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1. minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jun-2024 19:53:02 JST minute

   • Olimex

   i can't stress how cool it is by @olimex to put out this SOM as real open hardware with KiCAD design files: https://github.com/OLIMEX/iMX8MP-SOM

   if anyone needs a more advanced KiCAD training project, adapting this for the MNT Reform module format would be a nice challenge ^^

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jun-2024 22:16:40 JST minute

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     • Olimex
     • external quantum efficiency

     @eqe @olimex yeah that's what i meant by adapting it, the B2Bs would be changed to card edge

   • external quantum efficiency (eqe@aleph.land)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jun-2024 22:16:41 JST external quantum efficiency

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     • Olimex

     @mntmn @olimex it's also really cheap (with the EVB, delivered to NAm in a week for USD$180) for this class of SoC, wonderful product! I've bought one and recommended it to colleagues.

     I do have some worries about the module-to-board connectors they selected, tho, particularly in the context of Reform. They're fairly tall pin headers, so after assembly the module sits about 1cm above the carrier (my calipers have gone walkies so I can't be very precise). The pins also make assembly a bit nerve-wracking, you have to make sure you have the alignment right and don't bend pins by pressing down on one corner before the others.