On 13Jul17 09:50, Atommann wrote: > Hi Tristan, > > 2017-06-26 19:36 GMT+08:00 Tristan Williams <h...@tjnw.co.uk>: > > Thank you. > > > > The small project I had in mind needs little in terms of resources. In > > my perfect world there would be an 8 pin DIP microprocessor capable of > > running AmForth :) I was hoping that, despite my failure to find it, > > there existed a 14 pin DIP MSP430 with the necessary resources to run > > AmForth. I am not sure that 20 pins is sufficiently fewer than the 28 > > of a 328p to make a difference for my case. > > > > You are 100% correct to point out that there is a wealth of available > > boards. I forget this all too often in my enthusiasm to make something. > > I think you should give SMD a try. > > The QFN AVR's are really very small. > On soldering, you first tin the pads for the IC, then apply some flux > and use hot air to solder the IC. The surface tension of the tin will > pull the IC to its correct position. > There are lots of youtube videos about how to solder SMDs. > If you want to order custom PCBs,you can oder them from China, they are cheap. > > -- > Best regards, > Atommann
Hello Atommann, I did give SMD a try, though by drag soldering rather than hot air. It worked very well for me, so I shall continue along this route, rather than looking for a smaller PTH part. Kind regards and thanks, Tristan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Amforth-devel mailing list for http://amforth.sf.net/ Amforth-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amforth-devel
