Robochris wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:00 pm

Here are the parts I designed and used.

gem lr button.stl
gem button holder.stl

Nice. Thank you.

Robochris wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:01 am

Just a side note, if anyone is interested in the brackets and button caps I used, I’d be happy to share the stl files.

Yes please. Always nice having options. Gotta love 3d printers. Wish a vmu shell stl existed.

Great clean build! Silly question but I couldn't figure out where the test pads for about a dozen points were. I have seen the diagram but for example, for LCD DC, it's point J but uh where is the partner pad? I don't see it anywhere on the PCB. Same with the other LCD, also BATT MON, TXD, RXD, etc...

Robochris wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:57 am

Nice work. Did you remove the usb and hdmi ports?

Nope. I removed nothing.

Do you have a multimeter you can use to check continuity with? I thought all my solder joints we're good but I couldn't get the screen to save my life. Turns out I had a bad screen reset joint. Kite has the pinout on the FAQ, double check to make sure the pins and the breakout points match up. Also...

Took awhile to finish due to lack of time but the hardware part is done. I completed assembly of my GEM and I like the board. Board tinned. 20190302_084328.jpg Case prepped. The plastic was softer than I expected. Flush cutters did the whole job. I did end up needing to trim the side walls on the ba...

Thanks for the information. I will grab a multi meter on Monday and check everything.

Well I started working on my GEM kit today and seem to be stuck getting the screen going. I went back over all the pins and they seem to go all the way through. I changed the file on the sd to run debug and the green light on the pi flashes like it is reading. Backlight comes on for the lcd. Is thei...