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How about an Xbee board for QS?

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2012-03-20 20:17 in Propeller 1
Started working on an QS Xbee board this morning.. Any feature you Xbee users would like to have?

(RevA, still sanding the edges.... ;) )

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Comments

  • Mike CookMike Cook Posts: 829
    edited 2012-03-20 10:19
    Full size SD socket.

    :>)
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-03-20 10:21
    Ouch! Settle for connections for a microSD module? ;)

    OBC
  • Mike CookMike Cook Posts: 829
    edited 2012-03-20 10:25
    That would probably be acceptable.

    Are ya’ll going to see these as blank boards, kits or both?
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-03-20 10:27
    Kits and blank boards upon demand..

    OBC
  • Roy ElthamRoy Eltham Posts: 3,000
    edited 2012-03-20 14:20
    I would think the default for add on boards for Quickstarts should be that they don't cover the touch pads.
    I would vote that the only time you should cover them is if you are reusing the pins they are attached to...
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-03-20 14:30
    @Roy

    I'm not even sure it would still fit if we did that.. (ponders) Quickplayer is the only board slated to leave the touchbuttons open at this time. The servo/sensor board reuses them at the same positions.

    OBC
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-03-20 14:36
    I saw an Xbee board (Arduino shield) that supported 2 sockets... Curious, I thought until I saw the XBee footprint GPS module.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-03-20 16:53
    Ok, I think I'm getting closer...

    Added servo/sensor style servo head.
    Added connection point for microSD module

    QS_Xbee.JPG


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  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,938
    edited 2012-03-20 19:38
    Looks pretty nice. My only input is lame, but since it came to mind right away when I looked at the board, here it is... How about "quiXbee" instead of Quick Xbee?
  • Roy ElthamRoy Eltham Posts: 3,000
    edited 2012-03-20 20:17
    OBC,
    Couldn't the Xbee pins straddle the 40 pin connector? Or just reverse the 40 pin connector and have this board hang off the other way.
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