics.

preview of the pcb design (front side).

preview of the pcb design (back side).

2. Open in KiCAD. [toc]

This project has been designed under KiCAD, which is, according to their official website, an open-source software tool for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and PCB artwork.
All usefull official documentation can be found on the website of the Kicad software here.
Furthermore, parts have been ordered by Mouser and PCBs have been manufactured by JLCPCB.

2.1. Install KiCAD. [toc]

Official KiCAD material can be found here.
Further specific material for Linux users can be found here.

2.2. Use KiCAD. [toc]

The KiCAD team provides plenty of documentation and examples on their official website here.
The Internet is also full of great quality tutorials on many topics concerning KiCAD software and schematics/PCB design in general.