Our office was ordered to close down for almost a month. And so, this gave me the opportunity to catch on the Proton Pack. It’s been getting on and to be honest, ol’ lazy me has gotten bored of this whole thing. In the beginning, I was concentrating on the software side since copying to […]
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20260719 Hand soldering a SSOP chip
What a weekend! It was almost over before I can even start. If you’re wondering hat the hoo-haa is all about, let me tell you about it. In just last week or so, the Circuit Boards, the components and more importantly, the Microchip PIC microcontroller had arrived. This means I can start the soldering before […]
20260518 1/6th Proton Pack: Revision v005B has arrived
Today is exactly one month since my last foray into this Project. The 0.8mm circuit boards from JLCPCB has long arrived. And just today, so were the special red 2835 (not 3528) SMD LEDs with a dome lens. Which LEDs? Pulling the Brakes… By now, I can say that the Project has gone to the […]
20260418 1/6th Proton Pack: Revision v005B
Whoa… 88 weeks! That’s how long this Project was kept away! The last entry was on 04.08.2024 and the board revision was v004D. Now, it is v005B! Currently, the issue is that I would need to decide on the proper red LED before starting on the programming. The Switch Because of the design of the […]
20260330 Razor Crest The Reminder
OK, this is one of those Projects I’ve let it simmer for quite some time. I meant to pick it up after our Move to another place which I can say, is finally our very own Home. But that turbulence only settled last year. I have put the Project away and once in a while […]
