[coreboot] Dual SPI Flash adapter attempt 2.0

Olliver Schinagl oliver+list at schinagl.nl
Sun Jan 19 18:45:43 CET 2014


Hi coreboot!

I finally sent off my order to seeed and have received the boards back. 
It turns out, that over the last year (and a half) seeed actually 
improved their processes and have even narrower minimals, which is great 
for this board.

Anyway, I took some pics and the uploaded the schematics to [1]. I 
rather host the schematics etc somewhere on coreboot's servers, as I 
feel this is as use full to coreboot as anything else.

The only thing I'm not so happy about is the footprint of the FET 
switch. The legs don't seem to match up perfectly (the outer ones only 
strangely) and the pads should have been bigger to make soldering 
easier. But since it is optional (if you bridge s1 and s2 the chip 
doesn't have to be mounted, nor does RN1 I think, but it's been a while :p)

I haven't split all of the boards yet, but I should have tons! 12 * 8. I 
am attending FOSDEM2014 so if any of the coreboot folk are having a 
booth or even just attending, I'd be happy to bring the boards along so 
they can be gifted. Anybody able to cut them though? I used a stanley 
knife scorching the board but that took quite some time :) Using a 
dremel requires extremely steady hands, as the cutting wheel probably 
does fit, but it's extremely tight.

Anyway, looking forward to show it all off @FOSDEM2014 ;)

oliver

[1] http://oliver.schinagl.nl/gallery/v/geek_stuff/dspif/

Quoted the below to help remind people what this post is really about ;)

On 05/13/12 15:39, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
> Just an FYI,
>
> This is the final version that I will send over to seeed after placing
> an order. The only thing that will change is the order number (now it's
> an arbitrary number). If I have to do major changes to the board, I will
> of course send an updated version to the list.
>
> Oliver
>
> On 04/28/12 16:14, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Find here all included fixes and modifications. I've increased spacing
>> and removed the 'outline' layer. I moved parts to the edge. Since Seeed
>> does 5x5 boards, I'll assume that those 5x5 is after cutting? Assumption
>> is ...
>>
>> If I don't see any feedback on things that need fixing here, I'll set
>> out an order for the prototypes :)
>>
>> Oliver
>>
>> Have a good weekend all!
>>
>> On 04/26/12 18:56, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> Well here it is, the last version which was even harder then the 3rd
>>> one. or so it seemed anyhow.
>>>
>>> I will work on copying these four to the bottom and renaming the labels
>>> before sending them off. I'll post the final pcb on this list again,but
>>> routing wise, Nothing will change, unless of course someone found a
>>> grand mistake.
>>>
>>> So really, all input is greatly appreciated :D would be shameful to send
>>> this off to get printed, just to find bugs and have another batch made.
>>>
>>> Oliver
>>>
>>> On 23-04-12 20:23, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I've worked on a rotated version and planning to do two other
>>>> orientations as well, so early feedback is good, so I don't have to
>>>> redo them again :)
>>>>
>>>> Silk screening isn't 100% right, since I still need to rename them
>>>> eventually somehow (edit .pcb file directly is probably the easiest
>>>> way?)
>>>>
>>>> On 04/20/12 14:50, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
>>>>> Hi list(s),
>>>>>
>>>>> Here's my second attempt at routing the previously mailed png of my
>>>>> schema.
>>>>>
>>>>> It was a lot trickier to route then my previous version, but I think it
>>>>> worked out!
>>>>>
>>>>> As mentioned, S1 and S2 need to be shorted if U3 is to be omitted. RN1
>>>>> should be 10k or ideally 100k, as Peter mentioned earlier.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully there's no obvious mistakes and can start working on
>>>>> alternative layouts (so it is insert-able in different angles).
>>>>>
>>>>> DRC Check fails on S1, S2 and U3. It thinks the distance is to shallow.
>>>>> That said, DRC check passes when I set the copper width/distance to
>>>>> 7mil's instead of the current 8 mils.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm planning on having these PCB's manufactured by Seeed studio and
>>>>> their minimal width is much smaller.
>>>>>
>>>>> Minimum trace width: 6mil
>>>>> Minimum trace/vias/pads space : 6mil
>>>>> Minimum silkscreen width : 4mil
>>>>> Minimum silkscreen text size : 32mil
>>>>>
>>>>> I've used a grid size of 10mil and distances of 8 mils, as I didn't
>>>>> want
>>>>> to rely on the minimum of seed. The silkscreen I positioned using a
>>>>> grid
>>>>> size of 5 mil's however. Not sure what they mean with a 'minimum
>>>>> silkscreen text size' however.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyhow, feedback greatly appreciated, so I can start working on
>>>>> alternative layouts :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>




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