Where can i buy and how much ? Nice work love to support this...
DUDE I want ONE ASAAAAAAAAAAAAP. let me know where and when to get it
Thanks for the enthusiasm, it's really great to hear! I'll need a couple days to get things ready, but I'd say that by the end of this week I should have a pile of 20-30 completed units and I could start filling orders.
I'm asking $15 for a complete unit flashed to either hekate or SX Launcher, plus $3 for 1st class shipping inside the USA. I will sell a slightly cheaper unit later for internal install that does not contain the battery clip, switch, or USB socket. Reflashing is as easy as dropping a new firmware file on the "virtual flash drive" the device sets up when you double click reset. So it's no big deal to change hekate to SX or vice versa later.
I just found out that I cannot include a CR2032 battery without marking the package as containing "Lithium Battery for Ground Shipment Only", so a user would need to supply a CR2032 and a micro USB B to USB C cable. I am looking for a good deal on the cables in bulk, but for the moment I can recommend the "AmazonBasics USB Type-C to Micro-B 2.0 Cable - 6 Inches (15.2 Centimeters) - Black".
Very busy with family stuff tonight, and unfortunately not much time to build boards.
But I'll leave you a pic of a board freshly stenciled with solder paste and about to be popped into the placer!
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Yeah, I need one of these. It's all I can think about now while I'm hand soldering SMD stuff. I think I'm going to take a chance on one of the AliExpress ones once the November 11th sales kick in.
Thanks for the awesome vid! I'll probably pick up one of your boards for the same reason as starburst, it's important to support this kind of stuff and I'll surely learn something
Another maker joins the fray! I thought about making my own SWD programmer but they're less than a cup of coffee on fleabay with a nice anodized aluminum case so I went that route. I've always been interested in making my own boards from scratch, but I don't think I'd ever be able to make anything close to as small as 6 mil traces without royally borking something.
For the SWD/SWC programming pads, I just bought some spring pins and press fit them into a little laundry clip kinda thing I 3D printed to the shape of my board. Works great!
Oh they are a great tool - will definitely kick your making into high gear!
I should have bought one of those SWD programmers, I know exactly the ones you mean! I'll putter along with my little blue pill, secretly hoping it breaks so I can upgrade!
And I'll tell you what - I don't have a 3D Printer and can't CAD to save my life. I'll send you a loader for free if you wouldn't mind printing up a little case for it. All I ask is that I get one, and it goes on Thingiverse. I have heard, from my non nerd friends, that some people don't want to look at a bare PCB. Can you imagine that? Who are these people?!?