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Game Boy Cartridge Connector

Original Game Boy cartridge connector is a 32-pin edge connector for DMG, Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Color cartridges with an 8-bit data bus and 16-bit address bus at 5V.

// Specifications
Standard
Nintendo Game Boy proprietary
Pin Count
32
Voltage
5V
Data Bus
8-bit
Address Bus
16-bit
Compatible
DMG Game Boy Pocket Game Boy Color
// Pin Reference Table
Pin Name Function Type
1 VCC 5V supply PWR
2 /PHI Clock output BUS
3 /WR Write enable I/O
4 /RD Read enable I/O
5 /CS Chip select I/O
6 A0 Address bit 0 I/O
21 A15 Address bit 15 I/O
22 D0 Data bit 0 I/O
29 D7 Data bit 7 I/O
30 /RST Reset I/O
31 VIN External audio input ADC
32 GND Ground GND