MOTM

I had to spend *way* too much time this past week on my CAD 'saga'. I bought a 
new PC last year
from the Dell outlet to be my "CAD Station" and have discovered the pitfalls of 
TCP/IP server-based
protection schemes (complete with USB dongles, license files and DOS environment 
variables).

It took many hours to get the stuff working (although it not *entirely* all 
happy) but now I can
do schematic and pcb layout all in Windows (yep, it was DOS before) and use my 
whiz-bang
Cadence/SPECCTRA auto-router for pesky digital stuff (I still hand-route all 
analog stuff).

I am working on the LiteEngine and the MOTM-1300 Frac VCO layouts for the AH 
meeting Sept 9th.
I also want to do the VC Pulse Divider but probably will not have the time. That 
will have to wait until
after I get back from the trip. I have to use the auto-router for AudioEngine 
and now that it's
working I can start that layout in late Sept as well. It will be an 8-layer 
board with SMT parts
on both sides.

The next batch of 25 board sets for the MOTM-650 should all be back to me ~1 
week. I have the CPU
boards and the keypad/LED boards, the jack boards are due Tuesday and the MIDI 
I/O boards
are last in line. I want to ship all remaining MOTM-650 orders by Sept 1st. 
which right now should
be on track.

Yes, I know I'm behind about 2 1/2 weeks where I wanted to be at this point. I'm 
working extra-long
hours trying to catch up and by Aug 5th I'll be back to plan. Please 'hang in 
there' and not get discouraged
at this point. Yes, it's been about 1 year now since the 'Big Sale' and there 
are still kits left to ship. But
as you see, I haven't 'gone anywhere' and am still putting in 30hr + a week on 
MOTM stuff. It's just
a LOT of stuff :) And some days I have to spend *hours* chasing down stuff as 
trivial as switches and knobs.

Paul S.