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Killer Instinct Dual Board

This is a clear one too.
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good call on the intermediary socket, the original pin headers shouldn't be used as socket headers and would blow out the original sockets
 
I’m not that great with PCB design (noob) but isn’t there a way to print the layout on paper first?
 
Yes it's very easy to print to paper.
I always print on paper for a fit check before sending to fab.
as can be seen here:
twistedsymphony

Post in thread 'twistedsymphony's adventures in making PCBs.'

So here are some tips that has really helped me out, especially with these big PCBs that need precise pin alignment in sockets.

Of course using the grid feature in the PCB editor is the first step. pinspacing on normal DIP chips is 2.54mm (or "100mills") so make sure you grid is setup to a derivative of that. I've found that going at half hat size (1.27mm aka 50mills) will ensure that all of the chips will be snapped to the right measurement. Then you use calipers to measure distances between chips helps a lot.

but I had an EE that I work with recommend I print out my PCB layout to test...
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mecha said:
I was wondering where you buy this. lol pardon my ignorance, I've missed many pages of this thread, is this something you pay PCBWay to make?
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Yes that's how you can get those made , PCBway or other board manufacturer will take kicad files, then you have a choice of the many different options like pcb color , thickness , trace thickness (weight) , silkscreen and etc. Most of the manufacturers have decent turn around times.
 
raynex said:
I appreciate the files. I've made the edits and have ordered the PCBs. I'll let everyone know if they work.
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I've never done this before, there's so many options. lol if yours works out good can you share all the parameters you used?
 
mecha said:
I've never done this before, there's so many options. lol if yours works out good can you share all the parameters you used?
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It'll be the default parameters when you upload the Gerbers to JLC. Very easy that way. The only thing you might want to change is the color if you don't like the default green.

Also gotta give props to JLC. The PCBs are already on their way. Was supposed to take a few extra days cause I ordered Black, but nah, they jumped on it and it shipped. All other parts already on their wait from Ali as well. (DIP sockets, switch, Connector, and Pin headers just in case due to sheer number needed [would have probably run me dry if I used my stock..lol]).
 
Hi there, I recently picked up a KI2 cabinet and stumbled onto this thread and read pretty much the whole thing. I would love to get KI running on my machine (along with KI2) - is anyone producing boards that let you do this, like @neku was working on? Looks like he hasn't posted in a little while. I'm fine with any method, but the less stuff to buy the better imo, and and being able to use just one CF without the dual adapter/hardware switch would be nice.
 
RepairGuy95 said:
You can double the Roms and run a jumper wire manually but the double cf is a necessity/switch.
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Ok, not the end of the world (obviously). I'm just slightly afraid I'd flip the switch while it's running, though I imagine that wouldn't be catastrophic and worse case would corrupt the "HDD".
 
I believe it would just crash the board.
No hdd needed with compact flash.
The hdd is why there's so many non working cpus because of the strain near it.
 
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