Aaaaand it's time for a newspost - it will be a short one (as I'm even more flooded with work than usual), but I hope you'll like it 
1. The cases
Finally, a set of the case with changes is on the way to me.
It has EVERYTHING included (so we'll get to see the final logo aluminium plate as well).
Once I've received it (I don't know which courier they used to ship it, so I have no clue yet when they will arrive), we will find out whether all the remaining issues have been taken care of.
So basically: The stylus holder and the shoulder buttons and a few more smaller tweaks.
I'll do an unboxing video once I receive it - and we'll find out right away how it turned out!
Let's cross our fingers that the case odyssey will then be over!
2. The mainboard
Nikolaus received the test PCBs last week and populated them with the new power circuit right away.
It didn't work at first, as he accidentally got a power converter that couldn't handle 5V (yes, such things can happen) but it only took 2 hours to find the correct chip and only one day to receive it.
It was a bit bigger than the other one, so it took a bit of creative work to fit it onto the PCB... I was wondering whether I should show you the picture (as it actually looks like we have no clue what we're doing), but it's too awesome in my opinion to hide it
So yeah... that looks quite adventurous... but the important thing:
IT WORKS!
Yes, REALLY!
The USB port is working fine (we tested data and voltage) and the PCB remains totally silent!
Whatever power we draw from the USB port, no noise can be heard and the voltage stays totally stable.
The PCB layout data has already been updated and sent to Global Components to start the production for the prototypes!
All known issues of the CPU Board, the Display Board and the Mainboard have now been fixed.
If the case is fixed as well... well, then that's it.
Can you believe it? I can't. But let's not do the happy dance yet - let's wait for the prototypes to be finalized. As soon as I place the mass production order, we can do the happy dance!
1. The cases
Finally, a set of the case with changes is on the way to me.
It has EVERYTHING included (so we'll get to see the final logo aluminium plate as well).
Once I've received it (I don't know which courier they used to ship it, so I have no clue yet when they will arrive), we will find out whether all the remaining issues have been taken care of.
So basically: The stylus holder and the shoulder buttons and a few more smaller tweaks.
I'll do an unboxing video once I receive it - and we'll find out right away how it turned out!
Let's cross our fingers that the case odyssey will then be over!
2. The mainboard
Nikolaus received the test PCBs last week and populated them with the new power circuit right away.
It didn't work at first, as he accidentally got a power converter that couldn't handle 5V (yes, such things can happen) but it only took 2 hours to find the correct chip and only one day to receive it.
It was a bit bigger than the other one, so it took a bit of creative work to fit it onto the PCB... I was wondering whether I should show you the picture (as it actually looks like we have no clue what we're doing
), but it's too awesome in my opinion to hide it So yeah... that looks quite adventurous... but the important thing:
IT WORKS!
Yes, REALLY!
The USB port is working fine (we tested data and voltage) and the PCB remains totally silent!
Whatever power we draw from the USB port, no noise can be heard and the voltage stays totally stable.
The PCB layout data has already been updated and sent to Global Components to start the production for the prototypes!
All known issues of the CPU Board, the Display Board and the Mainboard have now been fixed.
If the case is fixed as well... well, then that's it.
Can you believe it? I can't. But let's not do the happy dance yet - let's wait for the prototypes to be finalized. As soon as I place the mass production order, we can do the happy dance!
