Weekend Update

I was able to get a lot done this weekend... and probably did not sleep enough.

I burned four small DVDs with the Fidget software.  That should be enough copies for the sets I am giving away.  The question is... how many sets and I going to make and give away?  As I consider my friends and co-workers that I believe would enjoy such a gift, one name comes to mind.  Matt maybe... he seems to have wide interests.

I was also able to complete all the boards I had etched earlier.  That gives me two complete OSI sets, a complete Fidget set and some extra boards.  I should focus now on developing apps for the boards.

Finally, I constructed the key chain version of the clone.  I guess it is no longer a clone of anything anymore.  Here it is...

 It is a small board and has very little in the way of components... but is very versatile.  This first one I made for a co-worker and I think it turned out well.  I had to use double-sided copper-clad to get the traces for the USB connector.  Otherwise, the components would have to face down.  I was originally worried about alignment of the wire vias between the front USB pads and the back side copper.  Fortunately, this worked out pretty well by pre-cutting the PCB and using the edge lines as cutting guides.

The only problem I have is that of labor.  It took a good chunk of the day for the build and that is too long for some 17 odd copies that I need.