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d6rks1lv3rz3r0 / SB-SignaTrope

All in One Navigation Solution for StarBase
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Smaller hardware size #11

Open Bilgeworth opened 3 years ago

Bilgeworth commented 3 years ago

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The navigation receivers don't need the turret base they are attached to, they can go directly onto the hardpoint.

I fiddled around with their layout and was able to get everything into a 2x2 crate width with the same other two dimensions.

I'll update this issue when I've got it cabled and debugged back to working condition. It still has space for one more chip if needed, and can fit two more memory relays on the sides.

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Bilgeworth commented 3 years ago

Before I start cabling and ducting, do you have any recommendations for chip layout? I.E. just match the original color coding or "These chips need to be together"

d6rks1lv3rz3r0 commented 3 years ago

The first point about not needing the turret base is very good info.

However the way you arranged them won't work. It's not about just having 9 receivers in a box. They have to be arranged in a particular symmetry (groups of 3 have to be identically placed in layout).

Bilgeworth commented 3 years ago

Would 2 groups of 4 and then 2 extras be workable? I can rotate the tops and bottoms to where the set of 4 are all facing the same way

d6rks1lv3rz3r0 commented 3 years ago

No. It needs to be 3 groups of 3.

Bilgeworth commented 3 years ago

Guess that means the cube shape is out, if you want to work on it together to make use of the getting rid of the turret base let me know and I can hop in to help.