I got my castellated boards on Monday but haven't had time to do anything but take some neat pictures:
https://www.vintageboot.net/2017/10/castellated-pcbs-are-here/ On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Brian Brindle <bbrin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Quick update: > > Well, the castellated boards look good after I deburred them. Took about 30 > minutes to fully assemble one with hot air and solder paste. If I can make a > solder mask I think I could do it even faster. Should be able to do several > at a time in the $15 toaster oven once I get rolling but I am still waiting > on my FLASH from China.. Tried to flash one this morning but keep having > issues where Impact crashes or reports invalid ID on the chip.. Maybe my $20 > programmer wasn't such a good deal. Could be an issue with the friction hold > header pins. I plan on making a programming jig where I can put the boards > face down on top of some contacts (metal screws) and quickly program them. > We will see how that work. > > > > On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 4:21 AM, Brian White <bw.al...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Note, those directions are just the latest versions of everything I could >> find. But as far as I can tell, and I think Stephen said as much in a post >> sometime, that all the updates take the form of a full write, meaning you >> can use any update also as a fresh/initial load or downgrade, not just to >> update. >> >> So the end-user can switch to any version they want with no special tools >> or software. >> >> So if you want one of the earlier versions instead of the last build >> number of 4.9, you should be able to just install it, either as the builder >> doing it the first time, or as the end-user wanting something different than >> what the builder loaded. >> >> To flash any version of the firmware, you only need: >> >> * the update files (see bitchin100 and Stephen's directory on club100) >> >> * a modern pc (any os) running a tpdd server (laddie alpha, dlplus, etc) >> >> * serial connection (9f-25m "modem" cable, 9pin mini null-modem adapter, >> any usb-serial adapter) >> >> And you needed all that stuff anyway just to load ordinary software. The >> end-user can do it any time. >> >> You only need the special Xilinx programmer and software the very first >> time you program the cpld (or I suppose if the cpld somehow ever gets wiped >> or corrupted), so only the builder needs that, not the user. >> >> -- >> bkw >> >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2017 3:14 AM, "Josh Malone" <josh.mal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> The CPLD load is coded April 24, 2011 (no rst). The REX SW version is >>> 4.9. >>> >>> http://tandy.wiki/Building_a_REX >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 5:25 PM, Georg Kaeter >>> <georg.kae...@gk-engineering-services.de> wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there an opportunity to get at least 3 of the "new REX" ? I would >>>> like to update my M100 and 2 M102 with REX (I've already one running in my >>>> M200). >>>> Additional question: What Revision you're using for the generic >>>> programming? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Georg >>>> >>>> >>>> Am 30.09.2017 21:08 schrieb "Gregory McGill" <arcadeshop...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>> woohoo! good job Josh!! my 3 months of procrastination pays off :D >>>>> >>>>> Greg >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 8:26 AM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Sep 30, 2017 at 5:22 AM Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Success! I have a working REX built from the parts Greg sent. Turns >>>>>>> out that my 102 has no memory issues -- rather, CoolTerm was being >>>>>>> stupid >>>>>>> about flow control and probably corrupting the transfer when I tried to >>>>>>> load >>>>>>> TSDOS before. The CPLD programming went swimmingly and the REX flashing >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> super easy thanks to mComm for Android (thanks Kurt!) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now I see what all the buzz is about with the REX. This is an awesome >>>>>>> product Stephen! I can't wait to build more of them. >>>>>> >>>>>> Congratulations Josh. The more people that can build a REX the better. >>>>>> >>>>>> Club100 is us. It was even when Rick was minding the store, but now >>>>>> even more so. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- John. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- John. >>>>> >>>>> >>> >
