Stephen C Cousins

3,397 orders since Sep 20, 2018

Stowmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Ships from United Kingdom.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.97)

Documentation: (4.90)

Shipping: (4.91)

Communication: (4.92)

All Reviews

K. Roland | June 13, 2019

Z180 PCB's

For Pick'n'Mix Boards for RCBus/RC2014

The PCB's have a excellent quality and I can recommend this PCB's to everybody who are interested to build a Z180 computer.

David | June 12, 2019

Another excellent product from Steve Cousins

For SC117 Prototyping Breakout Board for Z50Bus

I have a LiNC80 and am looking forward to working on some prototypes. As with all of Steve's kits, this one is exactly what I needed.

David | June 12, 2019

Another excellent product from Steve Cousins

For SC115 Breakout Module Kit for RC2014/RCBus-40pin+

I have several RC2014 backplanes and am looking forward to working on some prototypes. As with all of Steve's kits, this one is exactly what I needed.

David | June 12, 2019

Another excellent kit from Steve Cousins

For SC114 Z80 Motherboard Kit for RC2014/RCBus-40pin

Although I already have several RC2014 backplanes, I am looking forward to use this for some prototyping projects. As usual, extremely quick shipping and excellent communication. Steve responds to questions quickly and with great humor and understanding.

David | June 12, 2019

Awesome Kit!

For SC118 Z80 Processor Card Kit for Z50Bus

I've been wanting to get into the Z180. Once again, Steve has given us an excellent implementation. Can't wait to start playing with it.

David | June 12, 2019

Another excellent kit from Steve Cousins

For SC125 Serial and Timer Kit for Z50Bus

As usual, the kit was shipped quickly! Great documentation and service. I have the LiNC80 and am planning to use this to experiment with serial communication.

Wayne | June 2, 2019

Extremely high quality kit

For SC119 Z180 Memory Module Kit for RCBus-80pin

Kit was of the highest quality I have ever seen. The circuit board was thoroughly marked for easy assembly and the documentation was exceptionally thorough. Everything worked perfectly on the first power on. Highly recommended!

Wayne | June 2, 2019

Extremely high quality kit

For SC112 Modular Backplane Kit for RC2014

Wayne | June 2, 2019

Extremely high quality kit

For SC111 Z180 CPU Module Kit for RCBus-80pin

Richard | May 29, 2019

Great boards for RC2014 enthusiasts

For Pick'n'Mix Boards for RCBus/RC2014

These boards are well-made with very clear and informative silk-screens (almost no need to consult a schematic). The online documentation is detailed and reminds me of how kits used to be, that is: a complete BOM, a clear schematic, description of the circuit, construction guides and debugging tips. Shipping from the UK to the US was reasonably fast and the boards were well packaged.

Paul | May 22, 2019

backplane is useful little board, used with Z50 bus adapter.

For Modular Backplane Boards for RC2014

Bought the backplane and Z50 bus adapter together to complement my Linc80. Only just started to populate Stephen's boards but they show great promise to aid the inveterate fiddler. I anticipate that it will be useful to plug in the odd 2014 module, but my interest is mostly in more ready exposure of the Z50 bus.
There is no buffering at these boards, and particularly at the adapter card this may be of concern to some where there is exposure of the bare CPU bus. But oddly over the last 40 years I have found the Z80 CPU inputs/outputs to be strikingly tolerent of abuse, and really guys, if you lift the bonnet then you do have to be careful where you drop the spanner.
True, there is no documentation for the backplane, but there is a schematic and the thing is just passive.
So, Stephen, thanks for all the work here and at the monitor.

Response from Stephen C Cousins | Sept. 11, 2019

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it was a bad move on my part listing the product on Tindie before completing the documentation. As of June 2019, the product has complete documentation including an assembly guide and a user guide.

Craig | May 8, 2019

This is a great product

For SC114 Z80 Motherboard Kit for RC2014/RCBus-40pin

I got this board last week, put it together in an evening, and have been playing with it since. Before I got this kit, I had not been exposed to Z80 programming at all, so all of this has been a wonderful learning experience.

This board is simple to put together. Mr. Cousins is also the author of the SC Monitor program which is preinstalled on the ROM. SC Monitor is great to use. Uploading code to it is easy. And the monitor, itself, contains an API to make programming a bit easier. The documentation for the board and the monitor is very clear and easy to understand.

My setup is using a raspberry pi connected to the SC114 with a usb to ftdi adapter. The adapter powers the sc114. I have an assembler set up on the pi. I can build code into a hex file on the pi, copy the hex file text and paste it directly into SC Monitor. I can then type 'g' to execute, or step through the code, dissasemble, etc.

This board is a GREAT way to get into the world of retro computing, especially the RC2014. I highly recommend it.

Mr. Cousins was extremely prompt in shipping my kit. He shipped it in less than 24 hours. I live in the US, and it took 7 business days to arrive.

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