Hack and Develop Niftymitter

1 Current Unstable Source (for the developer)
2 Current Issues
3 Power Calculations
4 Niftymitter on Other Collaboration Platforms
5 Latest from the blog

As Niftymitter is open source you are welcome to participate in developing it and new projects derived from it. On this page you will find all the source files and instructions concerning current ongoing developments, as well as links to the project on other collaboration platforms on the web.

This page is a wiki, meaning that any registered user can add to or edit this information. Comments don’t seem to be working at the moment but email is welcomed to info(at)openthing(dot)org.

Current Unstable Source (for the developer)

The current development release is v0.24:

PCB Layout v0.24 [.png]
- The PCB source is designed for etching onto copperplate, using iron on acetate (such as that described here) or using Michael Shorter’s laser engraving method described here [instructables].
Circuit assembly diagram for etched PCB [.png]
PCB layout and circuit assembly draft document [.svg]
Basic Electronic Schematics, parts and assembly instructions [Tetsuo Kogawa's site]
- General support for the electronics is on Kogawa’s site here. Tetsuo Kogawa’s site contains all the information needed to source components and assemble the electronics using his particular copperplate method.
Complete Parts List [.xls]
Electronic Circuit Schematic
- Available as Eagle Light .sch file.
- Available as .png image.
Housing layouts v0.24 [.svg]
- The layouts are designed to be laser cut and engraved, or cut and scored by hand. They are designed for ~1mm cardboard and can be assembled by folding and gluing with a quick drying adhesive such as UHU.
Assembly Instructions [instructables]