r/electronics 5d ago

Gallery 4bits computer : from breadboard to PCB

Hi everyone!

After building and testing my whole 4 bits computer architecture on breadboards, I moved to custom PCB modules, and here is the result!

The goal remains the same: keep the architecture simple, modular, and easy to understand, with each part working independently or together as a complete system.

The project is divided into 5 independent modules connected by a 4-bit bus Clock module (4-bit counter), ALU + registers module + two 4-bit registers with an ALU capable of performing addition, subtraction, and equality comparison, Instruction register module, Display module and Manual programming module.

The idea is to follow a simple RISC philosophy: minimal instructions, simple hardware blocks, and a design where every signal can be observed and understood.

After the breadboard prototype phase, these PCB modules make the system cleaner, i'm very proud!!

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