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Minor kinks in layout + BOM #3
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Glad you finished the PCB assembly!
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With all due respect: potentiometer on a wire is well and good, but in the end: It's just a potentiometer. Anyone that would care that much about the choice of potentiometer will have the skills to modify the PCB files. Furthermore, a potentiometer that's just flopping about could accidentally short circuit something, and with the BOM cost of close to 200$, I'd prefer if no one accidentally ruined theirs. I mean, you can keep the pin headers for both buttons and potentiometers, but I'd also add footprints for PCB-mount options (ideally, the header holes would be covered by the component so it's clear you don't have to install both. When I'm home this weekend, I'll bring an Arduino with me, so I can do some long-term testing. Since I do have a rather advanced scope (well, as far as hobbyist scopes go, it has 2 analog and 16 digital channels), I could set up a long-term test with fault monitoring, I'd just need your help in designing an appropriate test scenario. |
You could try this type of potentiometer (it's tiny), and it would fit under the footprint of the current pin header, https://mouser.com/ProductDetail/652-3310C-001-105L It's not difficult to modify the PCB to fit another type like this one (I may update it on the next PCB revision), https://mouser.com/ProductDetail/652-PTV09A4020SB105 So, you can decide to use pin-header or a potentiometer. I'm finalizing a doc that explains how to transfer programs using Arduino, so you can do lots of tests. Likewise, I will prepare a set of tests to run for a long period of time and confirm whether or not the hardware will fail at full speed. For now, I'm doing tests with a 16x2 LCD (HD44780), and I can tell you that, with some hacks, it is running at 4 MHz. But need more observations for a long time. |
As I said, I modified my order slightly to add mounting holes for the poti you may add in the new revision. If you are going to make the new revision soon, I'll add this to the basket now, but if it will take a couple of months, then I think I'll wait till then. |
I just assembled my PCB, and I noticed a few improvements and also a few errors in the BOM:
Then, there are a few suggestions I have that would make assembling easier and not require a look at the BOM/at KiCAD:
If you could just post the links for the new BOM items below, I can add them to the shopping cart at Mouser, and remove the old ones.
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