A flex cable for easy relocation of the N64 cartridge slot for an N64HH build. Requires KiCad 8.99 (the nightly build) to view.
Important
When ordering through a site such as JLCPCB, make sure you select an "FR4" stiffener at a 1.0mm thickness. This stiffener adds rigidity to the mounting points on the cart itself, so I wouldn't skip this to cut costs. You could try ordering with Polyimide to see if it's cheaper.
Under "PCB Remark", add the following message:
Note
Please apply the stiffener to the bottom of the flex as shown in the stiffener.gbr file. The circles on that layer should be holes in the stiffener as well.
It is very important that the stiffener is on the BOTTOM of the flex, and not the top. The silkscreen on the flex mentions this as well. The stiffener.gbr is just the renamed user.drawing layer that specifies the outline of the stiffener.
I want to give a special thanks to the following individuals who helped me greatly with making this flex!
- YveltalGriffin for feedback on the flex design and all his help with redesigning the board to greatly improve on my initial terrible attempt!
- CrazyGadget for providing me with the inspiration and the initial RCP breakout files to help get me started on this project!
Permissively released under the Solderpad Hardware License v2.1