New hardware revision?

[simon]

Hi Chris,

great to know, that it can be opened. As I sent the data to a manufacturer yesterday I will have to wait a few days.

Today I began to write a driver for fVDI. It's a bit more complicated as thought. But this is mainly because the simple functions make use of internal structs and variables which are yet unknown to me. Thus I have to dig more into (f)VDI and other parts of GEM.

Simon

[simon]

Production begins...

Proof print of the Rev 2 board

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Simon

[simon]

In a week the boards should arrive here. I'm getting more and more excited...

[simon]

Four arrived today and one still on it's way.

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[varaktori]

My soldering iron is already heating up.

[Chris]

What a surprise I had when I got home from work, there was a Kiwi hiding inside a box on my desk

Thanks Simon, and also for the additional extras. I shall be putting one of the Kiwi stickers in my car in the morning. I had forgotten how small a 30pin Simm was. Now I just need to wait for a few more parts to arrive from China.

Party On Dudes

[simon]

You are welcome, Chris. Good to know, the first Kiwi reached his new eyrie. Then Matti should receive his soon.

Yeah, I have one of those stickers on my car. The answer to Apple stickers. I work hard to get all done for a small batch series of Kiwi kits. With SMT parts pre-soldered. Thus my rev. 2 prototype board will be reflow soldered this time.

Hope your parts will get to you soon.

Party on!

[varaktori]

My Kiwi PCB arrived today and yes those stickers are nice.
I wait some parts to arrive from Hong Kong.

[simon]

Great! I still wait for my reflow oven. The controller arrived today.
But as I have vacation in the last two weeks of March, the soldering probably will have to wait another week.

[Chris]

Great! I still wait for my reflow oven. The controller arrived today.
But as I have vacation in the last two weeks of March, the soldering probably will have to wait another week.

Did you get solder stencils made for the board?