August Treubig
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It was just a thought
I may get a few to mount TI MSP430 stuff on, since all their bigger chips are TSSOP or QFP.
I may get a few to mount TI MSP430 stuff on, since all their bigger chips are TSSOP or QFP.
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donniedj said:I would solder TQFP in my sleep.
blueroomelectronics, I am surprised you have not fully converted to SMD by now. SOIC is very easy, QFP is just slightly less easy, but SSOP is not an easy task. Doable yes, but not for basic hobbyiest, which truly includes many who buy kits like the Junebug. Your boards can get smaller and pcb fab cost reduced!
You think being railroaded to a 64-pin TQFP package is bad, wait till you have no choice but to buy QFN packages and no DIPs for evaluation. No leads equates to no hobbyiest
Krumlink said:I would willingly switch over to SMD and SOIC, its just that I cant prototype with them
petrv said:Hi Bill,
it should be ok to solder the SMD PIC. Does that mean that you dropped ENC28J60 from your design ? Another thought: Maybe better than to make a big kit make 2 smaller kits, a modular system. For example: maybe someone needs a PIC with Ethernet but not the relays .... That way the kit will be less specialized for a specific purpose.
Petr
Groovy!blueroomelectronics said:you'll love it futz, almost all the I/O pins are brought out to the headers.