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Newton Serial Board Works!

Basically the only thing left to do is find the correct mounting screw, one which is as thin as possible (and might require a countersink on the board itself to fit properly). Mounting screw in the upper right corner is hard to line up because if the internal expansion slot connector isn’t perfectly aligned then the error is multiplied across the distance and that hole just won’t line up.

Additions since the last prototype run:

  • Switch for either forcing the chip on or listening to the chip enable pin
  • Additional footprint type for the chip in case you can’t find the CG variant of LTC1323 chip
How it looks installed
You really have to trim down the port to fit properly
Back of Newton doesn’t appear to flex very much