[Coco] A General Purpose PCB is needed for the Coco Cartridge Port

[Louis Ciotti]

The card edge connectors are on 0.100" spacing if that helps any.  If
you dig through the COCO3.com website I think John (GIMECHIP.com) had
a bunch of eagle files uploaded there.

http://www.coco3.com/community/wp-content/uploads/2010/



On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 7:05 AM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> Allen,
> I found the schematic and PCB layout files for a Slot Extender that was
> created using the Eagle software that does just that.  After looking at the
> files, I get an error, so ordering a couple of boards is impossible at this
> moment.  Maybe they were created with an earlier version.  If anyone could
> help me solve this little problem, I think we could have a real nice little
> addition to the ever-expanding list of new accessories for the Cocos.  It
> should not be too hard to create the schematic in Kicad, but I need a coco
> cartridge card edge footprint for Kicad, before I could get a board or two
> made.  What are the dimensions of those "fingers" on the PCBs that plug into
> the cartridge port anyway?  Any help is much appreciated.
> Kip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
> Behalf Of Allen Huffman
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:42 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] A General Purpose PCB is needed for the Coco Cartridge
> Port
>
> On Feb 18, 2013, at 8:18 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> After reading some Coco List messages today (including some old ones),
>> it seems to me that a general purpose experimenter's PCB for the
>> Coco's cartridge port connector would be nice to have.
>
> That would indeed be a nice thing. I don't know if it should be like all the
> Arduino prototype shields.
>
> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12401369
>
> .or if it should just be something that would plug in to a cartridge port,
> then convert the pins to header connectors so one could build stuff outside
> the CoCo.
>
> Initially, I want a way to hook up something like a Teensy 2.0 to the CoCo,
> or something like what Boisy is building for Arduinos. A "CoCo to Arduino"
> board would open up some massive options.
>
>                 -- Allen
>
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