I started on my new ZX-81 replacement board (kit) ZX81+38

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Re: I started on my new ZX-81 replacement board (kit) ZX81+38

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The layout is coming along nicely, here is a preview, the white lines (ratsnest) are the connections I have yet to make:
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I have made 100% all connections. The expansion port is not fully wired, but enough for I / O devices such as the printer, and programmable sound generators and the like. I'm going to add ground planes on both sides.

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Looking a lot better 8-)

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Almost finished, only nBUSACK and nWAIT have not yet been routed to the expansion port. The layout is now quite "busy". :lol:
Next week I will attempt to do the two missing connections.

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Finished the last two remaining signals, and applied copper fills. Next is to tweak solder mask and silk screen:
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And this is how the PCB will look like:
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Next up, ordering the PCB's (ZX81+38 and keyboard PCB) and testing it.
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What does the keyboard pcb look like?
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It will look like this:
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just with some superfluous stuff removed (reset button and LED's). I also designed a keyboard overlay.

Here you can see a prototype, together with my older ZX-81 clone, built from SMT components.

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Cool!
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Looking very good :D
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