Puma board for FreeEMS

[nitrousnrg]

Sure, Jared might want one of those too. Just keep in mind this is a pre-pre-pre-Alpha release, there is a chance of severe hacking to make it work.

I'll ask if they can divide the shipment to Arg., NZ and US (unless you don't want FedEx).

Something I forgot: lead time is 7 days. I'm going to pay and send the files the 27th if everything goes well.

* wow, these guys are fast. They already updated my quote. for 4 boards is still $3 each.
Throw me a number and I'ĺl ask them.

[Fred]

http://www.facebook.com/FreeEMS/posts/179353572089553

I spread the word! :-)

Fred.

[Fred]

As for postage, you can send PCBs in ordinary envelopes pretty easily, and cheaply, I was thinking ship to you, then post to me, but we'll see I guess.

[nitrousnrg]

I spread the word! :-)

Ooh... they have to know about all the SMD components (specially about the fine pitch ones) and the chances to have a totally non-working board. They also need a BDM cable.

You hurried up in this one Fred :p
I think the way to make this work is to ship it with the cpu soldered and programmed, and the MAXes 9924 assembled too.

As for postage, you can send PCBs in ordinary envelopes pretty easily, and cheaply, I was thinking ship to you, then post to me, but we'll see I guess.

Sure, that is valid. I'm wondering how reliable it is, I never sent a pcb

[jharvey]

I've received bare PCB's this way, as well as partly populated PCB's. The key is to put some thin cardboard on both sides of the PCB such that it can slide through the sorting machines well. If the chip protrudes, as it flies through the machines it tends to create a pressure point, which tears the packaging, and often explodes from there after.

[nitrousnrg]

I've received bare PCB's this way, as well as partly populated PCB's. The key is to put some thin cardboard on both sides of the PCB such that it can slide through the sorting machines well. If the chip protrudes, as it flies through the machines it tends to create a pressure point, which tears the packaging, and often explodes from there after.

Cool, good to know!

[Fred]

BTW, when it comes time to print them, tag the thing (0.0.1 or similar, put the same thing on the board!), do a fresh clone of it from the tag, then generate the files to send to the PCB house so we know exactly what commit it is from.

[nitrousnrg]

BTW, when it comes time to print them, tag the thing (0.0.1 or similar, put the same thing on the board!), do a fresh clone of it from the tag, then generate the files to send to the PCB house so we know exactly what commit it is from.

Okay.

Also, I did this today:



3 circles, fill color, copy, mirror, and a Gimp transform. KISS.
The font is kinda related with the FreeEMS logo (check http://freeems.org/).

I can put the complete logo on the back and the eyes or the "Puma" in the front, I'll see that later. Oh, and the version number, of course.

Fellows, what do you think?

[jharvey]

I'm liking it. I would bet some more time with the art dept, make it a bit better, but for a proof of concept on a first run, I'd say it's great. I wonder how large that graphic will be when it's processed to a .mod file.

[nitrousnrg]

I wonder how large that graphic will be when it's processed to a .mod file.

One of the arguments of the script is a scale factor, so you decide how big the module is. It tells you the size in inches when it creates the .mod.