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use the 40pin connector either to a custom designed hat or to a separate board with a ribbon cable

• lofaszvanitt 4y ago
  The goal is to eliminate that altogether, at least in the design phase. You put down the modules, they see each other, can communicate, do the coding about which modules' signal goes where, what processes what etc., and when you are done it either works as is or an automated thing can create the final boards/cabling/wiring for you. The less hurdles in the prototyping phase the better. I know it sounds impossible, but this wiring this to that always gets on my nerves. So a software wiring kinda thing with a "wireless" approach would be very much welcomed.
  • 15155 4y ago
    I just designed and built an RPI-hat style PCB with JLCPCB that has multiple MCUs, power, and a 40-pin connector on-board. Each 100mm x 100mm board was $~10 a piece, assembled and delivered to the US (the cost mostly consisting of my specific parts.) It's pretty cheap, low effort to prototype a real PCB.
  • ilyt 4y ago
    Sounds like you don't enjoy hardware in the first place... or maybe would enjoy something like PLC more than prototyping. Once you get things in place making a PCB that connects modules neatly really isn't a big deal, especially if you use ready-made modules