{"id":46,"date":"2022-02-11T23:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T23:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=46"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:28:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:28:33","slug":"minipet-make-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timsretrocorner.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"MiniPET Make Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MiniPet Make Part 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sbGAdNwLCUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode I&#8217;m going to make a miniPET. <a href=\"https:\/?p=40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last time<\/a> we unboxed the MiniPET kit computer from Tynemouth Software and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefuturewas8bit.com\/shop\/tynemouth-products\/minipet4080.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Future Was 8-Bit<\/a>. This time we start to build it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kit is relatively straightforward to make; the parts come in separate bags for passive components, and a large antistatic bag for the ICs.  Some components are a bit small and fiddly. Some you need to take care to get them the right way round. There&#8217;s a 74 page A5 glossy manual, printed in colour, with very clear diagrams showing where each piece goes. It&#8217;s very well laid out and has lots of supplemental information that will be useful (such as resistor colour codes). It&#8217;s also spiral bound, so it lies flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing missing that I wish it had is a schematic. The PCB is so thickly covered with white paint that it&#8217;s almost impossible to see the traces. While this might make for a sleek looking computer that will be gorgeous in a display cabinet, it&#8217;s going to be a bit of a bugger to debug (!) if it doesn&#8217;t work first time, and you can&#8217;t easily follow any of the signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This board revision is markedly different to earlier ones (all the YouTube videos show the earlier revision), so won&#8217;t be as relevant to this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In part 1 we will fit the passive components: resistors, capacitors, as well as the chip sockets, connectors, DIP switches, diodes, LEDs, transistor and piezo electric sounder. If you&#8217;re making your own MiniPET (or planning to), you should allow a good couple of hours for this part, and probably 4 to 5 hours over all. 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