I was started my journey in placing on my benchtop equipments that is tailored in line with my wishes using Arduino as a control board. I'd like to continue it but this time with another component that should shape future DIB progress, and that is control or MCU board. 8-slot backplane doesn’t cost much more: according to the same manufacturer calculator it is about €40:Īfter long time I came back to this topic that is still living in my mind. But that is a “business as usual” for DIYer/marker, isn’t it? And, yes some hardware stores also offers for a little bit more already perforated plates that can be used for e.g. Of course you have to cut on size plates to get up to 4 front panels, and rest of the chassis. I believe that can be get for not more then additional €20. The backplane could looks like this: The cost even in qty of 2 using European manufacturer (not Chinese one) is €30 per backplane (2-layer, 35u Cu, no silk screen): On top of that we’ll need 8 connectors (about €14) and visit to local hardware store that carry steel or Alu plates (e.g. I’ll continue with “horizontal” backplane introduced in my latest post but it also can be a “vertical” on like in we’d like to use Eurocard or similar form factor. Lets say that entry level is 4-slot mainframe. My stance is if entry level mainframe cost more then €80 then something is wrong. I heard in some other discussions a similar figure (€500) here in Europe. Thanks for mentioning this and round figure of $500.
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