Yes, it is version 04D now. Over some stupid reasons. When I soldered the board, I got about 1.92V from the meter. Disappointing was not the word I was looking for. More like… You see, the TPS3733 voltage regulator has one configuration pin which I should not be meddling with when I needed a fixed […]
Category Archives: Tricorder
30032025 TR-595E Top Panel v04
After the disastrous error 5 weeks ago, with the LiPo IC, the revised Design arrived from JLCPCB. I did not notice the error when I downloaded the part Library from SnapEDA.s3.amazonaws, which I have no idea where I got this link from. Recap – Or what does it do? In summary, this board was designed […]
20250225 TR-595E: The Top Panel v04B78
I was hoping v04 would be the last revision so that I can upload it on my GitHub but sadly, there are more ‘improvements’. I am skipping v03 which is no different from V02 except it has a sliding selector switch instead of solderable jumper, and a pair of piggyback connectors. They were meant to […]
20240911 Tricorders on Display
And so, the two gmsprops’s Tricorder boards are now mounted inside the Ikea’s Hovsta Photo Frame. It is a very simple exercise but ti still took me decades. I do not see myself ever building the beautifully casted Roddenberry.com Endgame Tricorder. As for the MkVII, I do have a few Playmates Toys which I might […]
20240910 Showing off the TR-580 aka MkVII part. 01
This would be the second gmprops (aka Gerhard Mros) Tricorder Electronics that I have and would like to preserve. I bought my first from him in the early 2010’s but during a local Malaysian SciFi Prop display, it developed legs and wandered off. I was compensated with a cheap version of the 2009 JJPrise version […]
