Minimig PCB run - interest thread

[whiteb]

@Dennis

What software did you use to Route and produce the Gerber files ?

Maybe update the Gerber files on your website with the Board fix (If not too difficult), but yeah, at least if we are going to do a production run for A.Org, DEFINITELY include the fix into the Gerber files before submission to the Board manufacturer.

I am VERY interested, I just want to sit back for a while and see what mods are done, and costs etc. (Me being in Australia and all).

[whiteb]

sweetlilmr wrote:
Hi,

At 40 quid a pop, if this really materializes, I'd take 5 - 10 fully assembled units. The pin header->DB9 idea seems pretty solid to me.

If anyone can refresh my memory: does Denis' design include standard VGA out?
-(e)

15/31 Khz (Jumperable Scandoubler) @ 50 Hz.

So you will need a VGA display that supports 50hz (That counts out most LCD panels).  And explains why i have great difficulty getting LCD displays to work properly on my 4000's Arxon Scandoubler.

[whiteb]

Yeah, Xenepp smack a couple of bux on to the cost of each board and put it towards the growing truckload of alcohol deliveries for Dennis (Assuming he likes Alcohol).

Put me down for one fully populated board (DEFINATELY with the Hardware fix added, preferably directly to the Production run, and not just a jumper wire).  I'd like to populate it myself, and solder myself, My SMC skills are shocking, whereas my through Board soldering is okay, and BULK orders of boards and FPGA should reduce costs.

[whiteb]

Unit01 wrote:
Hi everyone,

Thank you for proposing a group order of a pcb I don't know if I could personally afford the AUD $60 for a board though the exchange rate is a killer.

Would it be possible to use a fpga like this one they reckon it costs like US$1.50 I suppose that's in bulk though. I think it has 16000 gates is that too small?

http://www.infectus.biz/developer-features.php

regards
John

You figure it out, the SPARTAN-3 FPGA 400K 208-PQFP that Dennis used, contains 400,000 gates, chances are, 16,000 gates is a TAD small.

[whiteb]

So whats the best PCB software to do the 1.0 patch with, I don't want to wait another year for the patch to be updated in the Gerber files.

What software did Dennis use to create the board with ?

Anyone in Australia know of a place to get boards done ?

[whiteb]

CD32Freak wrote:
Here are pictures of my white Minimig rev 1.0 PCB:

:-D

OMG that is a Gorgeous board......

What company did the board, how much, how long etc ?

Website ?