Closed Gadgetoid closed 3 years ago
Looks good. We have links to edge connectors on https://github.com/microbit-foundation/dev-docs/commit/c72e636b814c7741ee8e5f28e8aa785d31ef7b36 including the 4uCon connector. There is also a submission button that takes you to GitHub to edit the page and add your connections. Perhaps we could reference the edge connector page and the examples better on this page.
Merging as the page update is good
The "Making Accessories" page suffers from a case of the waffles;
makes accessory design easy
- not really! 😆Many micro:bit accessories
- how many?are designed to use an edge connector
- What proportion that were "designed to" use the edge connector actually successfully pull it off?I have attempted to reword this page to be more direct, making truthful statements that are useful to a PCB designer and avoiding unquantifiable, fluffy statements.
One key thing that's missing from documentation around the Edge Connector (unless I missed it) is any direct link to a suitable connector part. Is there a particular reason why the Foundation is not linking to suppliers? Is there a preferred supplier that could be linked to?
Hosting and linking to a datasheet for a compatible part might be a good compromise if all else fails. EG: Here's 4ucon's connector I found on Coolcomponents - http://www.4uconnector.com/online/object/4udrawing/10156.pdf