Thanks rasteri 😀

I tried to import it in AD 24 and it loaded without complains. I can upload somewhere converted documents?

RayeR wrote on 2024-09-05, 18:50:

I tried to import it in AD 24 and it loaded without complains. I can upload somewhere converted documents?

Oh cool, what are they converted to?

You could submit a pull request : https://github.com/rasteri/weeCee

(or just email me and I'll add it)

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-03, 15:33:

djsb wrote on 2024-08-29, 10:01:

Rasteri
I noticed that the WeeCee schematic and PCB files are only available as CircuitMaker files. Is it possible for you to share these files so that I can import them into a legacy copy of CircuitMaker that I managed to download. CircuitMaker is no longer available (I tried to get the download link 15 minutes ago, but the link sent to me by Altium is dead). If you can share these files, I can then open them in Altium Designer and then KiCad 8.04 and make the files available. Is this OK? Thanks.

Allright here ya go - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BNNEfwLZogg5 … iew?usp=sharing

You can import them directly to Altium Designer.

oh man I should have asked for this a while ago. I went through and rebuilt the entire thing from scratch in KiCad using the schematic as reference 🤣. oh well. it was a fun effort and learning experience.

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-07, 15:36:

oh man I should have asked for this a while ago. I went through and rebuilt the entire thing from scratch in KiCad using the schematic as reference 🤣. oh well. it was a fun effort and learning experience.

If you're up for sharing that then I'd happily include it in github.

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-07, 17:13:

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-07, 15:36:

oh man I should have asked for this a while ago. I went through and rebuilt the entire thing from scratch in KiCad using the schematic as reference 🤣. oh well. it was a fun effort and learning experience.

If you're up for sharing that then I'd happily include it in github.

sure, I can do that! let me just make sure I have things cleaned up since it was my first major KiCad project 😜

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-08, 14:44:

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-07, 17:13:

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-07, 15:36:

oh man I should have asked for this a while ago. I went through and rebuilt the entire thing from scratch in KiCad using the schematic as reference 🤣. oh well. it was a fun effort and learning experience.

If you're up for sharing that then I'd happily include it in github.

sure, I can do that! let me just make sure I have things cleaned up since it was my first major KiCad project 😜

Got it ready to go. Ordered myself another batch in the process 😉 where would you like me to put it?

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-08, 22:29:

sure, I can do that! let me just make sure I have things cleaned up since it was my first major KiCad project 😜

Got it ready to go. Ordered myself another batch in the process 😉 where would you like me to put it?
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either DM it here, or submit a pull request to https://github.com/rasteri/weeCee

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-09, 00:39:

snipe3687 wrote on 2024-09-08, 22:29:

sure, I can do that! let me just make sure I have things cleaned up since it was my first major KiCad project 😜

Got it ready to go. Ordered myself another batch in the process 😉 where would you like me to put it?

either DM it here, or submit a pull request to https://github.com/rasteri/weeCee
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Rastry, it would be so cool to have some of the features from the Tiny Llama implemented on the weeCee.
I hand soldered two them and I love them.

ahmadexp wrote on 2024-09-09, 01:40:

Rastry, it would be so cool to have some of the features from the Tiny Llama implemented on the weeCee.
I hand soldered two them and I love them.

What features would you like? I'd certainly like to add a builtin HIDman - having to use PS/2 peripherals on the weecee is kinda a pain

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-09, 09:50:

ahmadexp wrote on 2024-09-09, 01:40:

Rastry, it would be so cool to have some of the features from the Tiny Llama implemented on the weeCee.
I hand soldered two them and I love them.

What features would you like? I'd certainly like to add a builtin HIDman - having to use PS/2 peripherals on the weecee is kinda a pain

Certainly the HIDman is a must.
I was also thinking about the CM4 (to do the modem as well as munt and perhaps ethernet connection and Floppy/CD emulation) similar to all the stuff that Eivind has put in the TL3.
Oh, and of course the PicoGUS.

ahmadexp wrote on 2024-09-09, 15:31:

I was also thinking about the CM4 (to do the modem as well as munt and perhaps ethernet connection and Floppy/CD emulation) similar to all the stuff that Eivind has put in the TL3.
Oh, and of course the PicoGUS.

