Hacking Hardware McFly - an RP2040 board compatible with Picofly

[Dee87]

Board is now fully assembled, added the ffc connector. Had to change the RGB led on this one so it's not as thin as it could be but that will get sorted in the next revision, as a bonus the sk6805-e-j led I plan to use will allow me to make it even smaller!. Gonna build some more and start shipping them out.

Thanks to all who messaged me offering to test, I'll start messaging a few of you about where to send them.

This project has progressed super quickly and I'm excited to see how it performs!

nice looking awesome :-)

 

[jkyoho]

Board is now fully assembled, added the ffc connector. Had to change the RGB led on this one so it's not as thin as it could be but that will get sorted in the next revision, as a bonus the sk6805-e-j led I plan to use will allow me to make it even smaller!. Gonna build some more and start shipping them out.

Thanks to all who messaged me offering to test, I'll start messaging a few of you about where to send them.

This project has progressed super quickly and I'm excited to see how it performs!

AWESOME STUFF! The hand solder up-side-down resistor looks hilarious

 

[Saliciae]

AWESOME STUFF! The hand solder up-side-down resistor looks hilarious

Not my finest work but it'll do the job lol. Barbequed the led a bit too

 

[Dee87]

Not my finest work but it'll do the job lol. Barbequed the led a bit too

well shit happens sometimes Xd as long as it still works

 

[impeeza]

Board is now fully assembled, added the ffc connector. Had to change the RGB led on this one so it's not as thin as it could be but that will get sorted in the next revision, as a bonus the sk6805-e-j led I plan to use will allow me to make it even smaller!. Gonna build some more and start shipping them out.

Thanks to all who messaged me offering to test, I'll start messaging a few of you about where to send them.

This project has progressed super quickly and I'm excited to see how it performs!

you are my hero!

 

[Saliciae]

well shit happens sometimes Xd as long as it still works

These LEDs are really designed to be hotplated or ir reflow ovened but I don't have a reflow oven and was too lazy to get the hotplate out for one component

 

[Dee87]

These LEDs are really designed to be hotplated or ir reflow ovened but I don't have a reflow oven and was too lazy to get the hotplate out for one component

yeah i know , u can also do it with a hotair gun from the buttom thats what i usualy do

 

[Saliciae]

Been hard at work this weekend. Got all my PCBs assembled. 4 to go off to the people who have kindly offered to test them and one for me. I'm sure I can find some use for it

 

[impeeza]

Been hard at work this weekend. Got all my PCBs assembled. 4 to go off to the people who have kindly offered to test them and one for me. I'm sure I can find some use for it

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I really want one!! they are the greatest thing ever! (and smaller at the same time)

 

[Dee87]

Been hard at work this weekend. Got all my PCBs assembled. 4 to go off to the people who have kindly offered to test them and one for me. I'm sure I can find some use for it

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nice man ! Hit me up :-)
i will pay all expencise ;-)

 

[linuxares]

Been hard at work this weekend. Got all my PCBs assembled. 4 to go off to the people who have kindly offered to test them and one for me. I'm sure I can find some use for it

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Make sure they're creditable people and don't include any "return address" or where they ship from.

 

[jkyoho]

I guess the 1st left one is OP's reserved

 

[meha]

nice job.
if i were to custom order this chip, what is the expected price?
and any update on someone making custom ribbon cable? i already installed picofly but just curious

 

[Saliciae]

I guess the 1st left one is OP's reserved

yep lol, they cant all be perfect

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I really want one!! they are the greatest thing ever! (and smaller at the same time)

I've got a plan to make the next iteration even smaller

 

[jkyoho]

yep lol, they cant all be perfect

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I've got a plan to make the next iteration even smaller

Is that planning to sit in between CPU and DRAM under the shield cover?

 

[Saliciae]

No, This is just a general purpose dev board for fitting the RP2040 in cramped locations, it's not the right shape to fit in that space unfortunately

 

[Kinokoda]

Question, what is your BOM and the total cost?(excluding shipping)

 

[Saliciae]

Question, what is your BOM and the total cost?(excluding shipping)

At a guess less than 10 bucks each including pcb. Rp2040s are cheap. Also all components can be ordered from lcsc so no looking in multiple places to source the components

 

[Kinokoda]

At a guess less than 10 bucks each including pcb. Rp2040s are cheap. Also all components can be ordered from lcsc so no looking in multiple places to source the components

I'm not good with SMD parts, can I have JLCPCB assemble the boards?

 

[Dee87]

At a guess less than 10 bucks each including pcb. Rp2040s are cheap. Also all components can be ordered from lcsc so no looking in multiple places to source the components

now all u need to do is release It :-)