Robert Hedan wrote:
> "What you're describing here will have little if any functional advantage,
> and the
> notable disadvantage that it'll be unlikely to work in a stable manner
> across
> time and many holes. By all means knock yourself out if you want to do it,
> just
> realize ahead of time it'll probably be 10 times longer to get it working
> and 10
> times more prone to problems once running than a simple wire system."
>
> That's why I think it through first. If it turns out to be more trouble
> then it's worth, I move on. Once I get all my parts on hand, the plan that
> remained on the table is the one I'm following; most likely the wire-cutting
> system which was my original plan, but manually (hence the dozens of
> copper-wire rolls on hand).
>
Well that's what probably 99% of self prototypers do. But with a little
rearranging of how the driller works I think it'd be easy enough to do wire vias
automatically too. They're a problem point even on made boards, to be avioded
as much as possible.
>
> ---------------------------------------
>
> "That is what the dumb mode is for."
>
> I must have missed that part, that's good.
>
Yep should handle about everything, there are too many specialized programs
out there to not have some way to use them. Some people already have a paid one
or have their favorite in mind, easy enough to make it work for everyone.
>
> I have no intention of modifying your design in any way. I don't have
> anywhere
> near enough experience to decide 'my' way is better than yours. Shoot, I
> don't
> even know what my way is yet. I'll know that when I have everything in
> front of me,
> until then I'm just reviewing my options and making suggestions.
>
Well it's not about that, just that if something more specific for direct
drive is needed it'd be easy enough to just use the driver side of the board.
I have about a dozen things to do tonight and tomorrow, after that though
I'll have some time to finish off several board designs and get the panels
ordered. Layout for these is pretty basic, so I can send it off even before
getting the rest of the additions to the software finished..
Do need to test out the serial chip for reading the parallel port though just
to be sure. If that didn't work well enough I'd have to go back to the Parallel
Slave Port. Should work fine though, may really need two serial in chips though
to handle all the pins. Gotta get some things out tomorrow or I'd look at it
tonight.
Alan