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Re: feedback on MXP board idea

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Originally Posted by adciv View Post
There was some serious discussion about this at the last test weekend. The rules are still under debate, even for completely passive boards. Also watchout, the DIO & PWM are shared on the MXP.

For the latching plastic, I'd recommend buying headers with it build in. The original proto boards used Molex KK series connectors.
Will do, thanks for the heads up - I see the extra 16 DIO lines are multiplexed (in function) with PWM/I2C/SPI functions. The KK series are nice but only friction-locking (I think). I might go one step further and use latching polarized connectors.
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