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Twitter @Project_AVRminDUINOs v1.5 & v1.6 are go
Having received the minDUINO v1.6 boards today, I’ve built one up and it’s all fine. I do like to prove a board before I publish it. I’ll be placing the design files online shortly. As with v1.5, the FTDI module … Continue reading
v1.5 Arrival
I thought I’d post a quick update. The minDUINO v1.5 boards have arrived. They look great in red. Another excellent job by Hackvana.com The minDUINO v1.6 boards that can accommodate a ZIF Socket are also on the way. Stay tuned … Continue reading
Something A Bit Different
Whilst waiting for the minDUINO v1.5/6 boards to appear, I took part in my local radio club’s DF Hunt (Direction Finding – Find the hidden station). As it is, myself and my team colleague, Ian G7PHD won the contest! Although … Continue reading
minDUINO v1.6 Sneak-Peek
I’m getting ahead of myself here but I thought I’d post a quick preview of the minDUINO v1.6 board. The main target here was to accommodate a 28-pin ZIF socket for programming purposes. The 3M ZIF Sockets have a rather … Continue reading
minDUINO Update
I always find that my designs evolve over time. There’s always something that can be improved upon. It’s only when you can use a board in a real life context that ideas for improvements spring to mind. That added to … Continue reading
minDuino v1.4 is live
I’m pleased to announce that I have received the minDUINO boards from Hackvana, built and tested one and all is well! You can download all the design files from the tab marked minDUINO v1.4 above. I will be adding directions … Continue reading
Been a while…
OK So, I’ve not posted on this site for a [VERY LONG] time but I hadn’t forgotten it. I’ve been involved in numerous projects that have kept me away from straight AVR projects. Not least ProjectHAB, my other website devoted … Continue reading
Park Life
I have now had a lesson in patience. My PCBs arrived from OSH Park yesterday. They are of top quality. However, I should have checked over my design a few times before submission. On the face of it, they look … Continue reading
A Walk in the Park
As a slight detour from my own PCB making exploits, let me tell you about a couple of PCBs I’m having made commercially. I am a big fan of the Z80 microprocessor made by ZiLog and have had an itch … Continue reading
UV Exposure
The next step I had to take was to obtain or create a UV Exposure box. I had already had experience with one due to another interest but that model, while easily up to the task, was prohibitively expensive. I … Continue reading