[hpsdr] Lurkers and volunteers: What in heaven's name happened to good old Proto!

[Mike Naruta]

Please excuse my ignorant question, but I have
not seen any current limiting in the HPSDR project,
other than that from the PC power supply.
It seems like 10 Amps could do a lot of damage if I
bumped my scope probe shield against the wrong spot.
Are the on-board regulators the sacrificial current
limiting devices?


Mike - AA8K



Eric Ellison wrote:
> 
> I have not heard ONE word on ‘Good Old Proto’ (Proteus) mentioned 
> initially by Phil Covington. Any of you guys with all the wonderful PCB 
> tools (preferably not current project leaders who are busy with other 
> HPSDR tasks!). Proto COULD just spur development in many other areas and 
> would make a great ‘dead bug’ platform to neaten up Bill’s – KD5TFD’s 
> efforts! No telling what that guy could do with a breadboard mounted on 
> the buss! (smile) 
> 
> What do we need on this board? Obviously regulators and rails for all 
> voltages! Can it be a 2 layer board? Should it be the largest official 
> form factor? How about external power pins so the board can be stand 
> alone? LED’s and other blinkeys?  USB and other outside world 
> connectors? Small standoff’s or ‘snap off/on’  for generic smaller more 
> complex daughter cards? Stacking pins across the ‘inside world’ edge for 
> stacking more than one proteus?
> 


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