Build notes, experiments, changes, and progress.
RotaryCell
The RotaryCell hardware has reached the point where I can turn my notes and workbench photos into something another person might actually be able to follow. I now have a draft build guide covering the parts, custom boards, wiring, firmware, cellular setup, installation, and final...
RotaryCell
I know, I didn’t post a log that I received the PCBs… but I did, and the fact that I could go from a hand-soldered prototype to professionally built SMT boards in a week absolutely blows my mind.
RotaryCell
I brought the prototype to the RARS Gathering this week, and everyone seemed to get a huge kick out of it! Having a few dozen people hammer at it for a few hours did, however, expose a problem.
RotaryCell
Passive audio board Gerbers, BOM, and pick and place files made. I think I’ll have this assembled . . . for the price it isn’t worth ordering parts, much less soldering SMT. I am going to try to get the carrier board for the AG1171...
RotaryCell has reached the point where the breadboard and hand-wired audio interface can begin giving way to purpose-built hardware.