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Testing Rev 3.0 Prototype

A project log for All-In-One Gamma-Ray Spectrometer

More sensitive to gamma radiation than a Geiger counter with the added bonus of telling exactly what's inside your samples!

nuclearphoenixNuclearPhoenix 02/12/2023 at 14:590 Comments

Some parts came earlier than expected. Enjoy this sneak peak of a revision 3 PCB that I'm currently testing. Same board footprint, but much better layout and silk screen due to 0603 components. Also, there are less (confusing) jumpers and a breakout header for optional hardware SPI. But that aren't all the improvements, of course.

I will discuss exactly what changed between the revisions once everything is done. This is not the final draft, though. I will be making some additional adjustments and then test one final prototype before making everything public and hitting production again.

All-in-all, expect at the very least a month until the new boards are available on Tindie and the Makerfabs store. Until then I will keep testing.

Also, while you're waiting, enjoy this $10 discount code on Tindie for the Rev2.x boards:

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The promotion will be active for two weeks, starting with tomorrow, 13-02-2023, and until 26-02-2023. There are also only a few boards left, so if too many people get one at once, I might have to refund your orders, sorry! :)

EDIT: Sorry, all sold out. You'll have to wait for the new batch of boards.

Thanks for reading!

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