Chavotronic Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Hello, I am currently working on a few design changes for a mbhp_sid pcb. Current changes i made: -I redraw the Schematic from the scratch to have a .sch and .brd eagle file, this allows easier change in the future. -The voltage regulator was moved to the border and allows easier mounting on a heatsink. -An additional connector for direct current supply is optionally available. -Instead of having ground wires, the whole copper area is now used for ground plane, and therefore better shielding(eventually less noise) -the clearance between pads,wires,vias and the copper area was changed from 8mil to 16mil, this allows easier soldering(especially for beginners) -As 4x2 Connectors are not available, i've changed it into a 5x2 Connector, therefore a "Pfostenstecker" can be used to connect to the mbhp_core.Also the distance from the sid chip is a little higher. So my question is: Have you any other recommendations? Are other people interested in this new version? If yes, where should i put it online? Best regards, David Edited January 4, 2012 by Chavotronic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Nice work! But please consider that we've already an alternative layout created by SmashTV: http://www.midibox-shop.com/mbhp_SIDR3a.html Therefore we haven't spent much effort to improve the single layer layout. However, if you want to ensure that your layout ideas won't get lost, please add a link to the files in the Wiki: http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=layout_improvements Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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