So I'm not personally interested in adding CM4 and pico to weecee - there just ain't enough space in the case. Since tinyllama uses a much smaller module it's a better choice IMO.

Your opinion is valid as this is your project. Just to put it out there, I thought adding the CM4 on the bottom of the PCB opens up some possibilities. Just to clarify, I am showing it on the attached picture.
I will see if I can convert this project into Altium and give it a try.

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to leave it for a while before I finished it off (last few resistors etc.) just today! I was actually considering buying that one that was on ebay relatively recently, and am now severely regretting it as unfortunately I appear to have not done something correctly, and I dont really have a lot of time to troubleshoot, so!

finished off my weecee, hooked it up, and it looked good to start with. The COP unit lit up, the keyboard lit up, and after a short while, the ethernet port lit up as well, but, I didnt appear to be getting any image from the unit (this is running through an RGBs SCART/AV/VGA > HDMI converter that I know to be working) I checked continuity from the pins on the board for VGA to the end of my VGA cable and all had correct continuity.

Unfortunately in the process of unplugging it and troubleshooting, I ripped the USB power port off the board.

If anyone has any thoughts on where to start looking for whats up with it, that would be greatly appreciated. If anyone is in NSW Australia and would have the time to look at it and fix it for me (with payment), even better. Failing all that if someone is selling one, but I think I want to get this one going.

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 08:22:

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to […]
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So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to leave it for a while before I finished it off (last few resistors etc.) just today! I was actually considering buying that one that was on ebay relatively recently, and am now severely regretting it as unfortunately I appear to have not done something correctly, and I dont really have a lot of time to troubleshoot, so!

finished off my weecee, hooked it up, and it looked good to start with. The COP unit lit up, the keyboard lit up, and after a short while, the ethernet port lit up as well, but, I didnt appear to be getting any image from the unit (this is running through an RGBs SCART/AV/VGA > HDMI converter that I know to be working) I checked continuity from the pins on the board for VGA to the end of my VGA cable and all had correct continuity.

Unfortunately in the process of unplugging it and troubleshooting, I ripped the USB power port off the board.

If anyone has any thoughts on where to start looking for whats up with it, that would be greatly appreciated. If anyone is in NSW Australia and would have the time to look at it and fix it for me (with payment), even better. Failing all that if someone is selling one, but I think I want to get this one going.

Which SOM exactly did you buy? Please give me the full SOM number from the box. Have you tried just a VGA cable to a monitor that supports VGA? One more important thing, clean the board after soldering!

Vridek wrote on 2024-10-05, 09:15:

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 08:22:

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to […]
Show full quote

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to leave it for a while before I finished it off (last few resistors etc.) just today! I was actually considering buying that one that was on ebay relatively recently, and am now severely regretting it as unfortunately I appear to have not done something correctly, and I dont really have a lot of time to troubleshoot, so!

finished off my weecee, hooked it up, and it looked good to start with. The COP unit lit up, the keyboard lit up, and after a short while, the ethernet port lit up as well, but, I didnt appear to be getting any image from the unit (this is running through an RGBs SCART/AV/VGA > HDMI converter that I know to be working) I checked continuity from the pins on the board for VGA to the end of my VGA cable and all had correct continuity.

Unfortunately in the process of unplugging it and troubleshooting, I ripped the USB power port off the board.

If anyone has any thoughts on where to start looking for whats up with it, that would be greatly appreciated. If anyone is in NSW Australia and would have the time to look at it and fix it for me (with payment), even better. Failing all that if someone is selling one, but I think I want to get this one going.

Which SOM exactly did you buy? Please give me the full SOM number from the box. Have you tried just a VGA cable to a monitor that supports VGA? One more important thing, clean the board after soldering!

its a SOM304RD-52VINE1 which I believe is the correct one

I haven't tried this yet with a VGA cable as I dont have one currently - I do have a VGA to DVI cable, and I currently capture my Windows 98 PC using DVI. I tried this cable to my capture device and also got no image.

