[hpsdr] Pandora Update and Question

[Ben Hall]

Good afternoon all,

One thing I should have added to my message below:

It's imperative that we choose a common connector center or at least a 
maximum connector height above the top surface of the board for future 
board designs.

If we don't, it's possible that the Pandora design won't accommodate 
future cards that are outside the envelope defined by the existing Ozy 
and Janus designs.

Board designers - I can help with this.  The solid models for Atlas, 
Janus, and Ozy were made from several pieces of information:

1)  A drill file, showing X/Y coordinates and hole sizes for connectors 
that will be used.
2)  Overall board dimensions and thicknesses.
3)  A BOM showing connector types, from which solid models can be 
downloaded from the manufacturer.

The solid model doesn't really care about the circuits involved.  So, if 
your input/output connectors are placed and defined, that's all I need.

So, if you provide me the above for board designs that are in work, I 
can insure that the envelope for Pandora will include your design...

thanks much and 73,
ben, kd5byb

Ben Hall wrote:
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> Good afternoon all,
> 
> It's been a long time since I've put in an update on the progress of 
> Pandora.  I won't give any excuses - just been busy at work and here at 
> the house with summertime chores.
> 
> Thankfully, got time to work on it again today - the Wiki entry for 
> Pandora has been updated, take a look:
> 
> http://hpsdr.org/wiki/index.php?title=PANDORA
> 
> In the update, I pose a question for those who have mounted their 
> HPSDR's inside a computer case, specifically dealing with how they've 
> centered the connectors on Janus and Ozy.  Rather than mess with a lot 
> of attachments and links here, I've put the discussion onto the 3 Sept 
> 2007 update entry.  PLEASE take a look and give comments on what you've 
> done...
> 
> thanks much and 73,
> ben, kd5byb


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Thanks and 73,
Ben, KD5BYB


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