exxos wrote: 19 Nov 2021 16:30
I did try and find a socket to test these chips but I don't think I ever found one.
With the shape of the pins curved under the chip, laying the DRAM on a PCB wouldn’t be sufficient instead of using a socket for testing ? Applying a little pressure on top maybe…
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 19 Nov 2021 19:39
by exxos
olivier.jan wrote: 19 Nov 2021 19:36
With the shape of the pins curved under the chip, laying the DRAM on a PCB wouldn’t be sufficient instead of using a socket for testing ? Applying a little pressure on top maybe…
It's a good thought, but I don't think the legs are ever going to be perfectly straight enough for that to work reliably.
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 19 Nov 2021 21:21
by olivier.jan
You can help it with a few blobs of solder paste on the pads ?
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 19 Nov 2021 23:09
by exxos
olivier.jan wrote: 19 Nov 2021 21:21
You can help it with a few blobs of solder paste on the pads ?
Sounds messy :(
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 19 Nov 2021 23:09
by exxos
3rd crappy video now up.
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 22 Nov 2021 19:14
by exxos
Thought I would do another video. "A typical Monday with exxos". Basically because I just know for a fact that every Monday in particular things are not going to go well :roll:
Aim of today - Finish desoldering the STM DRAM chips.
What actually occurred - lots of stuff breaking and there was even a terrible fire :fire: :fire: :fire: :hide:
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 23 Nov 2021 12:51
by exxos
What's in the box...
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Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 26 Nov 2021 13:03
by exxos
New crappy video
Also been busy testing the 4MB STFM RAM boards.. Got some cool crash screens.
Great! I've been watching you systematically destroy tools in the background to me systematically breaking my projects :D
Ooo -- that looks like a high/low byte problem.
BW
Re: exxos blog - random goings on
Posted: 26 Nov 2021 14:20
by exxos
Badwolf wrote: 26 Nov 2021 14:01
Great! I've been watching you systematically destroy tools in the background to me systematically breaking my projects :D
:lol: Yeah," one of those weeks" is currently at month seven I think. There's always something going on in the background. Like this week, one of the neighbours came round saying we have got expanding damp patch on side of our house.. Been looking into that this week.. One thing after another all the time..
