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USB Gecko Related => USB Gecko Dev => Topic started by: Msingh999 on October 20, 2010, 03:31:21 AM

Title: building a usbgecko
Post by: Msingh999 on October 20, 2010, 03:31:21 AM
I have the schematics and am currently looking at them, but I still don't understand:
1) what parts I need
2) the paths are all confusing me
3) how one is to make the paths so precisely

Im using some weird software someone told me to use to read all the files  the program is called altium designer viewer
can someone help me out? I can't make heads or tails of the schematics ???

thanks in advance,
Msingh
Title: Re: building a usbgecko
Post by: dcx2 on October 20, 2010, 05:22:21 PM
Someone posted a BOM somewhere before (http://wiird.l0nk.org/forum/index.php/topic,5134.0.html)  You'd need to send the gerber files out to get the PCB fabbed somewhere...then you'd need to have the board assembled somewhere, unless you felt comfortable hand-soldering surface mount chips with fine pitch leads.
Title: Re: building a usbgecko
Post by: Msingh999 on October 20, 2010, 10:38:00 PM
Urrgh thanks. Anywhere I could buy one in north America? Checked eBay, and there's nothing…
I also checked the topic about sites to buy one

Edit: also, how similar would a action replay memory card be to this?
Title: Re: building a usbgecko
Post by: dcx2 on October 20, 2010, 10:40:36 PM
The USB Gecko isn't in production anymore.  I believe the last place to have any was in Australia.
Title: Re: building a usbgecko
Post by: benny3t3 on October 20, 2010, 11:08:18 PM
I barely got mine from there too,

It went from in stock to low stock to no stock in almost no time.

Look thoroughly on ebay.
Title: Re: building a usbgecko
Post by: IRS on October 26, 2010, 11:25:09 PM
eurasia.nu may still have some. depending on how long you are willing to wait you can pay from 50-75 or so dollars to get one. (there is a faster shipping.. but meh.) 50 gets it to you sometime within 2-10 days.. but it is possible to take a LONG time... 75 guarantees its to your house within a week.