Wilf Rigter's project: ZX97 Lite. [Kicad]

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Wilf Rigter's project: ZX97 Lite. [Kicad]

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Hi,

Any idea ?
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Re: Wilf Rigter's project: ZX97 Lite. [Kicad]

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Is back !

https://quix.us/timex/rigter/ZX97lite.html
https://www.knaapic.nl/wordpress/zx97-lite

Original PCB from Rodney Knaap. (1998)


(Note: Straps are added on the front side, originally designed on a single side PCB)

Old Gerber PCB (No mask screen on it):
ZX97L_1.jpg
Include skinscreen, but can be removed for fun...
ZX97L_2.jpg

The same PCB, in Black...
ZX97L_Front.jpg
ZX97L_Black.jpg
ZX97L_Back.jpg


Kicad 8 project & Gerber (old-masked and ZX81 connector):

http://abandon.PCBs.free.fr/wilfrigter/ZX97_Lite

Have fun...
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Re: Wilf Rigter's project: ZX97 Lite. [Kicad]

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Hi,

Have a look to the rebuiled ZX97 lite from Danjovic (c)2019.
CP297s.jpg

ZX97 lite board for CP200s case:
https://github.com/Danjovic/CP297s
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Re: Wilf Rigter's project: ZX97 Lite. [Kicad]

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ERRATUM:

The 2N3904 (T1) transistor seen (is) upside down in the video pictures generator.

Emetter (1) is to the up and the collector (3) it to the down side.
NPN.JPG
In fact, a NPN transistor can work in EBC or CBE, but its specifications may be corrupt by this mistake.

Better read this:
NPN3.jpg
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