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 12:37:

Vridek wrote on 2024-10-05, 09:15:

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 08:22:

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to […]
Show full quote

So hoping for some assistance or advice! Due to being quite busy I started my weecee build quite some time ago, and then had to leave it for a while before I finished it off (last few resistors etc.) just today! I was actually considering buying that one that was on ebay relatively recently, and am now severely regretting it as unfortunately I appear to have not done something correctly, and I dont really have a lot of time to troubleshoot, so!

finished off my weecee, hooked it up, and it looked good to start with. The COP unit lit up, the keyboard lit up, and after a short while, the ethernet port lit up as well, but, I didnt appear to be getting any image from the unit (this is running through an RGBs SCART/AV/VGA > HDMI converter that I know to be working) I checked continuity from the pins on the board for VGA to the end of my VGA cable and all had correct continuity.

Unfortunately in the process of unplugging it and troubleshooting, I ripped the USB power port off the board.

If anyone has any thoughts on where to start looking for whats up with it, that would be greatly appreciated. If anyone is in NSW Australia and would have the time to look at it and fix it for me (with payment), even better. Failing all that if someone is selling one, but I think I want to get this one going.

Which SOM exactly did you buy? Please give me the full SOM number from the box. Have you tried just a VGA cable to a monitor that supports VGA? One more important thing, clean the board after soldering!

its a SOM304RD-52VINE1 which I believe is the correct one

I haven't tried this yet with a VGA cable as I dont have one currently - I do have a VGA to DVI cable, and I currently capture my Windows 98 PC using DVI. I tried this cable to my capture device and also got no image.

I think you might just have a VGA to DVI-A cable, it only has wires for the analog VGA signals and can't be used for any real DVI-I or DVI-D application.

rasteri wrote on 2024-09-09, 09:50:

ahmadexp wrote on 2024-09-09, 01:40:

Rastry, it would be so cool to have some of the features from the Tiny Llama implemented on the weeCee.
I hand soldered two them and I love them.

What features would you like? I'd certainly like to add a builtin HIDman - having to use PS/2 peripherals on the weecee is kinda a pain

I could probably add that into the design I did for my KiCad interpretation. I’ve added it to just about every other project I’ve worked on recently 😉

weedeewee wrote on 2024-10-05, 13:00:

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 12:37:

Vridek wrote on 2024-10-05, 09:15:

Which SOM exactly did you buy? Please give me the full SOM number from the box. Have you tried just a VGA cable to a monitor that supports VGA? One more important thing, clean the board after soldering!

its a SOM304RD-52VINE1 which I believe is the correct one

I haven't tried this yet with a VGA cable as I dont have one currently - I do have a VGA to DVI cable, and I currently capture my Windows 98 PC using DVI. I tried this cable to my capture device and also got no image.

I think you might just have a VGA to DVI-A cable, it only has wires for the analog VGA signals and can't be used for any real DVI-I or DVI-D application.

Ive tried it now with a VGA cable and get the same issue, no picture. not sure what to do to trouble shoot this unfortunately.

Kinda wishing for at least a known working populated board sans SOM that I could buy to test - not sure where to even start without another system to start eliminating possibilities 😒 hmms

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-11, 05:47:

weedeewee wrote on 2024-10-05, 13:00:

ErroneousHyphen wrote on 2024-10-05, 12:37:

its a SOM304RD-52VINE1 which I believe is the correct one

I haven't tried this yet with a VGA cable as I dont have one currently - I do have a VGA to DVI cable, and I currently capture my Windows 98 PC using DVI. I tried this cable to my capture device and also got no image.

I think you might just have a VGA to DVI-A cable, it only has wires for the analog VGA signals and can't be used for any real DVI-I or DVI-D application.

Ive tried it now with a VGA cable and get the same issue, no picture. not sure what to do to trouble shoot this unfortunately.

Kinda wishing for at least a known working populated board sans SOM that I could buy to test - not sure where to even start without another system to start eliminating possibilities 😒 hmms

Send me a PM and we'll set it up.