Hardware

The hardware consists of several custom-designed PCBs. These are divided into the following categories:

Boards: The main board, development board, backplane boards and other peripheral boards.
Cards: Various peripheral cards for plugging into the backplane or main board card slot(s).
Helpers: Additional boards that provide specific functionalities or interfaces.

Boards:

Backplane Board: A backplane board that provides multiple card slots for peripheral cards and connects to the main board via a ribbon cable.
Backplane Board Pro: An enhanced version of the backplane board with additional features.
Dev Board: The development board is an alternative to the main board which acts as a 65(c)02 emulator using a Teensy 4.1.
Front Panel Board: A board that provides a front panel interface with switches and LEDs for controlling and monitoring the system.
Main Board: The main board that contains the 65(c)02 CPU, memory, memory decoding ICs, one peripheral card slot, and a bus connector.

Cards:

Blinkenlights Card: A card that provides a set of LEDs for visual output.
CPU Card: A card that can host a 65(c)02 CPU and associated components.
GPIO Card: A card that provides general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins for interfacing with external devices.
LCD Card: A card that provides output to an LCD display.
Memory Card: A card that provides RAM or ROM memory.
Nano Card: A card that hosts an Arduino Nano for uploading code to RAM or ROM.
Prototype Card: A card that provides a prototyping area for custom circuits.
RTC Card: A card that provides real-time clock functionality.
Serial Card: A card that provides serial communication capabilities.
Serial Card Pro: An enhanced version of the Serial Card with additional features.
Sound Card: A card that provides audio output capabilities.
Storage Card: A card that provides storage capabilities using a CompactFlash card.
VGA Card: A card that provides VGA output capabilities.
VGA Card Pro: An enhanced version of the VGA Card with additional features.
Video Card: A card that provides composite video output capabilities using the TMS9918A.

Helpers:

Breadboard Helper: A board that allows easy connection to a breadboard for prototyping.
GPIO Helper: A board that provides eight buttons and eight LEDs for user input and output.
GPIO Breadboard Helper: A board that allows easy connection of GPIO ports to a breadboard for prototyping.
GPIO DB25 Helper: A board that allows easy connection of GPIO ports to a DB25 connector.
Joystick Helper: A board that provides an Atari 2600 style joystick interface for user input.
Keyboard Helper: A board that provides a 64 key matrix keyboard interface and dual joystick ports for user input.
Keypad Helper: A board that provides a 4x4 and 2x4 matrix keypad for user input.
Keypad LCD Helper: A board that contains an LCD display and is designed to work with the Keypad Helper.
PS2 Helper: A board that allows connection of a PS/2 keyboard.

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