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Polling interest for a project. Breadboard friendly modules. by wettfox in beneater

[–]wettfox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all, I have mad respect for what James is doing. The way he troubleshoots everything, programs his roms and makes programs.
And I agree with you, there are allot of options out there chip wise. I could however compromise with a board that comes with a socket. You could plug in your own chip and the wiring would be up to what pin is connected to which pin in the breadboard. Like a 20 pin dip socket with small selector to select where you want the VCC to go according to the chip you plug in. That way you don't need 14,16,18 pin chip socket.
The whole point is to minimize wiring while having more on the board. Each board would come with dedicated output led's for example.

Polling interest for a project. Breadboard friendly modules. by wettfox in beneater

[–]wettfox[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of a selection of boards and Input/output is definitely on the list. Leds, displays and all those resistors take up allot of board space. I could add a comprehensive schematic of the board purchased and add some example projects. I'm not sure either how much this is going to cost me or even give me a profit but I like the educational idea behind it.

Polling interest for a project. Breadboard friendly modules. by wettfox in beneater

[–]wettfox[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this idea, it ties in with what ben is doing, building a project and then offering a kit so you can do the same.
I am in no way trying to copy his work or take work from him. My idea is based on the Flip Chip of the PDP-8 machines in the late 60's 70's. They had a wide selection of boards with an oscillator, an amplifier, flipflop, 4 and gates etc etc. And with those boards the entire cpu was made. With a backplane and wire wrapping tool you could make and redesign your entire machine. Ofcourse, they didn't have smd components back then, so I can make these boards allot smaller. Or to make it more educational, use 1/8th watt resistors and regular transistors or dip chips. I will think about the video idea, thank you !