Alex Joni wrote: > BGA's sure are tricky, but you can solder them manually using a hot air > system (seen a friend of mine doing it a couple times). > the only problem is aligning them, that takes a bit of skill... > Aligning them could be done with a fixture with a square hole in it. But, if the solder balls bridge together or fail to connect, you have to take the part off and send it out for a $50 reballing procedure. I checked at Digi-Key, the OMAP3530 processor chip, alone goes for $84. Put the two memory chips on top of it, add all the other stuff, and no way could I make a Beagle for under $200. Obviously, other people can get the OMAP for a lot less than I can.
Also, inspecting the BGAs is done with an X-ray inspection system. Another "cant do that at home" process. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
