2019-09-23
In the last post you said “The software is good shape.” I plug both boards into my workstation. Start the software. Error messages start spewing about bad checksums, buffer overflows etc. Narrow it down to a specific serial port. The serial port that’s built into the motherboard works just ducky. The port that’s an add-on card is causing problems. Start investigating. Eliminate cable, IO board, configuration, etc. Both ports work fine in text/human mode, but Read more…
2019-09-22
The hardware design is complete. All of the units that I will assemble have been assembled. The software is good shape. It hasn’t been touched in a few months, but last I worked on it it was in very good shape. The next step is actual physical assembly of the whole thing. Below are a few select pictures of the assembly progress. All taken with PotatoCam II. Where the magic happens, one of two. The Read more…
2019-09-16
Final assembly has begun. While waiting for the parts for the Beagle Bone expansion boards I started assembling the IO boards. I figures four at a time was a good idea. Find all the location on the first board and then copy that to the other boards. One component at a time of course. I was wrong. Five hours into this, my solder paste is getting dry, I’m getting anxious from sitting in one spot Read more…