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Macintosh Mini PCB

Macintosh Mini breakout PCB

KiCad 10 project for the breakout that connects the Mac-shaped clock's front-panel parts (rotary encoder, two pushbuttons, PAM8302 audio amp, speaker) to the Pi Zero 2 W's GPIO header.

Build guide with pin assignments lives in the maclock guide. For the case-side parts you'll print, see the 3D-printed screen bezel.

Order from PCBway. You can use my referral code to get $5 off your order, if you want.

Bill of materials

To populate one board:

Ref Qty Part Footprint Notes
R1, R2, R3 3 1 kΩ resistor 0402 (1005 metric) SMD Pull-ups for the two buttons + the rotary encoder
C1 1 100 nF ceramic capacitor Through-hole disc, 5 mm pitch Audio decoupling
1 PAM8302 audio amplifier breakout external module Wire A+ to Pi GPIO 19 (header pin 35); output to speaker
1 Small speaker, 8 Ω, ~0.5 W Whatever fits behind the original Maclock grille
PiInput 1 1×7 pin header, 2.54 mm pitch, vertical through-hole Plugs into Pi GPIO pins 35–47

Optional (only if not reusing the Maclock's original parts)

Ref Qty Part Footprint Notes
SW1, SW2 2 SMD tactile switch (e.g. Mountain TS32735) 4.6 × 3.5 mm SMT Skip if you're wiring the Maclock's existing buttons to the SW1/SW2 pads
JP1 1 3-pin rotary encoder Skip if you're wiring the Maclock's existing dial

License

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — see LICENSE. Free for non-commercial use; derivatives must also be non-commercial.