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by prashnts 3410 days ago
It looks awesome. I'm looking forward for your documentation.

Is the PCB multi-layered, or two layers? Could you also comment which software did you use to design it? I've used Eagle CAD quite a lot in past and it works great, though I always wished to use KiCAD because it's open source. Thank you!

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Thank you, I will write and publish much more documentation as soon as possible :-) It is a four layer PCB, one for Vcc, one for ground and the other two for signals. I designed it in KiCad and ordered it from PCBWay.com.

I will also upload the schematic etc. if anyone wants to have a look or create one their self. However, if anyone wants to build it, it may be a bit expensive due to the high IC count.

would you be willing to share a pricetag?
Yes :-)

Five PCBs cost me $250, but they can be made cheaper. Otherwise the price depends a lot on the components. Ceramic ones are very expensive and the whole computer would probably end up at around $300 - $400. For plastic components, the price would be more close to $200.