[Desolder ANY-thing this way]

Sounds like a great idea, with just one small caveat.

In some places you cannot just walk into a shop and buy some syringe needles - they look at you sort of sideways as if you are going to use them for something other than desoldering !   Know what I mean ?  ::)   

Over here we need a doctor's prescription to get them - like people with diabetes, etc.

Any ideas for another source of supply ?  ???   

Otherwise - a very usesull tip. I've been building electronics projects for about 40 years and never though of it before.  :-[

you can get needles and syringes on ebay.

[What happened to SmashTV?]

Thanks

I appreciate the SmashTV service.

Chuck

[What happened to SmashTV?]

It's up for me - http://www.avishowtech.com/mbhp/

Thanks.  The link on the Core Module page is broken.

The link you provided works great.

Chuck

[What happened to SmashTV?]

The site is gone.

Does anyone have the pinouts for the SmashTV Core Module?

Thanks

[Switch assemblies]

If you go to the top right corner of the page and hit the England flag it will be in English.

But shipping to the states is rather high.  I bought two with a bunch of key caps.

Plus the Euro rate suck right now.

I think I paid around 114 euros...  Thats $154.  $60 was shipping.

[Switch assemblies]

I figured it out, and bought two.

Thanks for the tip.  You are the man.

Chuck

[Switch assemblies]

Dang, thats cool.

I can't read that language.

How much is it?

Which button do I push to order it?

Chuck

[Switch assemblies]

I search and couldn't find this anywhere.

I also searched the internet for hour today and only got close.

What I'm looking for is a switch assembly, to control cursor movement.

With Left, Right, Up and down arrows and a Enter button in the center.

I'd like to mount it next to the LCD, so I can make selections off a menu on the LCD.

Has anyone seen such an assembly or am I going to have to make my own with five tactile switches?

Extra buttons would be ok.

[good source for plate - through - hole prototype boards?]

I use ExpressPCB.

I wouldn't say they are cheap, unless you're doing something small.

But the service is great.  They helped me through my first board.

The holes are all thru-plated.

[DOUT pins backwards?]

Thanks all.

I guess I just misunderstood the pin chart at http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=din_dout_pintable

I thought I was going crazy there for a moment.  Appreciate the assistance.

Chuck

[DOUT pins backwards?]

Ah, I think thats my issue.

I would have expected bit 0 to go to D0. 

Does that mean bit 7 goes to D0?

[DOUT pins backwards?]

I'm using the SmashTV board.

I'll try the debug tonight, thanks.

[DOUT pins backwards?]

I'm sorry I don't understand the reference.

Still confused.

But thanks.

[frying the pic ?]

Did you try uploading mios again?

[DOUT pins backwards?]

I'm a little confused, I was hoping someone could clear something up.

When I look at the DOUT pinout chart at http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=din_dout_pintable the pins on the registers are backwards from what I get in reality.

For example, I have an LED on register 4, pin D6.

The chart shows this should be pin 30 hex number 0x1e

But to turn this pin on, I need to use pin 25, hex number 0x19.

This is exactly backwards.

What could I be doing wrong?

Is it possible that I installed a component backwards, such as the crystal?

Thanks

Chuck