That might be the case, but a modular system also allows for the expandability I mentioned earlier.
It also makes prototyping a lot easier, though I suppose that's mainly just an advantage for me... :)
Nice! Do you have footage of it running?
How did you implement color video, by the way? Does...
Yes, PCB prices vary by manufacturer (I've found JLCPCB to be the cheapest) but there's always a large price increase once the dimensions exceed 100x100mm.
Another advantage of the multi-board design is that since all the important signals are available on the ribbon cables, it's possible to...
I considered using headers, but I never checked whether it's possible to get double-sided headers that have pins on one side of the PCB and sockets on the other.
That said, if such a thing exists, it'd be possible to use them in place of the ribbon cable connectors.
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I've redesigned the circuit into five 100x100mm PCBs that connect via ribbon cables. Most of the out-of-production ICs have been replaced - there are only two ICs that aren't...