Still viable?

[jet438]

Is this still a viable project to buy a premade board? In the likelihood that the answer is a no, I'm the Noob's Noob with the process submitting something to somebody like PCBway. Have just never done it before. I'm assuming that I just need to give them the Zip file (Gerber) and the BOM?
If you guys used a particular service, such as PCBway, and your design is public then it might be a little simpler for me if your manufacturer already has the files, parts, etc. Any help would be appreciated.

[nobodydontknow]

I'm also interested in this. I submitted once to PCBWay for another project (BlueSCSI) but that one had CSV files for the BOM and pick and play info. I didn't see that in this project.

[Michail1]

I think he stopped making them a couple of years ago. I have since started making them on my own since I use them alot.
You're welcome to email me for help/info. M1@Michail.com

All the files needed are within the git. I used JLCPCB. There are no Pick and Place files. The BOM is a little off, but only in that you'll order more parts than you need.

[Michail1]

I'm also interested in this. I submitted once to PCBWay for another project (BlueSCSI) but that one had CSV files for the BOM and pick and play info. I didn't see that in this project.

After a couple of emails with @nobodydontknow , we discovered the issue was the board was simply missing transistor Q3 (For pin 3) and the controller (ESP32) being potentially bad.

Since it's an open project, I may post completed units to ebay just for those that still want them or need them as replacements.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=michail1

[Fraizler]

I'm also interested in this. I submitted once to PCBWay for another project (BlueSCSI) but that one had CSV files for the BOM and pick and play info. I didn't see that in this project.

After a couple of emails with @nobodydontknow , we discovered the issue was the board was simply missing transistor Q3 (For pin 3) and the controller (ESP32) being potentially bad.

Since it's an open project, I may post completed units to ebay just for those that still want them or need them as replacements. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=michail1

@Michail1 do you have exixe for IN-14?

All the files needed are within the git. I used JLCPCB. There are no Pick and Place files. The BOM is a little off, but only in that you'll order more parts than you need.

@Michail1 can you share CPL file?

[Michail1]

@Fraizler I don't have any right now. I will be making more shortly. I did have them posted to ebay under Michail1

Sorry, I do not have a CPL file. I've been manually making them as I need them with any extra posted to the bay.
I guess I should really take time and make a placement file and just order them premade by China.

Another note... I did make a programmer using an M5Stack so that I don't have to find the files and using a computer each time I make the boards. Saves time. I never did get the POGO pin programmer to work and didn't get a response from deku; I made several attempts.

[Legomaniac]

@Michail1 I wanted to thank you for making these! I'm the guy from Montana who bought 4 of the IN-14 modules you had on eBay back in July of last year.

I had been scouring the internet for some addressable modules so I could take on a nixie tube project with confidence that somebody much more skilled in electronics than I already figured out the high voltage stuff, and even though it seems @dekuNukem hasn't supported this project for a while, your eBay listing opened up that possibility for me! All that stood in my way was... myself. And life lol.

Well, I finally set aside some time to focus on this project, and I'm so glad I did! I got all four of them working a bit ago and wanted to share.

I also hope to ask you a few questions if you have the time. I can only seem to get all four of them to work if I provide 6.5V... is that normal? Maybe something to do with the boost converter I got? Would be great to talk with someone that has experience with these.

Also, if you ever get around to making more, I will buy spares from you. Hell, I'd even pay up for a dedicated batch. But solder masks and flow ovens and the size of these components is way beyond my skillset, so I'm happy to give you more money this time around if you can give me more of these modules, and happy to pay much more than I did back in July, as I understand those were just spares.

Anyway, thanks again!! Hope to hear from you soon.

Legomaniac