I think the sockets might make the workflow easier for now. You can post them to my office address:
Joshua Malone 520 Edgemont Rd. Charlottesville, VA 22903 Thanks! -Josh On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 7:40 PM, Brian White <bw.al...@gmail.com> wrote: > That would be awesome. > > One update to the pics and stuff I have so far, During the xilinx > programming stage, I used a chip carrier socket in a breadboard, powered by > a 5v wall wart, because I happen to have a bunch o those sockets. I'll send > you a socket or a few if you want, but I would say, ditch that and just use > a M100 itself to power the board for xilinx programming. You need a M100 to > do the final flashing anyway, not to mention testing, so it's a no-brainer, > just pop it in the m100 and let the m100 supply the 5v to the board. > Perfectly fitting socket and 5v supply ready made. > > > On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 4:48 PM, Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I'm willing to take a stab at building a REX. I think the only tool I'll >> need to acquire for assembly is the proper Hakko tip for drag-soldering. >> However, I don't have the Xilinx programmer, so I'll have to get my hands >> on one of those. They're <$30 shipped from China but that puts it in my >> hands in around a month, so nothing will be quick. (Darn - would have made >> a great RetroChallenge entry :) >> >> My disposable income these days is significantly less than my available >> time, so I'll just throw this offer out there: >> >> If 1 or 2 persons want to help cover the initial costs of the parts and >> tools, I'll build them a REX. >> >> A quick estimate says a run of 3 boards will cost me <=$140. I'm, of >> course, willing to throw in some of my own money, so I'd be looking for $50 >> per board from 2 contributors. >> >> I've done lots of soldering and even some SMT assembly (though not this >> fine) before, so I'm pretty confident I can pull it off. I'm not sure how >> long it would take to get everything together and then actually build it. I >> think the risk of failure is pretty low, but you're not willing to see your >> $50 disappear in the event that I completely screw this up, don't >> volunteer. :) >> >> If you're still interested after reading this, please contact me >> off-list. In the (possibly likely) event that I get >2 interests, I'll just >> choose randomly from the pool; I'm not willing to commit to >3 units until >> I've done this a time or two. I'll post on this thread when "orders" are >> closed. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Josh >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 2:46 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 11:42 AM James Zeun <james.z...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I'll ask around here, I actually might know someone with experience in >>>> this area lol >>>> >>>> My next questions might sound silly, but I'll ask anyway. >>>> What components needs putting on the rex? >>>> What excludes it from being a home built project? >>>> >>>> I'm asking so I can understand it properly in the event I need to >>>> explain it :-) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Brian documented it here: >>> >>> http://tandy.wiki/Building_a_REX >>> >>> >>> >> >
