On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 12:14 PM Mike Rieker via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Hi Ethan,
I am going to make some 'V2.0' Zynq boards, basically heavier drivers to work against the 8/L's pullups...
If you want, I can have some extras made. I have the PCB company assemble the surface mount parts then I solder the through-hole stuff myself.
Hi, Mike, I'm tentatively interested in 1-2 board sets, depending on price. I can do SMT myself but I understand that these days, the incremental cost to have things pre-stuffed is pretty low (the RK05 emulator comes with all SMT populated and the kit is adding through-hole parts). I have enough projects on my queue that ordering blank boards is a barrier to getting started. I have a drawer (and to-do spreadsheet) for PCBs on hand in various stages of construction.
The ZTurn-7020 boards come from MYIR and are around $150.
Good to know the scale of the cost. Given that I've wanted to boot OS/8 on an -8/L since I was 16, I think I can allocate that level of funding. If you share some numbers I can gauge if I would want 1 or 2. Thanks! Cheers, -ethan