New 1284P format - 1284OnTop, Bobweeny?

[CrossRoads]

My latest board is ready!
Modeled after the Solarbotics Ardweeny, but adapted to have the 1284P on wirewrap socket headers instead of sitting under a board and having to solder all the legs to something. Killed your chip? Pop in a new one!
Header for offboard FTDI Module (can be right angle or vertical), "L LED at the edge of the board. Cuttable traces for Vcc from FTDI, DTR from FTDI, and for the L LED if you don't want a light.
$21.25 plus $5.25 USPS shipping to US addresses; international shipping is usually more.
$7.50 extra for an FTDI module - the one I use has a micro USB connector.
paypal to cardinalflyer at comcast dot net.
If you don't want headers installed, or the reset switch, let me know when you order.
I have 15 available, we can order & make more. (21 pictured, 5 are already paid for!)

Here's some pics. I'll post a schematic in a few minutes, they're on a different computer.
Enjoy!
Robert

[LarryD]

• This will make using the 1284 and a bread board much neater since the support circuitry is already connected to the 1284!
• Be interesting to see an example plugged on the top of the 1284.
• I guess you could first solder a socket on top of the 1284 then plug the Bobweeny into the socket.
• Also would be a good way to make a 1284 standalone PCB less complicated to design since the support circuitry is already connected.

Looks good!

Edit: using one in a wire wrap project also makes your project much neater.

[CrossRoads]

Schematic & layout.

[CrossRoads]

Be interesting to see an example plugged on the top of the 1284.

• I guess you could first solder a socket on top of the 1284 then plug the Bobweeny into the socket.

I guess that'd be an option. Seems like it'd be an extra layer of mechanical stuff you didn't really need tho.

[retrolefty]

Nice, another winner.

Except what's with the reset switch mounted under the chip, how useful will that be?

[LarryD]

I guess that'd be an option. Seems like it'd be an extra layer of mechanical stuff you didn't really need tho.

A bit ugly too.

Except what's with the reset switch mounted under the chip, how useful will that be?

Use a small screw driver, could mount the switch on the bottom too.
Full access if the Bobweeny is on the top of the 1284.

The pins of the wire wrap socket make it very easy to clip a logic analyzer to.

[system]

If you offered an smd version to reduce the size even better!

My only complaint is the name.... bob has a small or big weeny?

A Bobuino 1284.

[LarryD]

I like the dip format, burn it up throw it away, plug a new 1284 on the PCB.

[CrossRoads]

You haven't seen the SMD version? That's been out for a while.

Reset switch was left from when the design started as a mount-on-top of the chip card.
More than likely one can just leave it off, or bring two wires out, or just clip onto to the Gnd & Reset wirewrap pins, or use the DTR pin if the FTDI module is not installed.

Name - yeah, still working on that - you'll notice no silkscreened name 8)