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exxos wrote: 03 Jun 2019 18:51

Icky wrote: 03 Jun 2019 18:46 It is a simple design but to get there takes a lot of wires. It's essentially re-creating new bus lines with wires and circumventing the original lines. I should have my ocd header / jumper wire version working later tonight - fingers crossed.

Yeah, but even so, its a whole lot easier than the STFM, as the remake has all clock lines going via resistors to allow this mod to be done "easily". On a real STFM.. it be a whole epic of track cutting and patching.

exxos wrote: 03 Jun 2019 18:51

Icky wrote: 03 Jun 2019 18:46 Only observation I have is be careful soldering to the vias for the DE lines. In moving my board yesterday I caught the wire and it pulled up the track on the top side of the board. Fortunately that track is not needed as we cut it.

If your soldering to the top of the pad then yes, the tracks are tiny and can rip off easily. Though I use tiny wire which solders into the via, so its pretty solid really.