Special Computing would be happy to upgrade any BeagleBone with 1GB DRAM and/or 8/16GB eMMC using our Sniper(( rework robot. We don't buy from eBay, but will be happy to professionally rework your boards using your parts.
https://specialcomp.com/beaglebone/ Special Computing 480-818-5745 On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Don Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, so I purchased three BBB cards quite some time ago and I just got > back to them since I had some project ideas. So, apparently 2G eMMC chips > went EOL and the new cards have 4G. No big deal, except for any newer > image available wants the additional space! I built some of my own console > images for a while, but then I saw some Sandisk 16 GB eMMC chips on Ebay > and scored them for about a buck a piece... > > I've done some SMT work at home, but NEVER a 20 mil pitch BGA. I do have > a cheap chinese hot-air station and a dedicated toaster oven for my > hardware play though. I use a coffee mug warmer for bottom heat. > > Well, it took me several trials and two of the eMMC chips to dial the > process in, but I succeeded! The only real casualty is that I discovered > that the 5V input jack will not tolerate re-flow temperatures. I had to > replace that part. > > I am just amazed I was able to hand-place that chip. > > If you are yawning now --- well, OK -- I am excited about this and had to > tell SOMEBODY! > > Later, > Don > > debian@beaglebone:~$ lsblk > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT > mmcblk1boot0 179:8 0 4M 1 disk > mmcblk1boot1 179:16 0 4M 1 disk > mmcblk1 179:0 0 14.7G 0 disk > └─mmcblk1p1 179:1 0 14.7G 0 part / > debian@beaglebone:~$ > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/beagleboard/f5b3b498-8563-481f-92c3-0161e1d25da8%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/f5b3b498-8563-481f-92c3-0161e1d25da8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAMPEx0cWebK3F0PjHz9%2B7pHA_bvVdoXkpX6SKw4GciXChYgApA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
