Thread: 95 Lexus SC300 - 0l33l's "Project SC300"

Updates!

I have received the programmed chips from Curiosity for building the modified Cario.
Today I have received 5 prototype boards... will be assembleing them this weekend

Originally Posted by 0l33l

Updates!

I have received the programmed chips from Curiosity for building the modified Cario.
Today I have received 5 prototype boards... will be assembleing them this weekend

What are those for?

Originally Posted by Cris

What are those for?

For removing my air condtitioning unit so I can move the screen up. The AC unit will still be there behind the screen, and it will have the USB controller controlling it from the computer

Controller's inputs/outputs are totally isolated too

Originally Posted by 0l33l

For removing my air condtitioning unit so I can move the screen up. The AC unit will still be there behind the screen, and it will have the USB controller controlling it from the computer

Controller's inputs/outputs are totally isolated too

That's sick!
Nice one 0l33l !

Originally Posted by Cris

That's sick!
Nice one 0l33l !

Thanks

I got it from http://www.pcbex.com/
Cost $68 shipped for 5 boards.

A sneak peak:

Progress: Sodered everything I had. Ordered some stuff from mouser. When I get that stuff, it won't be done unfortunately as it has an SMD part that my grandpa will soder at his job.

Pics are on my camera that's being thrashed around my trunk

An SMD part? At his job?

First, you can't (shouldn't) put a populated board through the oven... you would have to have him do that first and then solder all the thru-hole once he is done.

You can do it by hand anyway though. I have soldered 100-pin processors, and memory chips to PCBs. I solder SMD caps/resistors daily. The only thing you can't to by hand is MPL (micro-lead-package) and BGA (ball-grid-array) parts, however I have managed to do a 20-pin MLP by hand before as well.

Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

An SMD part? At his job?

First, you can't (shouldn't) put a populated board through the oven... you would have to have him do that first and then solder all the thru-hole once he is done.

You can do it by hand anyway though. I have soldered 100-pin processors, and memory chips to PCBs. I solder SMD caps/resistors daily. The only thing you can't to by hand is MPL (micro-lead-package) and BGA (ball-grid-array) parts, however I have managed to do a 20-pin MLP by hand before as well.

He's having someone do it by hand
Its just one part with 3 pins, so it doesn't need an oven.

Top of board. Untouched.


Back of board. Some items sodered.


Closeup of uncompleted board.


Bunch of uncompleted boards.

I ordered the additional parts from mouser.