Making the Prop2 accessible to me:)

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• tonyp12 Posts: 1,950

  2013-07-20 20:42 edited 2013-07-20 20:42

  >Is there any way to get Diptrace to support 600-800 holes without selling my grandson?
  From what I understand, the free 300 limit on pads only include the pads from patterns and not individually placed pads (like a bunch of holes placed in a 0.1" spacing)
  but non-profit 1000 pads only cost $125
  http://www.diptrace.com/nonprofit.php
• rjo__ Posts: 2,114

  2013-07-20 20:53 edited 2013-07-20 20:53

  Thanks.
  
  I looked but didn't see that option!!!
  
  I have used Diptrace to the 300 pad limit with no complaints.
  Rich
• Heater. Posts: 21,230

  2013-07-21 08:51 edited 2013-07-21 08:51

  rjo__
  

  I'm not really worried about the rest of the world.

  
  Interesting approach to asking for help.
  
  What if the rest of the world thinks: "OK, we are not worried about rjo__. Next."
  
  I'm curious, what's the hurry. Do you have a Prop II module to mount on anything?
• rjo__ Posts: 2,114

  2013-07-22 16:12 edited 2013-07-22 16:12

  Heater,
  
  Excellent point. What makes me laugh apparently doesn't do the same for others:)
  
  My thinking was that there are lots people like me.
  I'd rather buy a board, even if it isn't exactly what I want,
  than to make a board that fails to meet my needs, because of
  something I don't know(of which there is plenty). This creates opportunities for others
  and for folks like myself.
  
  What I am looking for is a general purpose board that will allow me
  to easily daisy chain Prop2 modules. I would like to purchase a few boards now, so I
  can configure everything and be somewhat ready for the arrival of the Prop2 modules.
  
  If someone is working on it, then I don't have too:)
  
  On the other hand, if no-one has such a board in the works or doesn't plan to ship
  prior to the Prop2's arrival, then I have some work to do.
  
  My fear is that no-one will build the kind of boards I want because the boards would be simple... and therefore
  just about anyone could do it... and therefore there is little market logic to proceed.
  
  Thanks
  
  Rich
• jmg Posts: 15,148

  2013-07-22 19:22 edited 2013-07-22 19:22

  rjo__ wrote: »

  What I am looking for is a general purpose board that will allow me
  to easily daisy chain Prop2 modules.

  
  There are break-out style board planned, so they should daisy chain fine ?
  or do you have some special form of daisy chain in mind ?
• rjo__ Posts: 2,114

  2013-07-22 19:49 edited 2013-07-22 19:49

  JMG... yes, something as simple as possible. if you could make it support the '4000' quickstart header http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Images/Prod/7/721/721-00017-M.jpgso that add-on cards would fit over your form factor, it would be nice but is not required.
  
  Can I order a few?
  
  Rich
• Roadster Posts: 209

  2013-07-23 03:10 edited 2013-07-23 03:10

  I Money is a problem kicad is free http://www.kicad-pcb.org and it works
• rjo__ Posts: 2,114

  2013-07-23 15:16 edited 2013-07-23 15:16

  Roadster,
  
  Value was the problem. I somehow didn't see the $125 price for non-profit work... and mine is distinctly non-profit. For a regular license with no restrictions, the regular price for 1000 pads wasn't worth it to me. I would have paid it. But I'm glad I asked:)
  
  I'm on a Mac and KiCad supports a Mac. Dipitrace works, but occasionally I seem to be doing the same things but I don't get the same result:) Probably me.
  But I'll take a look at KiCad.
  
  I saw a diagram for the pin placement, but being the lazy sort ... and not exactly a wiz at board design, I was hoping someone would point me to a part that has a Diptrace footprint.
  
  Thanks
  
  Rich
  
  Still hoping someone, with market ambitions, will save me the work:) I like Australia, Great Britain, Russia, Italy and China... its a big world, lets stimulate the economy a bit.