Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing

On Thu, 23 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 23/01/2025 15:42, D wrote:

  On Thu, 23 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
 

On 22/01/2025 21:34, D wrote:

  On Wed, 23 Jan 2025, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
 

rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

However, that assumes you've installed a program like FreeCAD and figured
out how to use it to generate the stl files and have a good feeling of
what you can and can't do with 3D printing.

 I see a lot of Raspbery Pi NAS cases on Thingiverse already for
various numbers and sizes of drives.

 What I would ideally like, would be to get all cables fixed and drawn, so that I could just slide in a Pi and get it all connected and started, without any manual fiddling around.
 I guess for that to work in a smooth way, perhaps I'd have to bypass the ports and do some light soldering to make sure all connectors are facing the back.

 I spend the money for panel mounting adapter leads.

 What is this? Do you have a photo to illustrate?

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Oh lots.
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For example a Pi5 micro HDMI to full size panel mount adapter
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235075133646
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USB full size extenders are easy to source
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232137641153
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As are micro USB to standard USB for Picos and Pi zeros
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235270913364
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The supplier is in my local town!
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I treat it as a hobby. Sod the cost, lets make it relaible and neat.

Ahh got it. Now I understand. Yes I see clear potential for neatness with this approach!

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It's not cheap, but the result is pretty pro looking.
 Its the same reason I make up PCBS for all my projects. The solution is neat and professional

 It is very powerful and professional looking, this is the truth!

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The thing is, these days I prefer sitting at a computer than at a workbench
I discovered a site that will convert Corel Draw files to  Gerbers as I hate the complex PCB design software - I always used tape on acetate back in the day.
I still have issues with the silkscreen legends (No text or complex corel shapes. Have to convert everything to simple curves)  but the PCBS come out fine.
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The great thing with PIs is that the outboard stuff is incredibly simple. You can take a Zero, mount it on a PCB add some relays and LEDS and transistors and there is almost no chance of getting it wrong...

I've seen some tutorials utilizing the GPIO pins. I imagine that that is where it would come in handy to avoid a birds nest of cables and crappy soldering.