[Thinclient-dev] Update

[Edrich de Lange]

YAY

as i said we need the simbles first
then we start the hardware

edd

On 2/14/06, Dex Freudii <dexfreudii at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to get to design the hardware... what do you say?
>  what is needed?
>
> greetings from uruguay
> df
>
> On 2/14/06, Edrich de Lange <zr5tux at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > well,
> > no hardware has been designed
> > no firmware has been done.
> > we have someone doing the os
> > and the footprints have been done
> >
> > block díagrams have been done
> >
> > anything else
> >
> > eue.
> >
> > On 2/12/06, Dex Freudii <dexfreudii at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Actually, I know what Eagle is though.... I wanted to know, more about
> > the
> > > project. I mean:
> > >
> > > 1) What is done already
> > > 2) Is the firmware coded?
> > > 3) Which electronics of the Scrawnix has been already designed and what
> > is
> > > needed to be done?
> > >
> > > that sort of things
> > >
> > > DF
> > >
> > > On 2/12/06, Evil Uncle Edd <zr5tux at zr5tux.za.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dex Freudii wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I think I would need some info on where are we standing about the
> > > > > project... I don't know what you are talking about. heh
> > > > >
> > > > > greetings (what an odd salutation)
> > > > > DF
> > > > >
> > > > Well, we are using eagle cad, for reasons of simplicity.
> > > > In eagle you need to create schematic symbols, and pcb footprints
> > > > so what ever pin you connect it to on the schematic, it connects it to
> > > > the same pin on the pcb
> > > > so say you have your resistor symbole on the schematic , it has only
> > two
> > > > pins and looks usually as follows
> > > >
> > > > ---\/\/\/\---
> > > >
> > > > then you select the correct package for the device and you have two
> > > > holes about 5mm apart
> > > > play around with eagle a bit and  you will see what I mean
> > > >
> > > > so when we have all the footprints and syboles right, we can star
> > picing
> > > > the puzzle together
> > > > and hopefully have a working prototype within the year.
> > > >
> > > > We have done the biggest part of out component selection, so a large
> > > > part of the work is over
> > > >
> > > > Another thing that we might look into , just for nifty's sake, it we
> > can
> > > > build the whole thin client into a wall plug box.
> > > > this is doable if we split the pcb into two parts
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hope that answers your question
> > > >
> > > > eue
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