[Arm-netbook] EOMA-68 Carrier Board Concept

[Christopher Thomas]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Henrik Nordström <
henrik at henriknordstrom.net> wrote:

> tor 2013-08-15 klockan 04:51 -0500 skrev Christopher Thomas:
>
> >    I spoke to a few of you recently and explained a little of what I
> > had in the works for our project.  Spent a few hours and managed to
> > get this knocked out, as well as conversed with manufacturers here in
> > the US. After doing preliminary BoMs and PCBA Quotes, it looks like I
> > can get a pretty good deal on a fully assembled board, still hashing
> > out some details, but I wanted to get this out there and hear some
> > feedback.
>
> Looking great, but would add an internal power connector. Using for
> example the same kind of connector used for floppy drive.
>
> Shrouded header, 4-pin, AMP 171825-4 or similar.
>
> pin 1: +4V
> pin 2,3: GNF
> pin 4: +12V (unused)
>
>
I used an unshrouded header by the SATA Port in the mockup, unless you're
talking about an additional one?


> just pinholes on the PCB is sufficient. No need to mount the connector
> at factory. A suitable pin header is easily obtained trivial to solder
> by hand when needed.
>

I agree, the less DIP components the better as it requires the PCBA
facility to change the reel and racks and run the boards through more times
than necessary.


> Regards
> Henrik
>
>
>
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Christopher Thomas
Firemoth Industries, LLC - Owner
christopher at firemothindustries.com
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