My Xerc2 XE Redesign - Small but easy to install!
Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 11:39 pm
I'm not going to write the long story here but i got asked by the user clabs if i could do a Ir-mod.
And that started to get me interested in building the Xerc2. While i was working on it i just started to do a new and easier to install Layout.
My goals were to keep the small size of the original Xerc2 but to make it a single sided PCB that's easier to install.
I think i got it done relatively good, but judge for yourself!
The following pictures are from the Xerc2 PCB and my first install. I made the PCB small enough to be installed to the front without the need of unnecesarily long cables. Because of the maximized distance between the solder pads this curcuit is easy to install even for beginners!
The features of my Layout are:
- It features an IRs solderpad for an internal install of a DVD dongle (The necesarry Diode is not populated on this Xerc2 but will be on the others!)
- It's only 27x28mm in size! (1,05x1,1inches!)
- Big distances between the solderpad to keep the soldering easy
- It's Single Layer PCB so you can mount it to the Xbox motherboard without risking to short anything
Here are a few shots of my first install and the Xerc2 by itself:
If you want a Xerc2 i would deliver them as a complete kit containing the preprogrammed and tested Xerc2 together with the necessary IR-Receiver.
I would of course ship them interationally at the expense of the buyer. But i may also have someone in the US who would sell them for me so you don't have to wait for the oversea shipping!
I would sell the Xerc2 kit's for 15€/20$ each!
Let me know if there are any people interested!
And that started to get me interested in building the Xerc2. While i was working on it i just started to do a new and easier to install Layout.
My goals were to keep the small size of the original Xerc2 but to make it a single sided PCB that's easier to install.
I think i got it done relatively good, but judge for yourself!
The following pictures are from the Xerc2 PCB and my first install. I made the PCB small enough to be installed to the front without the need of unnecesarily long cables. Because of the maximized distance between the solder pads this curcuit is easy to install even for beginners!
The features of my Layout are:
- It features an IRs solderpad for an internal install of a DVD dongle (The necesarry Diode is not populated on this Xerc2 but will be on the others!)
- It's only 27x28mm in size! (1,05x1,1inches!)
- Big distances between the solderpad to keep the soldering easy
- It's Single Layer PCB so you can mount it to the Xbox motherboard without risking to short anything
Here are a few shots of my first install and the Xerc2 by itself:
If you want a Xerc2 i would deliver them as a complete kit containing the preprogrammed and tested Xerc2 together with the necessary IR-Receiver.
I would of course ship them interationally at the expense of the buyer. But i may also have someone in the US who would sell them for me so you don't have to wait for the oversea shipping!
I would sell the Xerc2 kit's for 15€/20$ each!
Let me know if there are any people interested!