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Bread & Butter : 07

HNTE

May 28th : Home Sweet Home

OK so I did not end up getting the super productive week that I had hoped, I was sent to the middle of the desert in WA for work instead.
But I am back in the real world again now so let me try and remember where I was up to.

 

Launchpad Mini

So as part of my clever containers I designed a mini launchpad board sporting the MSP430G2553. I managed to fab it up using the toner transfer method, this is by far the smallest board I have made with this method, it is not the neatest soldering job but it works a treat..

I did have quite a bit of trouble initially actually, I very stupidly soldered a 47Ohm rather than a 47kOhm as the reset pullup resistor, I wont tell you how long it took me to find this mistake..

 

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Bread & Butter : 08

  • I can sympathise.

     

    Just wait until you get as old as I am and have to use a magnifier just to see the bands on the resisters. image

     

    Getting a reliable power on reset is essential to any embedded project.

    How did you get the SMD's soldered on the board.  I am not sure that my hands are steady enough to work on things that small.

     

    Sometimes a trip to the desert is a good opportunity to go out and see the night sky.  Always an inspiring sight.

     

    Good post,

    DAB