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Thank you sir, no rush!
About board renders, since Autodesk bought Eagle a while ago, they've introduced integration with Fusion360. Within your library, you can now assign STEP files to components and place the models on a virtual board in the right place. Then, when your board is done, you can click the "Sync with Fusion360" button and pick a location in your 360 projects folders and it will spit out a 3D model of your board, with all the components in the right place using the STEP models you provided. I think you can use other file types but you'll want to stay away from meshes like STL.
If I want to do more than make an enclosure and feel the board is worthy of a pretty render, I'll then assign proper materials to all the components (STEP files only let you assign colors). For really fancy renders I'll convert my gerbers to SVG files and import and model them in Fusion360, since right now the syncing process only pushes a low resolution bitmap that doesn't show up in renders. I've attached an example of my board below showing what you get out of the normal process as well as what a render looks like without proper materials assigned and traces modeled.
It's a huge pain in the arse to make a dimensionally accurate 3D model for every component you have, but you only have to do it once and then it's in your library forever, and if you're trying to make the tightest fitting case possible there really is no better way.
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Is there somewhere to buy a little case to snap onto these?!
OP, how do I get in touch with you to purchase? I love this!!
I'd really like to support this project!
I love your setup. I hand paste the very limited SMD protyping I do and have a toaster oven with the Zallus Reflow Oven Controller: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1070729460/zallus-oven-controller
If you are behind on building them, would you have any interest in selling a DIY kit with just the components?
Is that a DAPlink??? how to download by openOCD? by a st link??
interface cmsis-dap
transport select swd
#Target
set CHIPNAME at91samd21e18
source [find target/at91samdXX2.cfg]
#source [find target/stm32f1x.cfg]
init
targets
reset halt
at91samd chip-erase
reset halt
at91samd bootloader 0
program D:/projects/SAMD_Loader/Firmware/all.bin verify
at91samd bootloader 8192
reset
shutdown
yes I have a ATMEL ICE, that was expense,I need to buy one moreThanks all for the support! Batch 1 has about 13 units left, where 7 are promised to Tindie. I have a few more SAMD on hand, but will need to restock if these disappear. PM me if you would like to get on the list.
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Good eye! It's an STM32 Blue pill flashed to CMSIS-DAP. You really only need openocd to program the bootloader on a fresh chip. After I flash the bootloader, all firmware updates can be done by just dropping a file onto USB.
But yes, for the initial flash to write the UF2 bootloader, I use openocd.
Here is my openocd.cfg script to flash it. Hope it helps you with your project - I like your chip board, it's a good idea.
Code:interface cmsis-dap transport select swd #Target set CHIPNAME at91samd21e18 source [find target/at91samdXX2.cfg] #source [find target/stm32f1x.cfg] init targets reset halt at91samd chip-erase reset halt at91samd bootloader 0 program D:/projects/SAMD_Loader/Firmware/all.bin verify reset shutdown
When I go to your profile, I don't see anywhere that gives me the option to PM.You can always PM me anytime you want to get in touch.
When I go to your profile, I don't see anywhere that gives me the option to PM.
I'm new here though, so maybe I don't have enough posts or something to PM yet?
Batch one has 7 units leftUpdate: Batch 1 has 10 units left
Hey, you're very welcome!..Thank you for supporting the project!I can't wait to get mine. Thanks OP!
That controller looks amazing! Do they still sell it, I went researching it but couldn't find anything..?
And thank you for your support! If you want a kit of components, I'll make one up for you. Some of the parts are really small though - I'd say the hardest is the 0603 LEDs so if they don't scare you you should be good.
The atmel chip is a "blind" placement, meaning you can't see the leads on the sides. If you want, I can reflow that one on.
Either way, I love the maker spirit so I'm up for whatever!