having said that, the rev 1.3 board is to be replaced by rev 1.4 which will include a new 1Meg serial flash rom. It will sit right where the battery holder sits. Don't worry, I'll publish a full explanation for those who already have 1.3 or before to add the 1Meg flash rom so that everyone gets the benefit.
The new 1Meg flash ROM will free up a lot of space for additional code. I can't do the arpeggiator until we get some EEROM flash space back.
The old coin-cell battery can be removed and it should be removed.
:-)
Mike.
To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 4:23:19 PM
Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] my Hawk-800, progress report
On Sun, 28 Dec 2008, Michael Hawkins wrote:
> 5) yes, the diodes and battery holder will be completely eliminated from
> board rev 1.4
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have you thought about combining the two kits onto one board? or is the
headache of doing the layout more trouble than it's worth? without the
battery, it *almost* looks like both kits can be done on a single board
the same size and shape as the HAWK-800 board.
oh, and what about the coin-cell battery on my 800 main board... is there
any reason to keep that?
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