Minimig PCB run - interest thread

[Xenepp]

To save bogging down the announcment thread, I've created this one to get an idea of what the majority of people want from the PCB.

I'm not sure about how many will be made yet, I guess if you post here that your interested it'll give me an idea.

I need to translate the PCB to a format my guy in china can work with so while I'm at it, I may as well configure it they way everyone wants.

There's been talk of making the ports (joystick, power etc) modular, i.e. on ribbon cables so they can be mounted however you like in a custom case, how does everyone feel about that?

I'm open to other suggestions like shape of the PCB for mounting in HDD cases (if possable). Just throw around some ideas and I'll amend this first post to collect them in a list or sorts.

A VERY rough idea of cost at this point is about £40 for an assembled PCB and £20 for the kit (PCB plus parts to solder yourself). I'd imagine assembled PCBs would be however be pretty limited

Joel

[madsjm]

I want an assembled PCB. :-)
However, I don't have strong opinions about port layout, PCB shape etc.

[1NOM155]

I'm interested, to have one PCB

[pyrre]

I am interested too...

A smallest possible case, completely assembled with ports soldered on to the PCB. Is in my opinion the best solution.
(similar to to the Efika)

[AmigaSoft]

I want one two ;-)

I would like the modular design if i may.

Regards

[Jope]

I'll take one board, unpopulated is fine.

The original design is fine, but of course if you make it into something standard like mini-itx, then that'd make finding a case easier.

[jj]

So assembeled as in a fully functioning minimig for £40 ?

sounds  brill, count me in

[Blinx123]

A Minimig in an original Amiga 1000 Casing would be cool but then it comes to my mind,that there aren't enough of them for a production run so only a professional Chinese Copy of this would work:)

Also a MacMini like design would be fun.

[alexh]

You'll never make an assembled one for £40 not without a huge production run.

I have my hat here... and anyone who knows me will know I am capable of eating it.

[Xenepp]

Just so we're all on the same track, I can only produce ONE version of the PCB. If I were to make two, the cost would double, so that's why I wanted to see what everyone thought first, then go with that.

On a related topic, I'm considering designing a case for the Minimig in CAD and have another guy I know fabricate it so I can then mold it myself and cast it in resin. This way it'd fit perfectly and look however we like

What does everyone think about that idea?

Joel

[Blinx123]

@alexh

Go buy some tomato sauce,mustard and mayonaise for your hat meal:)

It's perfectly possible to produce it at such a low cost because China is cheap and the Chinese workers are nearly perfect assemblers (for the little money they get).

[Hans_]

Because I'd be into experimentation, I'd be looking for a board with full 24-bit RGB out (so I can have a go at an AGA implementation), an IDE port, 68020+ processor, and possibly a CPU bus. Basically, the A1200 equivalent of the Minimig (minus clockports and other similar stuff. That would be a fair amount of work though.

For those who just want a working Minimig, Dennis' current design should be fine.

Hans

[BinoX]

I'd like just a working board, no case or anything else... Just a fully populated and working minimig board...

[Jupp3]

If that would be the price, I could take one assembled one.

And one idea for those interested in a bit more custom design:

How about an option for board without any connectors soldered? (and maybe also supplied without them) They are the easiest parts to solder anyway.

That way those wanting to have them on external board wouldn't have the job of removing them from the board first. (or having useless second set of connectors)

Also, any idea for "board only, I buy my components locally" -price?

[marauderII]

assembled, A1000 type case