[sdiy] Single-sided ASM-1 board designs

[Stephen Begin]

looks great, I'll let you know if it works if I get around to building it in
the next few weeks :)
thanks,
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: <synth at charlielamm.com>
To: "Stephen Begin" <trypannon at hotmail.com>
Cc: "synth" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Single-sided ASM-1 board designs


> Stephen:
>
> I am not sure if you mean the ENTIRE asm-1 synthesizer as single-sided or
> just individual modules.  Sounds like the latter....
>
> You can find the VCO at my web site: PCB design, links to schematics and
> build notes, a calibration technique, eetc.
>
> http://www2.charlielamm.com/synth/#asmvco
>
> Before you run right out and press and peel the design however, one
> important caveat: what's there isn't 100% tested.  I designed a board
> very, very close to this one and fab'd a one off at home using press and
> peel and it worked: all waveforms OK, all features OK, it cal'd OK, etc.
> however, after doing so I realized I could get rid of a jumper by doing
> some minor reworking of the V- rail.  So I did.
>
> The design that's there was sent out to APCircuits, and I have gotten back
> 2 PCB's of the exact design.  I still need to test it.  I have mixed
> feelings about putting stuff out there that isn't _completely_ tested,
> but, as I say in the site, what's at the link above is either 100% good to
> go or very close.
>
> If you want to be conservative, you should wait until I build up the 2
> protoypes.  I will let you know if I have success.  I should have this
> done in the next 2-3 weeks.  Or, just get what's there now and let me know
> how you do.
>
> --CL
>
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, Stephen Begin wrote:
>
> > I apologize because I did see this brought up in the archives once
before,
> > but there were no responses then, so I was hoping maybe I'd have better
luck
> > now...
> >
> > Does anybody here happen to have a plan for any asm-1 modules for
> > single-sided board?  It doesn't have to be space-efficient, or
wire-free.
> >
> > It seems really difficult to translate from a schematic to a board
layout...
> > similarily, i've followed a few threads about pcb software, but never
really
> > saw it mentioned, is this what programs like autotraxeda are good for?
> >
> > I've tried out a few, the nicest one (in my uneducated opionion) was
> > circuitmaker 2000, but I got stuck there as soon as I tried to insert
a -V
> > symbol and noticed there doesn't seem to be any...
> >
> > Bah...
> > Well, either way...I'd appreciate anything,
> > Steve
> >
>
>