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I?ve bought several crimping tools. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were recommended by various YouTube videos. The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the insulation. My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form correctly. Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick out straight. Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. Would i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? Any advice gladly appreciated. ?? Rick DeNatale -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mrglenasmith at gmail.com Wed Jun 26 18:36:31 2024 From: mrglenasmith at gmail.com (Glen Smith) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:36:31 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Fwd: Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: Apparently my photo made the message too large for the server, I think I removed it this time. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Glen Smith Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard To: Rick DeNatale Cc: TriEmbed Discussion I won't claim expert level, but after reading this write up: https://iotexpert.com/jst-connector-crimping-insanity/ Buying the Engineer PA-09 crimper and some practice I got to the point where I was getting 70-80% success rate on JST-PH (I think) connectors during robot season. My new Voron printer uses PH connectors for some stepper motors and FRC motor encoders use them as well. I found that good tweezers, magnification and peace and quiet helped considerably. I ordered from DigiKey. I'd be happy to meet and show my technique if it would help. Glen On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 5:37 PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! > > Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST > terminals. > > I?ve bought several crimping tools. > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > and > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were > recommended by various YouTube videos. > > The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the > electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the > insulation. > > My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form correctly. > Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick out straight. > > Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? > part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. > > Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. Would > i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? > > Any advice gladly appreciated. > > ?? > Rick DeNatale > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From scottghall1 at gmail.com Wed Jun 26 18:50:05 2024 From: scottghall1 at gmail.com (Scott Hall) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:50:05 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Fwd: Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: The trick I would use all these years is to crimp down one wing over the insulation, then crimp the second wing over the first, then recrimp over both to squeeze it up maintaining that overlap. -sgh On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 7:36?PM Glen Smith via TriEmbed wrote: > Apparently my photo made the message too large for the server, I think I > removed it this time. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Glen Smith > Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard > To: Rick DeNatale > Cc: TriEmbed Discussion > > > I won't claim expert level, but after reading this write up: > https://iotexpert.com/jst-connector-crimping-insanity/ > Buying the Engineer PA-09 crimper and some practice I got to the point > where I was getting 70-80% success rate on JST-PH (I think) connectors > during robot season. > > My new Voron printer uses PH connectors for some stepper motors and FRC > motor encoders use them as well. I found that good tweezers, magnification > and peace and quiet helped considerably. I ordered from DigiKey. I'd be > happy to meet and show my technique if it would help. > > Glen > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 5:37 PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < > triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > >> ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! >> >> Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST >> terminals. >> >> I?ve bought several crimping tools. >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >> and >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were >> recommended by various YouTube videos. >> >> The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the >> electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the >> insulation. >> >> My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form >> correctly. Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick >> out straight. >> >> Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? >> part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. >> >> Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. >> Would i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? >> >> Any advice gladly appreciated. >> >> ?? >> Rick DeNatale >> _______________________________________________ >> Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list >> >> To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org >> List info: >> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >> TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org >> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >> unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe >> Searchable email archive available at >> https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trampas at gmail.com Thu Jun 27 06:55:18 2024 From: trampas at gmail.com (Trampas Stern) Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:55:18 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Fwd: Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: yea I have the same issue, sent images of the process and it is waiting for moderator approval. On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 7:37?PM Glen Smith via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > Apparently my photo made the message too large for the server, I think I > removed it this time. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Glen Smith > Date: Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard > To: Rick DeNatale > Cc: TriEmbed Discussion > > > I won't claim expert level, but after reading this write up: > https://iotexpert.com/jst-connector-crimping-insanity/ > Buying the Engineer PA-09 crimper and some practice I got to the point > where I was getting 70-80% success rate on JST-PH (I think) connectors > during robot season. > > My new Voron printer uses PH connectors for some stepper motors and FRC > motor encoders use them as well. I found that good tweezers, magnification > and peace and quiet helped considerably. I ordered from DigiKey. I'd be > happy to meet and show my technique if it would help. > > Glen > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 5:37 PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < > triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > >> ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! >> >> Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST >> terminals. >> >> I?ve bought several crimping tools. >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >> and >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were >> recommended by various YouTube videos. >> >> The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the >> electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the >> insulation. >> >> My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form >> correctly. Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick >> out straight. >> >> Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? >> part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. >> >> Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. >> Would i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? >> >> Any advice gladly appreciated. >> >> ?? >> Rick DeNatale >> _______________________________________________ >> Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list >> >> To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org >> List info: >> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >> TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org >> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: >> unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe >> Searchable email archive available at >> https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trampas at gmail.com Wed Jun 26 16:53:12 2024 From: trampas at gmail.com (Trampas Stern) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:53:12 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: Rick, I do quite a few JST crimps and here is what I found works best for me. Note I have tried every crimper I could find, the engineering ones and others. I found the process of setting up the terminals to be the key to success. It is not a fast process but I have had good results. I use this crimper, but many are the same: [image: image.png] Then I prepare the terminal, first cut off the leader near the terminal to be used: [image: image.png] Bend the terminal to be crimped 90 degrees as shown below: [image: image.png] Insert into the crimper and close as shown, these crimpers lock in this position and often the insulation wings are a bit wide and I have to squeeze them before installing in the crimper. [image: image.png] Then I insert the stripped wire. [image: image.png] After the crimp I break the terminal and wire from the leader, while doing a pull test. [image: image.png] Trampas On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:37?PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! > > Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST > terminals. > > I?ve bought several crimping tools. > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > and > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were > recommended by various YouTube videos. > > The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the > electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the > insulation. > > My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form correctly. > Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick out straight. > > Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? > part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. > > Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. Would > i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? > > Any advice gladly appreciated. > > ?? > Rick DeNatale > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 8576809 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 632886 bytes Desc: not available URL: From trampas at gmail.com Wed Jun 26 17:02:03 2024 From: trampas at gmail.com (Trampas Stern) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:02:03 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: I should note that you need to bend the terminal 90 degrees before crimp when using larger terminals that are not the first set of dies on the crimper. As such I always just bend them 90 as part of my process. I use several different JST connectors (XH, PH etc) so I pick the die based on the terminal and wire size. Also if you want perfect crimps you need to mark the wire before inserting. You can not see how far the wire goes into the terminal before crimping. I inserted mine too far in the image above. As such you can use marker to mark wire length or take time to be more accurate than I was on the depth. You can also buy wire leads from digikey pre crimped: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/filter/jumper-wires-pre-crimped-leads/453?s=N4IgTCBcDaIFYGcAuACADgCxQdwJYCcBTFAG0IEMATBEAXQF8g I usually recommend that people buy these pre-crimped leads where possible, however I still crimp my own. Trampas On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:53?PM Trampas Stern wrote: > Rick, > > I do quite a few JST crimps and here is what I found works best for me. > Note I have tried every crimper I could find, the engineering ones and > others. I found the process of setting up the terminals to be the key to > success. It is not a fast process but I have had good results. > > I use this crimper, but many are the same: > [image: image.png] > > Then I prepare the terminal, first cut off the leader near the terminal to > be used: > [image: image.png] > > Bend the terminal to be crimped 90 degrees as shown below: > [image: image.png] > > Insert into the crimper and close as shown, these crimpers lock in this > position and often the insulation wings are a bit wide and I have to > squeeze them before installing in the crimper. > [image: image.png] > Then I insert the stripped wire. > [image: image.png] > > After the crimp I break the terminal and wire from the leader, while doing > a pull test. > [image: image.png] > > > Trampas > > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:37?PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < > triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > >> ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! >> >> Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST >> terminals. >> >> I?ve bought several crimping tools. >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >> and >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were >> recommended by various YouTube videos. >> >> The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the >> electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the >> insulation. >> >> My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form >> correctly. Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick >> out straight. >> >> Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? >> part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. >> >> Is my problem with the terminals? 