[sdiy] Great weekend in Cambridge

[David G. Dixon]

Ah, I didn't look at it closely enough to know that it involves a CPU.  I'm
not ready to start design/building with computer chips just yet.  I don't
have anything against coding, etc.  It's just that I don't have the time to
learn it just now.

> > I'm very intrigued about this P3 sequencer, which I'd never
> > heard of before.
> > I see from the Sequentix website that the P3 is no longer
> > available as a
> > built unit or as a kit.  However, all the schematics are available.
> 
> The P3 CPU is unobtanium. Although the makers still list it as an active
> part, since it moved to lead-free, I've never seen it available in small
> quantities (i.e. less than thousands)
> The follow up to P3, Cirklon, was at Synth DIY, but no-one seems to have a
> photo of it there.
> That wont be available to DIY though. No matter how many people might tell
> you hand-soldering a 144-pin 0.5mm pitch TQFP is possible, I dont think
> there would be many takers for a kit that required you to get it right
> first
> time.
> 
> Cheers,
> Colin f