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This is a page to keep helpful documents and hints for building your own Hermes board.  Bare circuit boards are available from [http://www.tapr.org/kits_hermes.html link TAPR] and after they run out, from Apache Labs.  The bill of materials and schematics are available from [https://apache-labs.com/al-downloads/1002/Hermes-Design-Files.html Apache Labs].
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This is a page to keep helpful documents and hints for building your own [[Hermes]] board.  Bare circuit boards are available from [http://www.tapr.org/kits_hermes.html link TAPR] and after they run out, from Apache Labs.  The bill of materials and schematics are available from [https://apache-labs.com/al-downloads/1002/Hermes-Design-Files.html Apache Labs].
  
*[http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/1010_HERMES_PROD_BOM_08112012_Bot_Top.xls Bill of Materials with columns for the back side and front side components]
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*[http://svn.tapr.org/repos_sdr_hpsdr/trunk/Hermes/Documentation/ TAPR Hermes Documentation]
  
* Solder Stencil Gerbers (Coming Soon)
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* Bill of Materials
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**[http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/1010_HERMES_PROD_BOM_08112012_Bot_Top.xls Bill of Materials with columns for the back side and front side components]
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**[http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/HERMES_PROD_BOM_N8AB.xls Terry, N8AB has sorted things out a little differently, which can be helpful sometimes.]
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* Solder Stencil Gerbers  
 
** [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/hermes_bot_paste.gbr  Back]
 
** [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/hermes_bot_paste.gbr  Back]
 
** [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/hermes_top_paste.gbr  Front]
 
** [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/hermes_top_paste.gbr  Front]
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* Front Side
 
* Front Side
** [ Front Side Component Placement Diagram (Coming soon)] which has like components color coded so you can place them all at once, and then go on to place the next component type.
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** [http://www.k9ivb.net/hermes/Hermes_Component_Placement_Guide_20121105.pdf Front Side Component Placement Diagram (thanks to Terry, N8AB)] which has like components color coded so you can place them all at once, and then go on to place the next component type.
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** [http://svn.tapr.org/repos_sdr_hpsdr/trunk/Hermes/Documentation/Build_Photos/ Photos of common component placement data....]
 
**[http://openhpsdr.org/wiki/images/9/90/Hermes_Front.jpeg Front Side Photo]
 
**[http://openhpsdr.org/wiki/images/9/90/Hermes_Front.jpeg Front Side Photo]
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*[http://www.k9ivb.net/hermes/ K9IVB Hermes Page] has some good build and [[VNA]] info.
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======KL7NA Specific Build Notes======
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The basic method follows [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FHvikd3BkY&feature=youtu.be this video].  I used the solder stencil to put on the solder paste.  Then the [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/back_paste.jpg surface mount components were placed.]  Then the board was baked in a [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/coming_out_oven.jpg reflow oven.]  This was repeated for the top.  Surface tension holds the bottom parts on when you reflow the top.  Then the solder bridges were removed with a very fine solder wick and a good soldering iron.  Then the [http://people.wallawalla.edu/~Rob.Frohne/Hermes/top_bridges_repaired.jpg through hole parts were soldered in.]
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[[Category:Hermes]]

Latest revision as of 14:46, 22 April 2013

This is a page to keep helpful documents and hints for building your own Hermes board. Bare circuit boards are available from link TAPR and after they run out, from Apache Labs. The bill of materials and schematics are available from Apache Labs.

KL7NA Specific Build Notes

The basic method follows this video. I used the solder stencil to put on the solder paste. Then the surface mount components were placed. Then the board was baked in a reflow oven. This was repeated for the top. Surface tension holds the bottom parts on when you reflow the top. Then the solder bridges were removed with a very fine solder wick and a good soldering iron. Then the through hole parts were soldered in.