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Glen On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 5:37 PM Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! > > Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST > terminals. > > I?ve bought several crimping tools. > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4L8QMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > and > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078WNZ9FW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 were > recommended by various YouTube videos. > > The second one works a bit better unlike the first it has you crimp the > electrical contact first and then the mechanical crimp around the > insulation. > > My big problem is that the insulation crimp often doesn?t form correctly. > Instead of wrapping around the insulation the wings just stick out straight. > > Then either the terminal comes off the wire while removing the ?tape? > part, or when trying to to insert the terminal in the plastic shell. > > Is my problem with the terminals? I?ve been buying kits from Amazon. Would > i be better off with a different vendor like Digikey? > > Any advice gladly appreciated. > > ?? > Rick DeNatale > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Commercial STMs such as at universities are very expensive. Our goal is to make something that can be reproduced for a few hundred dollars. Ultimately we want a kit suitable for school children. More details of STM operation here: https://my.eng.utah.edu/~lzang/images/Lecture_6_STM.pdf ? Here are some key features of the project: * Extremely efficient resistance to vibration. Because the probe must move less? than a nanometer from the surface to be scanned, very efficient dampening must be used. Also the dampening must be portable and use inexpensive materials. * A means of moving the probe very precisely. Piezo crystals and precise applied voltages are the common method for hobby STMs. * A means of creating atomically sharp probe wires (the tip must be a single atom!). This typically involves electrochemical etching with gizmos to manage the process in a very repeatable manner. Alternatively, a probe tip can be made in a much simpler way with manual techniques for cutting the probe wire. * A very stable package for the probe that contains the piezo probe actuator and the probe current front end electronics. One of the best projects we've found uses what appears to be a CNC-machined block of aluminum that is a thing of beauty just asking to be used for inspiration. * High performance but inexpensive electronics to sense probe current (*peak* current is a nanoampere or two) and digitize it, arrange bias voltages between tip and target to enable quantum tunneling, and move the probe on three axes. The power supplies have to be excellent. Custom PC boards are a given. * Software to control the system, gather data and translate it into visualization and provide a user interface. A large body of code for the Espressif ESP32 (project Edger) can be leveraged for a very low cost system. The software will probably be a mixture of Python, C, and Javascript. * Making test systems that help detect things going right and wrong. * Many supporting tasks to do with documentation, safety, communication, coordination, sponsorship, etc. *An informal meeting will be held this Monday July 1st at 7pm *with Jitsi using the usual TriEmbed URL : https://meet.jit.si/TriEmbed . *A more formal meeting will be held in mid August* in a room provided by the town of Apex (the Forge is based in Apex). ? The various subsystems of an STM really push the envelope for performance, and this project will be quite challenging, even though there are many shoulders to stand on. ? A Discord channel on the Edger project is accumulating records while we finish setting up a GitHub repository and supporting web resources. I'll send directions on how to hook up with it later. Pete -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From triembed at undecidedgames.net Sat Jun 29 15:39:34 2024 From: triembed at undecidedgames.net (Brian) Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:39:34 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Is anyone here a JST Connector Wizard In-Reply-To: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> References: <1B30D41B-8FE2-4B96-B5AB-56E06E9D662F@gmail.com> Message-ID: Depending on your budget, number of times you expect to crimp JST terminals, and the value you place on your own frustration (or prevention thereof), it might be worth the $500 for the proper JST crimpers. Having the correct tool with the correct terminal holder makes a world of difference (said from the wallet-comfortable position of having an employer who paid for them...). -B On 6/26/24 17:36, Rick DeNatale via TriEmbed wrote: > ?I?m convinced that these things are the invention of the devil! > > Despite my best efforts, I?d guess i have about a 20% yield crimping JST > terminals. > From pete at soper.us Sun Jun 30 20:06:41 2024 From: pete at soper.us (Pete Soper) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:06:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [TriEmbed] Now this is a cheap microcontroller Message-ID: https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Nyquest-Technology-NY8A051H-8051-smallest-microcontroller -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 21:23 Mauricio Tavares via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 9:06?PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed > wrote: > > > > > https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Nyquest-Technology-NY8A051H-8051-smallest-microcontroller > > _______________________________________________ > > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > > Should we make a group buy? > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From mikelisanke at gmail.com Sun Jun 30 20:31:15 2024 From: mikelisanke at gmail.com (Mike Lisanke) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:31:15 -0400 Subject: [TriEmbed] Now this is a cheap microcontroller In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'd be curious if there Any development tools available... e.g. a PCB layout to expand the chip to a test layout... Can arduino or other IDE support the instruction set? The link has 8051 embedded in the URL but I loaded the datesheet and it didn't look familiar. I used 8051 a lot but I haven't tested my memory of that timeframe in Quite a while. BTW, Should we have a Discord channel for TriEmbed... they're very easy to create/run. On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 9:23?PM Mauricio Tavares via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 9:06?PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed > wrote: > > > > > https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Nyquest-Technology-NY8A051H-8051-smallest-microcontroller > > _______________________________________________ > > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > > Should we make a group buy? > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -- Best regards, Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 9:32?PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed < triembed at triembed.org> wrote: > :-) > We just need to go in on a wire bond machine and the other stuff for > packaging. > Pete > > Jun 30, 2024 9:22:49 PM Mauricio Tavares : > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 9:06?PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed > wrote: > > > > https://zeptobars.com/en/read/Nyquest-Technology-NY8A051H-8051-smallest-microcontroller > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > Should we make a group buy? > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Interest Group mailing list > > To post message: TriEmbed at triembed.org > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: https://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: mailto: > unsubscribe-TriEmbed at bitser.net?subject=unsubscribe > Searchable email archive available at > https://www.mail-archive.com/triembed at triembed.org/ > > -- Best regards, Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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