Famicom Cable Guide - GrechTech/RetroRosetta GitHub Wiki

RetroRosetta Pinout

1x DA15 Famicom cable

  1. RetroRosetta config
    1. Place a jumper cap across row 20 (A and B) of the RetroRosetta header
    2. Place a jumper cap across row 19 (A and B) of the RetroRosetta header
    3. Place a jumper cap across row 18 (A and B) of the RetroRosetta header
    4. Place a jumper cap across row 16 (A and B) of the RetroRosetta header

LevelShifter Pinout

  1. Level Shifter Power config
    1. Place a jumper cap across the B/3V3 pins of header J6
  2. Level Shifter IO config
    1. Place a jumper cap on A1E on header J1
    2. Place a jumper cap on A2E on header J1
    3. Place a jumper cap on A3E on header J1
    4. Place a jumper cap on A4E on header J1
    5. Place a jumper cap on B1E on header J2
    6. Place a jumper cap on B2E on header J2
    7. Place a jumper cap on B3E on header J2
    8. Place a jumper cap on B4E on header J2
    9. Place a jumper cap on B4A on header J2

Cable Pinout (Looking at cable end)

* 5V input pins are on the side of header J6 that is towards the centre of the LevelShifter PCB
** GND input pins are on the side of header J6 that is towards the edge of the PCB

  1. Level Shifter Input wiring

    1. Connect GND to a GND input pin**
    2. Connect P1-CUP to B2A on header J2
    3. Connect OUT0 to B1A on header J2
    4. Connect 5V a 5V input pin*
    5. Connect P2-CUP to B3A on header J2
    6. Connect P2-D0 to A2Y on header J1
    7. Connect P1-D1 to A3Y on header J1
    8. Connect P2-D1 to A4Y on header J1
  2. Output wiring [Level Shifter to RetroRosetta Core]

    1. Connect GND of LevelShifter** to RetroRosetta pin 17A
    2. Connect 5V of LevelShifter* to RetroRosetta pin 19D
    3. Connect 3.3V of LevelShifter to RetroRosetta pin 14A
    4. Connect A1A to RetroRosetta pin 6B [IO19]
    5. Connect A2A to RetroRosetta pin 2B [IO22]
    6. Connect A3A to RetroRosetta pin 5B [IO21]
    7. Connect A4A to RetroRosetta pin 15B [IO25]
    8. Connect B1Y to RetroRosetta pin 17B [IO32]
    9. Connect B2Y to RetroRosetta pin 8B [IO5]
    10. Connect B3Y to RetroRosetta pin 7B [IO18]