Re: [Gumstix-users] where to get flex pinout-conversion ribbons - - or breakout boards(?)

[Keith O. <kso...@gm...>]

I know what you mean.  I used PCB123 (http://www.pcb123.com/) to design 
a board.  It /is/ a really nice program to use, and having integrated 
PCB ordering /is/ rather handy, but the prices! <SHUDDER>

      2 layer board without soldermask and silkscreen
      Qty     2x3       3x5       4x6       6x8      8x10      9x12      
12x14      12x18
        2  $44.00    $48.50    $53.00    $65.00    $81.00    $95.00    
$125.00    $149.00

Keith Baker wrote:

>I'm in the process of trying to design a board for the sony LCD.  I've
>done 3 boards before in my life and I did them myself with all that
>nasty chemical stuff, UV light, and a mask drawn in vectorworks.  I'm
>trying to use one of the rapid prototyping shops on the net, but its
>still pricey unless a few other people want them.
>
>Board goals:
>12v input
>3.5v output for gumstix and LCD
>3.3v output for LCD
>Backlight power (would like to control it too)
>Three serial ports
>
>It WILL take me a long time to get these done...  I'll post about them
>if this project gets done.
>
>On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 11:09 -0400, Holly Gates wrote:
>
>>For my work on the Gumstix wiki Display page, I just bought the right 
>>connector from digikey, flipped it on its back, and soldered wire wrap 
>>wires to its tiny pins. I also have some adapter boards for 0.5mm FPC 
>>connectors to 0.1" holes that I designed and had made a while back. Most 
>>of the time I would just design something on a PCB and get it fabbed, 
>>but that route is a bit of an expensive for the hobbyist and has 
>>significant barriers to entry if you haven't done it before.
>>
>>-Holly
>>
>>James Salsman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>For anyone who has set up an LCD with Gumstix:
>>>
>>>Where do you go to get flexible printed circuit (FPC)
>>>LCD pinout signal adapter ribbon cables?
>>>
>>>Alternatively, where do you get breakout boards for
>>>ribbon cable pinout signal adaptation?
>>>
>>>Here are some possibilities from Google Directory:
>>>http://www.cosmotronic.com/
>>>http://www.pcll.net/
>>>http://www.matrixsales.com/
>>>http://www.qualcirc.com/
>>>http://www.cimulec.com/anglais/index.html
>>>http://www.protocircuit.com/
>>>http://www.ec160.com/qjpcb/
>>>http://www.e-response.com/
>>>http://www.futuracircuits.com/futura1_001.htm
>>>http://www.welsa.com/
>>>
>>>Are any of those better than the others?
>>>
>>>Sincerely,
>>>James Salsman
>>>


-- 
Keith Olson
K-Soft Consulting


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