{"title":"Beginner Soldering Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003eProjects that largely use through-hole components and are suitable for people with some experience in soldering. Can be completed with only a soldering iron.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"super-nintendo-cartridge-circuit-board-advanced-uv","title":"Super Nintendo Cartridge Circuit Board: Advanced UV","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew SNES games, or repair old games that no longer work. You will need to purchase components and solder them to the board yourself. You can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my GitHub: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge - Advanced UV\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20UV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis cartridge covers over 95% of the entire SNES library, capable of any standard cartridge \u003cstrong\u003ebut not those with co-processors, such as SA-1 or SuperFX.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can backup games onto it with the following settings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll memory maps supported: LoROM, HiROM, ExLoROM, and ExHiROM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be programmed to operate as a multicart, changing games by pressing the SNES reset button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 8 MB of ROM space for a single game or 4 MB of ROM space for two games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 128 KB of RAM space for a single game or two separate banks of 64 KB RAM space for two games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find example builds at the wiki page of the GitHub: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge - Advanced UV\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA video detailing the build process can be found here: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge Tutorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PpTQDjmsrEo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PpTQDjmsrEo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis project is open source, so if you would like to order your own from the PCB manufacturer of your choice, the files are available in the GitHub repository. Just be sure to match the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eexact\u003c\/span\u003e specifications as listed (thickness, surface finish, etc).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45736560263221,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/Untitled.png?v=1783781104"},{"product_id":"super-nintendo-cartridge-circuit-board-basic-uv","title":"Super Nintendo Cartridge Circuit Board: Basic UV","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew SNES games, or repair old games that no longer work. You will need to purchase components and solder them to the board yourself. You can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my GitHub: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge - Basic UV\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Basic%20UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Basic%20UV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis cartridge covers a large portion of the SNES library, capable of any standard cartridge \u003cstrong\u003ebut not those with co-processors, such as SA-1 or SuperFX.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can backup games onto it with the following settings:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiROM and LoROM memory maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 4 MB of ROM space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 128 KB of RAM space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis board has three options for memory chips:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27C801 for making 1MB (or 8Mbit) games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27C160 for making 2MB (or 16Mbit) games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupports the original SNES ROM pinout for either using the original ROM chip from another board, or for using TSOP adapters for making up to 4MB (or 32Mbit) games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis board is generally the best option for games that are 2MB or smaller. If you want to use 27C322 for 4MB games, make ExHiROM games, or make multicarts, you can use the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mousebitelabs.store\/products\/super-nintendo-cartridge-circuit-board-advanced-uv\"\u003eAdvanced UV board\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find example builds at the wiki page of the GitHub: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge - Basic UV\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Super-Nintendo-Cartridges\/wiki\/Basic-UV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis project is open source, so if you would like to order your own from the PCB manufacturer of your choice, the files are available in the GitHub repository. Just be sure to match the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eexact\u003c\/span\u003e specifications as listed (thickness, surface finish, etc).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45742702460981,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/snes_basic_1.jpg?v=1783873030"},{"product_id":"nintendo-entertainment-system-nes-cartridge-circuit-board-discrete-mappers","title":"Nintendo NES Cartridge Circuit Board: Discrete Mappers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew NES games, or repair old games that no longer work. This cartridge is made entirely from \u003cstrong\u003ebrand new off the shelf components.\u003c\/strong\u003e No donors are required, and you don't need to rely on AliExpress or eBay for parts! You will, however, need to purchase components and solder them to the board yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis circuit board can be used to make most NES cartridges that rely on discrete logic chips to operate. These boards are most common in the earlier NES releases. The following mapper types are supported:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNROM (Mapper 0)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUxROM (Mapper 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCNROM\/Panesian (Mapper 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxROM (Mapper 7)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor Dreams (Mapper 11)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBNROM (Mapper 34)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGNROM (Mapper 66)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMappers 79, 87, 148, 180\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my GitHub:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nintendo NES Cartridge - Discrete Logic Mappers\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/NES-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Discrete%20Logic%20Mappers\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/NES-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Discrete%20Logic%20Mappers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find example builds at the wiki page of the GitHub: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Nintendo NES Cartridge - Discrete Logic Mappers\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/NES-Cartridges\/wiki\/Discrete-Mapper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/NES-Cartridges\/wiki\/Discrete-Mapper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis project is open source, so if you would like to order your own from the PCB manufacturer of your choice, the files are available in the GitHub repository. Just be sure to match the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eexact\u003c\/span\u003e specifications as listed (thickness, surface finish, etc).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771111727157,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/real_front.jpg?v=1784088511"},{"product_id":"sega-genesis-mega-drive-cartridge-circuit-board-uv-eprom","title":"Sega Genesis \/ Mega Drive Cartridge Circuit Board: Advanced UV","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew Sega Genesis \/ Mega Drive games, or repair old games that no longer work. This circuit board design uses the older UV EPROMs, 27C322 or 27C160. With this board, unlike the flash version, you need to program the EPROM before soldering to the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cartridge is made entirely from \u003cstrong\u003eoff the shelf components.\u003c\/strong\u003e No donors are required. You will need to purchase components and solder them to the board yourself. You can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my GitHub: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20UV\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Cartridge Circuit Board\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20UV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cartridge covers over 95% of the entire Genesis library. You can backup games up to 4 MB in size, with up to 32 KB RAM. It can also handle any ROM hack that falls into these limits, including the ever popular \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/info.sonicretro.org\/Sonic_3_Complete\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Sonic 3 Complete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSonic 3 Complete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Check out the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Game-Compatibility\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Cartridge Compatibility\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGame Compatibility\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e page in the wiki for more info.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find example builds at the wiki page of the GitHub: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Cartridge Example Builds\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Super Nintendo Cartridge Tutorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PpTQDjmsrEo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis project is open source, so if you would like to order your own from the PCB manufacturer of your choice, the files are available in the GitHub repository. Just be sure to match the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eexact\u003c\/span\u003e specifications as listed (thickness, surface finish, etc).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776800350261,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/il_fullxfull.4051884610_pmg7.jpg?v=1784146470"},{"product_id":"nintendo-nes-cartridge-circuit-board-mmc1","title":"Nintendo NES Cartridge Circuit Board: MMC1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew NES games, or repair old games that no longer work. This cartridge is mostly made from brand new off the shelf components, \u003cstrong\u003eexcept the MMC1 mapper\u003c\/strong\u003e. You will either need to remove an MMC1 chip from an original NES or Famicom game, or purchase the bootleg AX5904 mapper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis circuit board can be used to make most MMC1 NES cartridges. You can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my website: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8J8CO-UG\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nintendo NES Cartridge - MMC1\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/wp.me\/p8J8CO-UG\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/NES-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/MMC1%20Mapper%20(SxROM)\" title=\"Nintendo NES Cartridge - MMC1 Mapper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI plan to open source this project soon. Stay tuned for more information.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776856154165,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/il_fullxfull.3946425412_hv8g.jpg?v=1784148455"}],"url":"https:\/\/mousebitelabs.store\/collections\/beginner-soldering-projects.oembed","provider":"MouseBiteLabs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}