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FC / NES adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • 74AHCT1G125 SC70-5 (x7) (DKPN: 296-4709-1-ND PN: SN74AHCT1G125DCKR)
  • 3.6K resistors (x3) (DKPN: ‎S3.6KCACT-ND‎ PN: RNMF14FTC3K60‎) (Required for PAL system only)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Level shifter PCB (x1)
  • NES controller plug (x2)
  • Famicom controller plug (x1) (Optional)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/NES.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Solder 74AHCT1G125 to footprint highlighted in red.
  • Bridge HI side of jumper I39.
  • Connect pad DIR3 & DIR1 to GND.
  • For using PAL system, add 3.6K pull-ups to NES 5V (pin 5) on pads IO18, IO5 & IO32.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.
PCB PAD Cord Pin Name Use Required?
VIN NES P1 5 5V BlueRetro Power Yes
GND NES P1 1 GND BlueRetro Power Yes
IO32 NES P1 3 OUT0 Latch for all accessories Yes
IO19 NES P1 4 P1_D0 Player 1 / Four Score DATA Yes
IO5 NES P1 2 P1_CUP Player 1 / Four Score CLK Yes
VIN NES P2 5 5V BlueRetro Power No
GND NES P2 1 GND BlueRetro Power No
IO22 NES P2 4 P2_D0 Player 2 / Four Score DATA No
IO18 NES P2 2 P2_CUP Player 2 / Four Score CLK No
IO21 FC_DB15 13 P1_D1 FC 4P adapter P3 DATA No
IO25 FC_DB15 7 P2_D1 FC 4P adapter P4 DATA No

SFC / SNES adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • 74AHCT1G125 SC70-5 (x9) (DKPN: 296-4709-1-ND PN: SN74AHCT1G125DCKR)
  • 3.6K resistors (x5) (DKPN: ‎S3.6KCACT-ND‎ PN: RNMF14FTC3K60‎) (Required for PAL system only)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Level shifter PCB (x1)
  • SNES controller plug (x2) (For multitap support 7 conductor are required, get a 3rd SNES extension for pin donation and use cable from PSX/Genesis/Saturn for the extra wires)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/SNES.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Solder 74AHCT1G125 to footprint highlighted in red.
  • Bridge LO side of jumper I39.
  • Connect pad DIR3 & DIR1 to GND.
  • For using PAL system, add 3.6K pull-ups to SNES 5V (pin 1) on pads IO23, IO18, IO5, IO32 & IO26.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.
PCB PAD Cord Pin Name Use Required?
VIN SNES P1 1 5V BlueRetro Power Yes
GND SNES P1 7 GND BlueRetro Power Yes
IO5 SNES P1 2 P1_CLK Player 1 / Multitap 1 CLK Yes
IO32 SNES P1 3 LATCH Latch for all accessories Yes
IO19 SNES P1 4 P1_D0 Player 1 / Multitap 1 DATA Yes
IO21 SNES P1 5 P1_D1 Multitap 1 DATA No
IO23 SNES P1 6 P1_SEL Multitap 1 CTRL No
VIN SNES P2 1 5V BlueRetro Power No
GND SNES P2 7 GND BlueRetro Power No
IO18 SNES P2 2 P2_CLK Player 2 / Multitap 2 CLK No
IO22 SNES P2 4 P2_D0 Player 2 / Multitap 2 DATA No
IO25 SNES P2 5 P2_D1 Multitap 2 DATA No
IO26 SNES P2 6 P2_SEL Multitap 2 CTRL No

Saturn adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • 74AHCT1G125 SC70-5 (x14) (DKPN: 296-4709-1-ND PN: SN74AHCT1G125DCKR)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Level shifter PCB (x1)
  • Saturn controller plug (x2)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/Saturn.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Solder 74AHCT1G125 to footprint highlighted in red.
  • Bridge LO side of jumper I39.
  • Connect pad DIR0, DIR2, DIR1 & DIR4 to GND.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.
PCB PAD Cord Pin Name Use Required?
VIN SATURN P1 1 5V BlueRetro Power Yes
GND SATURN P1 9 GND BlueRetro Power Yes
IO5 SATURN P1 2 P1_D Player 1 D1 Yes
IO3 SATURN P1 3 P1_U Player 1 D0 Yes
I35 SATURN P1 4 P1_TH Player 1 CTRL Yes
IO27 SATURN P1 5 P1_TR Player 1 CTRL Yes
IO26 SATURN P1 6 P1_TL Player 1 CTRL Yes
IO23 SATURN P1 7 P1_R Player 1 D3 Yes
IO18 SATURN P1 8 P1_L Player 1 D2 Yes
VIN SATURN P2 1 5V BlueRetro Power No
GND SATURN P2 9 GND BlueRetro Power No
IO21 SATURN P2 2 P2_D Player 2 D1 No
IO19 SATURN P2 3 P2_U Player 2 D0 No
I36 SATURN P2 4 P2_TH Player 2 CTRL No
IO16 SATURN P2 5 P2_TR Player 2 CTRL No
IO33 SATURN P2 6 P2_TL Player 2 CTRL No
IO25 SATURN P2 7 P2_R Player 2 D3 No
IO22 SATURN P2 8 P2_L Player 2 D2 No

Nintendo 64 adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Passthrough PCB (x1)
  • N64 controller plug (x4)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/N64.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Bridge HI side of jumper I39.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.

Dreamcast adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Passthrough PCB (x1)
  • Dreamcast controller plug (x4)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/Dreamcast.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Bridge HI side of jumper I39.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.

GameCube adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • Passthrough PCB (x1)
  • GameCube controller plug (x4)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/DIY/GameCube.pdf

Pinout reference

Cable PCB build instruction

  • Bridge LO side of jumper I39.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.

JVS adapter cable

Bill of materials

  • DB25 Male solder cup (x1) (DKPN: AE10984-ND PN: A-DS 25 LL/Z)
  • DB25 Backshell (x1) (DKPN: 970-25BPE-ND PN: 970-025-010R011)
  • 74AHCT1G125 SC70-5 (x1) (DKPN: 296-4709-1-ND PN: SN74AHCT1G125DCKR)
  • Step Up 5V (x1) (DKPN: 296-24519-1-ND PN: TPS61240DRVT)
  • Inductor (x1) (DKPN: 490-4026-1-ND PN: LQM21FN1R0N00D)
  • RS485 PHY (x1) (DKPN: 296-50395-1-ND PN: THVD1450DR)
  • Resistor 10K (x2) (DKPN: 311-10.0KLRCT-ND PN: RC0402FR-0710KL)
  • Capacitor 0.1u (x1) (DKPN: 490-6328-1-ND PN: GRM155R71C104KA88J)
  • Capacitor 2.2u (x1) (DKPN: 1276-1085-1-ND PN: CL10A225KP8NNNC)
  • Capacitor 4.7u (x1) (DKPN: 1276-1044-1-ND PN: CL10A475KP8NNNC)
  • JVS PCB (x1)
  • USB-A plug (x1)

Cable schematic

https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetroHW/blob/master/Cables/jvs/jvs.pdf

Cable PCB build instruction

  • PCB jumper are already set nothing to do.
  • Do not install R4, R3 & D1.
  • Connect cords according to table below and pinout reference.
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