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Game Boy -related custom hardware by gekkio

Game Boy -related custom hardware by gekkio

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Used libraries:

• gekkio-kicad-libs
• kicad-footprints
• kicad-symbols

License violations (a.k.a Naughty List)

All the designs in this repository are licensed very liberally under CC BY 4.0, so you can modify and/or sell them commercially if you want. There's just one requirement: attribution

Basically it just means this: don't remove the original creator's name from the design. Here's the full description about it in CC BY 4.0

Known license violations:

• Ferrante Crafts: While it wasn't fully intentional and they've apologised, they took my GB-CART32K-A design, altered the silkscreen to include their name while removing all mention of mine, and then sold these carts to people for profit

Don't be this meme!

GB-BENCH-G1

Test bench board for 1st generation Game Boy CPUs (DMG-CPU, SGB-CPU).

• PCB size: 100x100mm
• PCB thickness: any
• Layer count: 4
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-CART

Breakout Game Boy cartridge.

• PCB size: 51.4x61mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

GB-BRK-CART v4.0 Mouser project for easy part shopping

GB-BRK-LINK-A

Breakout board for original Game Boy (DMG) link port.

• PCB size: 30x34mm
• PCB thickness: 1.2mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-LINK-B

Breakout board for compact link port used in Game Boy Pocket (MGB) and later.

• PCB size: 30x34mm
• PCB thickness: 1.2mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-M-XS

Compact male breakout board for the Game Boy cartridge slot.

• PCB size: 51.4x25mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

GB-BRK-SLOT-A

Breakout board for original Game Boy (DMG) cartridge slot.

• PCB size: 81x80mm
• PCB thickness: 1.2mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-SLOT-B

Breakout board for Super Game Boy (SGB) / Super Game Boy 2 (SGB2) cartridge slot.

• PCB size: 81x80mm
• PCB thickness: 1.2mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-LIVE32

32 kB ROM-only rapid development cartridge.

• PCB size: 51.4x61mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 4
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

Firmware + software

GB-LIVE32 v2.0 Mouser project for easy part shopping

GB-CART32K-A

Simple ROM-only flash cartridge for 32kx8 PLCC-32 flash (larger chips up to 512kx8 are supported, but only 32k is usable).

• PCB size: 51.4x61mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

GB-CART256K-A

Simple ROM-only flash cartridge for 128kx8 / 256kx8 PLCC-32 flash.

• PCB size: 51.4x61mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

Firmware

GB-BRK-CPU-G1

Breakout board for 1st generation Game Boy CPUs (DMG/SGB).

• PCB size: 80x80mm
• PCB thickness: any
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-CPU-G2

Breakout board for 2nd generation Game Boy CPUs (MGB/SGB2).

• PCB size: 80x80mm
• PCB thickness: any
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-BRK-TR-A

Breakout board for original Game Boy (DMG) power board transformer.

• PCB size: 24x35mm
• PCB thickness: any
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-MBCTEST

Game Boy MBC (Memory Bank Controller) testing cartridge.

• PCB size: 51.4x61mm
• PCB thickness: 1.0mm
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: ENIG (absolutely do not choose HASL)

GB-CARTPP-XC

An eXtra Cheap Game Boy cartridge dumper/flasher based on PIC18F45K50.

• PCB size: 80x55mm
• PCB thickness: any (1.0mm recommended)
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any

GB-CARTPP-DIY

A Game Boy cartridge dumper/flasher based on PIC18F45K50 with DIY-friendly parts (big and easy to solder).

• PCB size: 100x100mm
• PCB thickness: any
• Layer count: 2
• Surface finish: any