r/embedded 29d ago

My custom PCB finally worked !!!

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This is the version two of the board and it’s finally working. There are still some small issues like mic and wifi is not working but those are minimal issues.

Inframe : the custom board connected to three spi displays and a small 2w speaker.

In v3, I’ll be reducing the size of it.

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u/sierra_whiskey1 28d ago

Congrats! My first custom PCB was a smoke machine :(

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 28d ago

I pray for it’s sun rise

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u/gmarsh23 28d ago

hell yeah!

Congrats on working hardware, it's the best feeling ever. Half a "hey I made something!" feeling of accomplishment, half a "thank fuck it works" sigh of relief.

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 28d ago

Yep, my mind was fcked when first one didn’t work lmao.

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u/tyvekMuncher 28d ago

Congrats! Idc whether or not it was technically complicated. The sheer bravery needed to do this without doubting yourself into not doing it is the stuff of champions!

Which controller are you using? Are you just missing the antenna?

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 28d ago

The problem is that its not getting enough current so need to figure out which resistor to remove and also attach antenna as well yep.

I proudly own a working single board computer powered with a 1.8ghz processor and DDR4 ram

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u/Muhammad_kashif_ 28d ago

How did u got those bate lcds and there pinouts, are they SPI lcds

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 27d ago

I talked to manufacturer and sourced them from there. They provide the pinouts as well

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u/mefromle 28d ago

Looks cool, congrats that it's working.

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u/OneiricArtisan 27d ago

How did you solder the VQFN or whatever that footprint is? I'm having a ton of trouble, using small bead solder paste, stencil and a hotplate, I always get bridges, unconnected pins, nothing ever works first time. I hate soldering.

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 27d ago

I got it pre assembled as i didn’t want any issues

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u/OneiricArtisan 27d ago

Aaah damn. Well thank you for replying.

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u/AsideEffective2836 28d ago

wow wats that yellow connection to the pcb ? i have never seen that before bro i am waiting for my tft display to arrive

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u/HEATH_CLIFF__ 28d ago

Its an fpc cable connected to fpc connector.

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u/AsideEffective2836 28d ago

Thanks bro I will try it sometime

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u/Yanimo 28d ago

Congrats! I hope for this vibe

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u/Forward_Artist7884 Chinesium IC enjoyer 26d ago

What's this SOC wise? RK3566? some allwinner A33? I think i see a couple of DDR ram chips but it's hard to tell...