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HP48GX RAM card design
01-19-2021, 02:03 AM
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RE: HP48GX RAM card design
Very nice arrangement from your description. I'd love to see a picture of the other side as well. The PCB you've labeled Middle Board isn't just a spacer, there are tracks and unpopulated component pads. Was it meant to be part of the design? The cutouts look great. You might cement a plastic sheet (preferably clear!) over the top surface to keep fingers out, and with a notch to pull the battery out from the side. HP would probably have used a metal sheet for EMI shielding, a little overkill for this project Smile

The series resistors in the data lines can be dropped. I didn't use them in my own board. They were probably added to the original design for static protection or to isolate a defective memory chip.

Nice work!
~Mark

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HP48GX RAM card design - pdo - 06-10-2017, 11:06 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - EugeneNine - 06-12-2017, 01:08 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - pdo - 06-12-2017, 12:29 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - pdo - 06-21-2017, 09:11 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - EugeneNine - 06-22-2017, 12:15 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - mfleming - 06-22-2017, 03:04 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - pdo - 06-22-2017, 08:44 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - EugeneNine - 06-22-2017, 12:54 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - wan - 01-18-2021, 03:51 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - Eric Rechlin - 01-18-2021, 03:09 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - wan - 01-19-2021, 12:54 AM
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RE: HP48GX RAM card design - Marco Polo - 01-21-2021, 04:12 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - wan - 01-22-2021, 12:50 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - mfleming - 01-19-2021 02:03 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - wan - 01-19-2021, 02:36 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - mfleming - 01-19-2021, 05:34 AM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - pdo - 01-19-2021, 08:41 PM
RE: HP48GX RAM card design - wan - 01-20-2021, 03:48 AM
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