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First batch of PICO9918 v1.0 boards ordered

A project log for PICO9918

A replacement for the classic TMS9918A VDP, powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040)

troy-schrapelTroy Schrapel 08/03/2024 at 03:440 Comments

Just ordered 50x mostly-assembled PICO9918 boards. Here's some pics of my hand-built examples so far.

Hoping the PCBA shop will make producing these bad boys far more painless than they currently are :D. So far, I've managed to hand-build a whole five (5) of the v0.4 boards and one of those is dead :D :( . They take a lot of time to assemble, then test, diagnose and fix the various reflow issues which crop up. Looking forward to not having to do that. Or at less a lot less of it.

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