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Atari Punk Console (audio synth)
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Atari Punk Console (audio synth)

This is a audio synth based on a NE556 IC dual timer. it uses 2 potentiometers to control the frequency and oscillation of the sound.

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May 04, 2026schedule10 mins

so mr lead reviewer asked me to edit the github repo and add gerber.zip and the bom table in csv format.

April 29, 2026schedule5 mins

Mr. CYBYDO and mr AARAV J asked me ![image.png]image.pngto edit the 90 degree traces

April 29, 2026schedule25 mins

this took so much time eh image.png

April 28, 2026schedule45 mins

This took sometime because it is my first time doing this and i had to ask alot of questions. image.png

April 28, 2026schedule35mins

first i deepnd the wire slots because i wanted to add covers for them, but then i realized that the covers would be too small and would be to fragile. im still keeping the deep part because it will still help in the wires being less noticed.image.png then i also put it in the slicer to see how much filament it would take (190gms). but then i forgot to take a screenshot and closed the slicer and ima a lazy bum so im not gonna open it again to take a screen shott..

added some chamfers to the bottom ig.

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then also added grills to make it look like the orginal atari console....... image.png

put it in the slicer again and to try 10% infillimage.png

April 27, 2026schedule5 mins

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April 27, 2026schedule1 hour 45 mins

i basically made a 2 versions of this, and one was a bit too cramped to look good, so i made a another one that looks much better and will work better as well. i made holes for the pcb, the battery and the speakers. image.png then after that i added the routes for the wire so that they wont stick out...image.png

April 27, 2026schedule5 mins

i added some holes for mounting etc.image.png

April 27, 2026schedule45mins

Redid the routing and arangment in the pcb cause the last one was really cramped and a whole mess. this one is much cleaner and has much less problems.image.pngimage.png

April 27, 2026schedule1 hour 22 mins

the pcb initially had alot of problems which I had with the copper fill because some of the traces were intersecting with it as well.image.png

April 26, 2026schedule2 hours 17mins

I spent so much time on trying to route the pcb correctly but there are still alot of errors so im gonna call it a night. its looking pretty good rn.image.pngimage.png

April 26, 2026schedule1 hour 43 mins

I had to search through alot of documents to find the exact footprint of my parts, which was really hard because there were some footprints that I couldnt find so i had to rouhly decide it.image.png

i also kinda forgot about the power supply so added it now in the schematicimage.png

then also added the closest footprint for those parts image.png

April 26, 2026schedule2 hours 45 mins

Designed the basic schematic for the Synth. i also ran ERC to check for errors and i found alot but eventually fixed them all. i also had to look at so many examples to make sure that everthing worked inline with the parts i orderdimage.pngimage.png

i have selected the parts that i will need for this and this was important to do before hand as i will have to enter all of this in Kicad. also looked at different types of resistors and capacitors. this took alot of time. image.pngimage.pngimage.pngimage.png