After a cheap PCB prototype option...

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Talkiet

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#1888414 24-Oct-2017 10:31

Just arrived. First impressions are great. They look like what I ordered and the dimensions seem spot on. Unfortunately I don't have the RJ45 connectors I need to fully assemble but I will assemble one as much as I can shortly (Yay for a day off work!)

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#1888549 24-Oct-2017 13:39

Hey looking good !

have they been scored for separation?

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#1888550 24-Oct-2017 13:40

elpenguino:

Hey looking good !

have they been scored for separation?

Yes, and it was easy to do - even the thin bits on the edge

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#1888563 24-Oct-2017 13:43

PCBs look very good. Might give EasyEDA a try myself.

Did you have to do the panelising or did EasyEDA do that is part of their prossessing?

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#1888564 24-Oct-2017 13:44

And now we can work out sort of what you're using them for!

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#1888602 24-Oct-2017 13:57

Gordy7:

PCBs look very good. Might give EasyEDA a try myself.

Did you have to do the panelising or did EasyEDA do that is part of their prossessing?

As part of the order I just chose the X and Y number of boards and they worked it all out themselves. I never imagined I'd get it right first time but it appears as if it all works as expected. Just making a quick video of the board with components doing it's thing now..

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#1888635 24-Oct-2017 14:45

Here it is running on a NodeMCU with a simple webpage refreshing on the phone every second. There will also be an RJ45 connector on the board as a permanent connector for the I2c. The header pins I use at the moment will be for an additional temp sensor to mount looking at the brake disc.

https://youtu.be/A_souAeQA_Q

(I'm so sick and tired of every forum having a different format and allowable options to embed, you get a URL)

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#1888638 24-Oct-2017 14:51

Very nice looking.

Impressed with the quality of the PCB, what did they end up setting you back each?

Back to work though! can't have you having all the fun with IoT gear!

Side question for ya, building any of these for sean's kart?

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#1888641 24-Oct-2017 14:54

Check again for a URL that works. In total I spent $58.90 NZD on the order which included 5 sheets of 5 boards each (25 in total) and time from order to arrival (via DHL) was about 10 days. Couldn't be happier.

Will probably redesign a board to be completely self contained (with nodeMCU or Wemo D1 mini and battery) on a single board so I can use them as building blocks without having to run cables and just have smarter software sending all the data back to a display.

Cheers - N

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#1888644 24-Oct-2017 15:01

hio77:

Very nice looking.

Impressed with the quality of the PCB, what did they end up setting you back each?

Back to work though! can't have you having all the fun with IoT gear!

Side question for ya, building any of these for sean's kart?

Heh - not at this stage... And in fact the boards are 'hardcoded' for my width of tyre... I could probably configure a board to have a couple of different size options to populate, or spin up something specific... But at the moment they are for my personal use. I have some horrible tyre temp issues I need to sort out.

Cheers - N

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