LinuxCNC-RIO - RealtimeIO for LinuxCNC based on FPGA (ICE40 / ECP5)

rodw wrote:

Cant do this anymore bye all wrote:

In the past I've used a shipping forwarder, might add a little extra time but does save a some money on postage.
 
Pointless doing this for a few circuit boards. Insist it is sent by Fedex or DHL. Let them sort out the customs for you. Worst you can do is pay an extra 5% tarriff into .AU

Things like this coming from Sea I always use my freight forwarder as there are a lot of opportunities to get ripped off.
 

 

True that. Pointless to cut corners for such important hardware, priceless!! I've just sold my nissan and ordered 6 six boards 12 daughter boards and all the mandatory ribbons cabling etc. And remember you need to order X2 (a.k.a. spares), it would be devastating to have a month-long machine/production downtime shall a board decide to have a bad day!!

Well rod if I can save $20 or so dollars to me it’s worth it. I’ve never had any issues with the company I’ve used. Very professional, very pleased with their service.

Cant do this anymore bye all wrote:

Well rod if I can save $20 or so dollars to me it’s worth it. I’ve never had any issues with the company I’ve used. Very professional, very pleased with their service.

 

Be clever and see it on the positive side, I'm barely able to find those QFP144 parts locally, rare af, extinct specie, only supplier near me wants triple price for it. That to say; if you keep them an extra 24 months or so they'll fetch hundreds of dollar. Contact your Technology Museum or Antiques and/or Collectibles agent in 2026, he'll unload them off ya for a good price

Investment. See!!

I give up, I just can't understand the point your trying to make.

Have fun guys.

Cant do this anymore bye all wrote:

I give up
 

Magic words!! I just did too, gotta call it quit bcuz I honestly can't make this medieval decade old crap working half-reliably whatever I try. Spent most of today learning this analconda python env, the whole things randomly puts up missing headers although all deps are in, ISE freezes, throws million warnings for no valid reasons, let alone unable to flash a bin over using openfpga among several others I've tried. Just nothing at all works - utter thrash all around in a few words. 20+hrs I'll never have back lool Honestly not recommending anyone to jump in the same bunny hole as I did, annihilates the awesomeness and rep of RIO entirely.

Nuff ghetto. Back to Gowin's EDA. Epic simplicity, less than gig dwload high-performance eda, 15mhz bin flasher/debugger, flawless under linux, ultimate 2-clicks-max joy at a reasonable price. STRONGLY ADVISED. 

@rthorntn
Don't. Don't do it man lol You've been warned. We'll figure out a way to get this board made avail somehow, no choice (in my case anyway).