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64 lines
2 KiB
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# Crap-Connect 2030
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A DIY Tag-Connect adapter that doesn't drain your bank account. Some assembly required.
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## BOM
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* 2x PCB (see `tagconnect` KiCad project folder)
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* 6x pogo pins with ca. 1mm outer diameter, sufficiently thin tip
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* 3x metal rods with ca. 1mm diameter used as alignment pins (e.g. long pin headers)
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* 1x pin header 2x3, 2.54mm spacing
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* Shrinkwrap
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## Assembly
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1. Put the pogo pins into one of the PCBs. I've found a small hammer and some support on the oder side (`X`) to be useful; something like this:
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| Hit here with hammer
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V
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XX | | | XX <- this side is the tips of the pogo pins
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XX XX
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1. Repeat for the second PCB:
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| Hit here with hammer
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V
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===========
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===========
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XX | | | XX
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XX | | | XX <- this side is the tips of the pogo pins
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XX XX
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XX XX
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XX XX
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XX XX
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1. Make sure the tips of the pogo pins are able to move freely.
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1. Solder the pogo pins into place. Make sure to not get solder in between the pins, it's close to impossible to get clean again.
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1. Put the alignment pins (`I`) in their appropriate holes. Use the hammer if necessary. Should look something like this:
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I | | | I
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===========
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I | | | I
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I | | | I
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I | | | I
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I | | | I <- this side is the tips of the pogo pins
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I I
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1. Solder the alignment pins into place.
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1. Solder the 2x3 pin header directly to the tail ends of the pogo pins. By now, the whole thing should look somewhat like this:
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1. Wrap in shrinkwrak and you're done:
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