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i've started modularizing my designs again 10 years ago it was pretty common to design small submodules and stitch them together into a final assembly, that wo
by jareklupinski 5y ago
i've started modularizing my designs again
10 years ago it was pretty common to design small submodules and stitch them together into a final assembly, that would get upgraded piece-meal as tech/product needs evolved
about 2-3 years ago it became more economical to just design an entire bespoke board for any new project, and then run an entirely new board for any subsequent changes. i loved not dealing with interconnects anymore
but now I'm back to reusable modules and sub-assemblies again, because by the time i'm finished designing an entire board, a single part will be out of stock and i'd have to start from scratch :(
- riskable 5y agoYeah but what are you doing about connectors to join the boards together? There's serious shortages of things like JST connectors right now just like chips.
- jareklupinski 5y agoif possible, leave enough clearance to swap a vertical for a horizontal in the 11th hour ;) or use larger/more common widths like 8 or 16 position connectors even if you only need 5 or 11 or them filled if you can reach for creative solutions, a couple months ago it was cheaper for me to use one of those 6-pin power only USB-C connectors with an off-the-shelf USB-C cable than a 6-pin molex cable assembly...