Oh - forgot to mention that I do intend to purchase and test the castellated board from OSHPark before doing a big run.
-Josh On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > Absolutely! I was speaking entirely in the theoretical - I am not > equipped to verify any design changes beyond building it an popping it > in my 102 and seeing if the magic smoke comes out or not. :) > > My only goal right now is to help the community meet the current > demand for the current REX unit -- which currently stands at 45 boards > according to the poll responses. I personally think this is doable. > > -Josh > > On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: >> Regarding changing the design. >> >> I would not do so unless you plan to verify the design. >> >> Right now we have a fair amount of history with the current design. There >> are >1 hundred rex out there. I have 20 model T I test with and still make >> plenty of mistakes. >> >> Introducing hardware variants sounds like a disaster for support.. who >> Would want to have multiple sw streams or worse firmware and or software >> streams aligned to different hardware ? >> >> The cpld must be xcr3064xl vq 44 and can be purchased. I can make some >> flash chips available. >> >> I hope that is good enough! >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Monday, October 2, 2017, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Regarding flash. >>> >>> I will return the favor that John H gave me. I Have several hundred rex >>> flash chips on hand and will make a quantity available for someone to build >>> with. >>> >>> Contact me directly to discuss.... >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> On Monday, October 2, 2017, Jerry Stoner <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> XCR3064XL-10VQG44I is listed as the replacement for XCR3064XL-10PCG44I. >>>> >>>> Jerry >>>> >>>> On 2 October 2017 at 12:42, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What i have done in the past is buy trays of of eBay. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, October 2, 2017, Ken Pettit <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, that is an error. I have noticed that before also, but this part >>>>>> is in fact EOL. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/customer_notices/xcn07022.pdf >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/2/17 10:04 AM, Josh Malone wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Ken Pettit <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Actually, the CPLD is also obsolete and no longer in production. >>>>>>>> There are no current in-production CPLD or FPGA devices that are 5V >>>>>>>> tolerant. There is still a market for 5V tolerant CPLDs/FPGAs in the >>>>>>>> hobiest community, but not the commercial sector, therefore they are no >>>>>>>> longer manufactured. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> #include <sadtrombones.h> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It seems odd, then, that Digikey lists a manf lead time on the >>>>>>> XCR3064XL-10VQG44I which is 5v tolerant: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&itemSeq=239918050&uq=636425420847306637 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------- >>>> Jerry Stoner >>>> [email protected]
