Hi IIS'ers
I contacted Dave about obtaining another Sharpsky kit (not the pro version) but he had sold all his stocks, but in lieu he sold me a pre-programmed 18F2550 PIC (many thanks to Dave) and I made up a PCB.
Well not quite made, I drew it up with eagle PCB and had the PCB made by
OSH park. Layout is almost exact to Dave's but some minor changes like using Bussed SIL resistors (to +5V) instead of separate non bussed SIL for the LEDs, and some track changes. I kept the connectors the same, commonality is a must. Funny enough I found pre-made sealed mini DIN plugs on fleabay, mainly for old MACs and these cut-of work great for the encoder etc. I did make a small error with the position of the SIL LED connector...it's too close to it's SIL resistor pack and mount hole, but...it fits, at a small angle!
Result is...works very nicely tested fine! System is being put in the same original type case. A lot of work but well worth the effort, many thanks to Dave once again.
Attached are some images of Daves Sharpsky kit and my PCB.
edit: ahh just figured out a good fix for the Bussed SIL/6 PIN SIL space issue....put the bussed SIL resistor under the PCB! of course it's an interim fix, PCB design needs small design change but is usable atm.
