Programmer Jig about goodwatch HOT 7 CLOSED

In lieu of a proper jig, I've been using logic analyzer probes to program my watches for wearing, and wire-wrap wire running into a watch case for development.

The logic probes are actually a pretty good solution, except that there's nowhere to clip them for power and ground. A few extra through-hole pads for the next revision will be welcome.

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It should be pretty easy to design a 3d printed fixture that takes pogo pins. I can do this when the final board is done.

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@sconklin The pad placement for the GoodWatch20 will be retained for the foreseeable future. Still up for designing that pogo-pin fixture?

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Hi @travisgoodspeed @sconklin, I used this one successfully in the past:

https://github.com/ebuller/openfixture

You just have to mark the pad placements in Eco1.User in KiCad, give the .kicad_pcb to a openfixture script and the magic of OpenSCAD scripting does the rest (DXF output ready to be laser-cut at your nearest hackerspace).

Handy documentation and assembly guide over here:

http://tinylabs.io/openfixture/

There are more lightweight fixtures out there, but not many parametrized/automated ones and so well suited for KiCad :)

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Closing this issue in favor of a pocket watch design that can serve double-duty as a programmer.

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No worries, Steve. Just reopen this issue when you get your lab back together, and your design files for a jig will of course still be accepted to the repo.

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