- Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:05 pm
#7242
OK, so there's obviously been a lot going on with the hardware side of things lately. The v0.3 series continues to be updated regularly with small improvements and the next major revision using SMD components is taking longer than I expected, but still progressing well. This has left the v0.4 line in limbo a little. A lot of people have been interested in these and whilst I have stopped producing any, I know that EDC continues to sell them (Which is totally fine).
What this has meant though is that this board hasn't benefitted from the improvements being made to the v0.3 line. Initially when I'd started the next revision of this board I had planned to change the IDC-40 pinout slightly and hence likely rename it to v0.5. Since then I've reconsidered this and will be releasing a v0.4.1 board shortly with the original pin out. The change had originally been planned to allow for high current outputs to be moved off the IDC-40, but what I am now planning is to leave those pins as they were and also add a separate high current Molex connector for them. That way if you only need to run low/medium current (Up to about 3A) on those lines you can use the IDC connected. If you need big current you can use the Molex.
The update really just brings this board inline with the v0.3.3 board in that it includes things like a proto area, the move to an single TVS IC etc. It means that people who want this style of board rather than the v0.3.3 one can continue to get it and also have the latest design.
At some point I WILL address the confusion around the naming situation. Instead of numbered versions, these will likely become something like:
V0.3.x -> Speeduino DIY
V0.4.x -> Speeduino Integrated
Future SMD board -> Speeduino Pro
The names are very much a WIP, but I think this should help avoid the confusion around what the latest product is.
I should have the design finished within a week or so and boards will be available after that.
What this has meant though is that this board hasn't benefitted from the improvements being made to the v0.3 line. Initially when I'd started the next revision of this board I had planned to change the IDC-40 pinout slightly and hence likely rename it to v0.5. Since then I've reconsidered this and will be releasing a v0.4.1 board shortly with the original pin out. The change had originally been planned to allow for high current outputs to be moved off the IDC-40, but what I am now planning is to leave those pins as they were and also add a separate high current Molex connector for them. That way if you only need to run low/medium current (Up to about 3A) on those lines you can use the IDC connected. If you need big current you can use the Molex.
The update really just brings this board inline with the v0.3.3 board in that it includes things like a proto area, the move to an single TVS IC etc. It means that people who want this style of board rather than the v0.3.3 one can continue to get it and also have the latest design.
At some point I WILL address the confusion around the naming situation. Instead of numbered versions, these will likely become something like:
V0.3.x -> Speeduino DIY
V0.4.x -> Speeduino Integrated
Future SMD board -> Speeduino Pro
The names are very much a WIP, but I think this should help avoid the confusion around what the latest product is.
I should have the design finished within a week or so and boards will be available after that.