Ok thanks for the heads up.

I doubt I'm in a position to improve the design, and I already tried to
match the ram chip, so, we'll see what we see when we see it I guess.

-- 
bkw

On Sep 11, 2017 8:44 AM, "Stephen Adolph" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Brian, you should be aware
>
> - the hardware has a flaw.  the flops don't always power up in bank 0.
> - REX software does not work reliably with Quad
> - the quad utilities work ok though.
>
> yes 2 BAV70s
>
>
> as far as the ram goes, I would just check it to make sure it is the
> same as TC551001.   you might find that ram for cheap on ebay.
>
>
> OR - redo the design to address the flop issue and with a more
> available ram chip / smaller footprint.
> I do my designs for parts I have...
>
> steve
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 12:27 AM, Brian White <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hey Steven, I think I worked up a DigiKey cart to build 3 QUADs, the
> version
> > on osh park now.
> >
> > 2 things I'm not sure about:
> >
> > The text on oshpark says it needs a BAV70, but it looks like there are
> > footprints for 2 BAV70's on that version of the board. I assume I should
> I
> > install 2?
> >
> > The exact referenced memory chip is not available, but I think I
> narrowed it
> > down to about 20 possibles, and picked one for the cart based on
> > availability as much as anything else. Does this part look right? I
> tried to
> > match, parallel, 18.4mm, 5v, forward pinout,
> >
> > The cart with the questionable memory chip is here:
> > http://www.digikey.com/short/qcm427
> >
> > Ignore the pins. The price is ridiculous, but I just wanted to make a
> cart
> > that had everything for reference and completeness, and I can't find any
> > pins on DigiKey that aren't stupid like that.
> >
> > --
> > bkw
>

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