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EPROM programmer too expensive? This isn't!

anders-nielsenAnders Nielsen 04/10/2024 at 08:505 Comments

I'm super happy to announce boards are now on the way - I'm also a bit scared they won't work, but at least in theory they should work. 
And if they do, that will officially make them the cheapest 21V EPROM programmer on the planet @ < 10$ 🎉👾

Anyway, here's how they're supposed to work: 

Discussions

Ken Yap wrote 04/10/2024 at 10:36 point

👍 Nice. I hope to order some cheap boards from your Gerbers by and by even though I have a TL866 already. One 6-letter fab has lowered the shipping so much that a 5 board order only costs about $1 each delivered; how can they make any money I wonder. I'll be happy to give 4 away locally to spread the joy. 

BTW, fp-info-cache does not need to be checked into git.

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Anders Nielsen wrote 04/10/2024 at 18:32 point

Thanks for giving it a try and the tip for the .gitignore :) Hopefully it won't be a disaster to assemble by hand - this one is certainly designed with a pick and place machine in mind. At 5pc quantities stencils cost more than PCBs XD

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Ken Yap wrote 04/10/2024 at 23:06 point

Hmm I forgot you used SMD. There are coupons for PCBA min qty 10. Have to evaluate the BOM. In any case I have to upgrade up KiCad 8 and also my distro has a new release in June so I won't do anything until August at least.

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Anders Nielsen wrote 04/11/2024 at 06:44 point

Looks like you might be in luck then - the project is still KiCAD 6.. Because. You know. Time. 

Board without socket and headers and VAT will be somewhere < 10$ on my store... if it works - shipping to 51 countries for about 5-8$, but can't serve the brexited. 

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Ken Yap wrote 04/11/2024 at 07:27 point

Yes, also a shortage of round tuits here. Besides I haven't had 6 for a year now so if I open the project with 7 it will upgrade it and it cannot be downgraded so might as well wait for 8.

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