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Contents:

  • Octoprobe
  • Tentacle
    • Big Picture
    • Tentacle v0.7 (recommended, 10 pieces produced)
      • Schematics
      • PCB
      • USB and Power
    • Tentacle v0.6 (10 pieces produced)
    • Tentacle v0.5 (not supported)
    • Tentacle v0.4 (not supported)
    • Tentacle v0.3 (30 pieces produced)
    • BOM (Bill of materials)
    • Design of RP2 Probe
    • Design of RP2 Probe (Obsolete)
    • License
  • Octohub4
  • testbed_heatguard
  • testbed_showcase
  • testbed_micropython
  • testbed_CB_JTAG_probe
Octoprobe
  • Tentacle
  • Tentacle v0.7 (recommended, 10 pieces produced)
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Tentacle v0.7 (recommended, 10 pieces produced)

This repo describes the hardware of a tentacle:

See also: Tentacle v0.3 (30 pieces produced)

Schematics

Schematics v0.7 (Pdf).

PCB

Parts list

The assembled PCB may be ordered at https://www.jclpcb.com. The production files are located here: kicad/kicad_tentacle_v0.5/production_v0.5.

The price of a assembled PCB is:

Pieces

USD total

USD per piece

5

109

21.8

10

151

15.1

15

202

13.5

20

252

12.6

25

345

13.8

The tentacle is described in more detail in Big Picture

_images/tentacle_intro_v0.6.drawio.png

USB and Power

This block diagram shows the power distribution with MT9700 switches and how to enable boot mode for RP_INFRA and RP_PROBE.

_images/block_diagram_power.drawio.svg
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