This is a dual PCB design, using mostly through hole components (with the exeption of the SD connector). It's designed this way to be period correct and easy to build for people who don't like soldering SMT components
This folder contains the source KiKad files for the main board. Please check the DB19_IDC20 subfolder for the DB19 to IDC20 adapter.
Here is the BOM for the main board. Part number are what was tested on prototypes board but you may find alternatives easily, especially resistors and sockets
| Reference(s) | Value | Quantity | Notes | Part number |
Using sockets is recommended because it will allow you to reclaim the gates and microcontroler if your board is broken. This will also allow you to upgrade the firmware if a future firmware is released.
Bridging J3 connects the !ENBL pin on the microcontroller to the !ENBL pin on the 2x20 header, which is what you want for the overwhelming majority of cases where you're connecting the board to an external/secondary floppy drive port that has !ENBL2 in the connector where it should be. It's fine to bridge the two pins with a piece of wire, but if you want this expandability available to you, it'd be better to solder a two-pin header and stick a jumper on it when not in use. The pin closest to the center of the board is the one connected to the microcontroller.
This is a matching board for TashTwenty. Please use this one to avoid any damage to your computer or TashTwenty. Others adapters boards are wired differently
Any straight IDC-20 cable should work (pin 1 to pin 1, etc). Macintosh floppy cables are compatible. We used a Quadra 800 cable for prototyping (Apple P/N 590-0862-B).