https://github.com/palmr/gb-link-cable

:video_game: Gameboy link cable breakout PCB
https://github.com/palmr/gb-link-cable

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:video_game: Gameboy link cable breakout PCB

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/palmr/gb-link-cable
• Owner: Palmr
• Created: 2016-06-11T15:17:43.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-08-18T09:20:22.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-24T11:44:29.763Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: gameboy, pcb
• Homepage:
• Size: 306 KB
• Stars: 87
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: Readme.md

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# Gameboy Link Cable Breakout PCB



I have been thinking about interfacing with my gameboy for a while via the link cable but had no way, other than destroying a cable, to connect it to an arduino or raspberry pi.

Eventually I stumbled upon [a blog post where someone had written about the creation of a link cable breakout board](http://obskyr.io/lanette/devlog/making-a-game-boy-link-cable-breakout-board/). Unfortunately they didn't distribute their CAD file but I figured now would be a good time for me to learn how to create a PCB too.

This is my result, it's very basic but after sending the gerbers to OSHPark I got some boards back which work great.

![Fresh from the envelope](images/bare-pcb.jpg)

![With a variety of headers soldered on](images/with-headers.jpg)

More about how I made it can be found on my blog: https://palmr.co.uk/posts/26-gameboy-link-cable-breakout/