Seeedstudio order tracking

[matseng]

I've just noticed that Seeedstudio has improved their order tracking with new status codes.... Really nice...

01/07/2013 Confirmed
01/07/2013 Confirmed PayPal status: Completed @ 02:19:40 Jan 07, 2013 PST Trans ID:2X688196Y7312318 Amount: 41.61 USD
01/07/2013 PCB Confirmed This order has PCB item(s)
01/08/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D67933_RetroTime.zip is now in file checking process.
01/08/2013 Pending Hole connection is 3mm, at least to 6mm can be available. PCB file name: D67933_RetroTime.zip
01/10/2013 Pending Outside a small circle inside the large circle intermediate connection too narrow to be produced.
01/10/2013 PCB Confirmed New PCB file uploaded
01/10/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D67933_RetroTime_v2.zip is now in file checking process.
01/10/2013 In production D67933_RetroTime_v2 is starting producing.
01/13/2013 In production D67933_RetroTime_v2 is ending producing.
01/14/2013 In production D67933_RetroTime_v2 is coming back from production workshop.

[ian]

Nice to see!

[pfriedel]

Heh, my design whirred through their system a few times:

01/20/2013 PCB Confirmed This order has PCB item(s)
01/20/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip is now waiting for file examination.
01/20/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/20/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/20/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/20/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/21/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/21/2013 PCB Processing PCB File:D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs.zip passed file examination.
01/21/2013 In production D68968_Tiny_Life_1_6mm_5x5_10pcs is starting producing.

Nice change for the inveterate package trackers in the crowd, though.

[matseng]

"Tiny Life" - is that a Conway's Game of Life thingie like my PAW 6?

[pfriedel]

Yeah, just a 5x4 charlieplex from an ATtiny85. Finally making a nice board version of something I'd previously done on perfboard because... Blinky! It's a little redundant since this summer's project was a 10x11 grid of LEDs with a clock & sensors, but I don't like bringing that to the office since I sold off the rest of the boards and it would be annoying to replace. This way I can have Conway's Life on my desk without worrying about someone having sticky fingers on an irreplaceable board.

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(I need to genericize my gerbv output colors one of these days.)

I hadn't seen your GolGrid before, though (I think Hack A Day is saturated. :) ) - I like the planning that you're putting into your weeklies. There's something appealing about making a 5x5 array on the cheap with interboard communication from the ground up.

I'm finding myself making speculative boards just to spend time routing. It's soothing.