PICO-56 Kit

Name: PICO-56 Kit
SKU: 32884
Price: 28.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.79 (7 reviews)

(7 Reviews)

PICO-56 PCB and components

Designed by Troy Schrapel in Australia

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PCB Color*

Raspberry Pi Pico*

Include a Raspberry Pi Pico and headers?

NES port(s)*

How many NES controller port connectors?

Assembly*

I can pre-solder the surface mount MicroSD card connector to your PCB, or the build and test the entire kit.

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PICO-56 PCB and components

My HBC-56, a 65C02/TMS9918A homebrew computer on a backplane, fully emulated on a Raspberry Pi Pico. Emulating the following HBC-56 hardware 65C02 CPU 65C22 VIA TMS9918A VDP Dual AY-3-8910 PSGs Dua…

Flexible!

The hardware can be used for any Raspberry Pi Pico project with:

12-bit (4096 color) VGA output
PS/2 keyboard (read and write)
Dual NES controllers
Stereo audio output
MicroSD card support
External power and reset

Includes

Qty.	Description	Code
1	PICO-56 PCB	PCB
5	100nf (104) ceramic capacitor	C3,C4,C5,C6,C7
3	10uf (106) electrolytic capacitor	C8,C1,C2
3	4kΩ 0.25w resistor	R1,R5,R9
2	10kΩ 0.25w resistor	R20,R21
6	2kΩ 0.25w resistor	R22,R2,R6,R10,R17,R18
9	1kΩ 0.25w resistor	R3,R7,R11,R13,R14,R15,R16,R19,R23
3	500Ω 0.25w resistor	R4,R8,R12
1	2N4401 transistor	Q1
1	1N5819 diode	D1
1	Blue LED	LED1
1	Green LED	LED2
1	Push button	KEY1
1	Push button (locking)	PWR1
1	Barrel jack connector	5V
1	VGA connector	DSUB1
2	RCA connector	J2,J3
1	NES connector	NO1
1	PS/2 connector	PS2
1	MicroSD card connector	U2
2	1x20 pin female header	RPI

Optional:

Raspberry Pi Pico + headers
2nd NES controller port
Assembly

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.57)

Shipping: (4.57)

Communication: (5.00)

Aleksandr | April 10, 2024

Everything is perfect

Received it today and built it already!

Worked from first power on, kit was easy to build.

Just small remark - better grab NES gamepad before running software - you can't ever run most of them without gamepad.

My time lapse of building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sYh3xi-5vY

Jochem | April 5, 2024

Excellent kit

Haven’t tested it yet, but I’m almost done assembling it. There were some issues customs but Troy quickly sent me another one before I even knew anything was wrong.

The kit is clearly labeled and assembly is very self explanatory.

If I had any suggestions it would be to include some extra resistors.

Thanks Troy!

Michael | Feb. 21, 2024

Great kit, easy build

Came with all parts labeled and board with part labels too. Very easy to build. works great! Would love to have a 3D printable case (hint, hint)

Response from Troy Schrapel | March 12, 2024

Hi Michael. Thanks for the review. I now have a case available. STLs on GitHub. :)

Andy | Feb. 5, 2024

Pico-56 - A great easy to build retro computer kit

I ordered the kit with two Nintendo controller ports & opted to solder the micro-sd card my self. I followed along with build video which makes the build super easy to complete. The micro-sd card was in the end easier than expected and the video covers the process very well. The kit is easy to assemble and went together in about 2.5 hours - and it worked first time too.

The build video covers the process of installing the firmware on the Pico which is super easy and then takes you through the process of copying the current software library onto your micro-sd card. The demo software all worked perfectly and offers a fun way to see what this little board can do.

Get yourself a Pico-56 - you will not regret it!

Andy

Hans | Feb. 3, 2024

Works as described.

I got the assembled version. Looks professional, works fine!

Well packaged, arrived in good order and quite fast from Australia.

Lots of fun ahead!

Jayson | Jan. 22, 2024

A great little computer

I built my PICO-65 over the weekend, and I'm really impressed.

This is a very easy all-through hole kit (really glad the SD card is pre-soldered). The components are all labeled in their bags and on the PCB silkscreen so there's no issues placing and soldering everything. You can complete the entire build and be up and running in an afternoon. I've have to test it a bit more (where are my NES controllers?) but I loved the ease of flashing the Pi Pico and getting right into it.

As far as retro-style computer projects go this is a FUN one. Pick one up when they're in stock.

Larry | Jan. 21, 2024

Pleased to have this kit and looking forward to more.

I was able to build this kit quite quickly, although the SD card soldering needed touching up as the pitch is fine. The software works and there are sample roms to play with. The software development environment is still to come but it will likely follow the HBC-56 pattern. The software (version 0.2 at the time) could be better advertised on the github page as it was not in the main github section but off to the side under the releases area. I'm looking forward to more of the Youtube videos and code for setting up the development area and following some of the examples. I hope to add some 6502 code examples when I get up to speed. While you can order bare boards and build your own, the kit has everything you need and the price is reasonable. My only complaint is the shipping cost versus the package cost but that's what you have to expect when you live in Canada and have to pay in US dollars.

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