For sale pcb Fortuna M2/M3 and M3

[blobber]

For sale pcb Fortuna M2/M3, to fits in enclosure Z80 and Fortuna M3 for enclosure PL2943 or RND 455-00351


New boards arrived from JLCPCB, in very good quality.
Fortuna M2/M3, to fits in enclosure Z80 and also Fortuna M3 for enclosure PL2943 or RND 455-00351(Reichelt in Germany).
Before I ordered, I have done a prototype with the small pcb M2/M3, after some problems with software Proteus (Proteus had done some unwanted connections), noethat works perfect.
The M3 pcb I have not made any prototype, but the comparison to the schematic was checked and is perfect.
Both boards are for 6 button, that means the sixth is for power on/off.
The display you need for example, is this one:

https://m.ebay.de/itm/12864-128X64-Graphic-LCD-Module-Display-Screen-LCM-build-in-KS0108-Controller/190343763345?hash=item2c515f5591:g:r7cAAOxy--NRyGls

or this one here

https://m.de.aliexpress.com/item/32363670423.html?aff_trace_key=ca1eeaf510f4496ca4eea6da118b3c35-1527008642238-09205-myUVRJb&aff_short_key=myUVRJb&aff_platform=msite

The display for M3 in enclosure PL2943 is this for example:

https://m.de.aliexpress.com/item/1207385913.html?aff_trace_key=ca1eeaf510f4496ca4eea6da118b3c35-1527008642238-09205-myUVRJb&aff_short_key=myUVRJb&aff_platform=msite

Enclosure are here

https://www.tme.eu/de/details/pl2943bk/universal-gehaeuse/gainta/

and here

https://www.tme.eu/de/details/z80-abs/universal-gehaeuse/kradex/z80-abs/

If someone is interest in this nice unit, please send a message by pm.
The price for one board is 16 Euro, including shipping for Europe.
All documentation I will provide for free, including firmware M3.

Some videos of my units, you can find in my youtube channel.
Here is one example:

https://youtu.be/D3n-1LWS_i0

[BKY1337]

You should post a picture from the boards!

[blobber]

Yes correct

[6666]

Looks good.

[dbanner]

Ok. Good. How to populate the boards? By what method?

[blobber]

Of course you need sime skills to place SMD parts.
All resistors and capacitors are in the size 1206 or 0805.

Only since less years I use this methode, that is not very difficult. Now I don't touch any full THT project.

[blobber]

For the pcb, to fits in enclosure PL2943, you can use SMD or capacitors, or if you want also THT capacitors. Or even a combination.

[blobber]

The unit is very popular in Russia and Ukraina too.
All information about setup, workwise, coil data etc., you can find here on the author website Bars-Simf.

http://alltech.at.ua/forum/3

Fortune, or I like to call it Fortuna, how in the russian or german pronunciation, is running very stable in the field. I have here around me, soils with not too much mineralisation.
So far I have done three units, all are made from different layouts, but all are working perfect.

The best find for me so far, was a spear point made of bronze, from the middle bronze age. My archaeologist was very, very happy about this nice find. He confirmed the age of 3500-3700 years.
So for me it was a fortune.
I hope to be continued..

[6666]

Is your avatar the spear point ? nice find, we do not find metal items that old here in Australia, our country is only 230 years old.

[blobber]

Yes the spear point is my avatar now.
Here are some pictures directly after my fortunally finding.
It is a very pleasent feeling, to hold such a ancient piece of history in your hands.

[Koala]

The boards look nice.


Your spear is in lovely condition. All the thousands of finds I have. I have nothing older than Roman.

[blobber]

Thankyou.

Now the corn is growing in the field, in autumn I want to search again there and hope that something nice can be find there.
I was getting a copy of an old map from the archaeologist, there was an old grave mound still 150-200 years before. Now the surface is flat.

[dbanner]

The boards are very nice Indeed. The task of soldering all components individually looks very challenging. This is very nice project.

[blobber]

Well yes I think, now it is not so much of hard work, to complete the pcb and place all components.
Because could you imagine please, how difficult it is and how long time you need, to make a prototype pcb with the toner transfer methode on a double side pcb? After successful etching, comes the next step to connecting many many and more vias. I'm not sure, how many hours I was busy.
But of course, I like also this part of my hobbys.
But anyway I'm glad that I have done the prototype, because only in this way, I realized the problems which I had with Proteus.
Interesting for me to know would be, if someone else has noticed, that the software is doing some unwanted connections in converting the schematic to pcb? Or someone know, how to setup this program?
I already have looked lots of video tutorials in youtube and asked some people there about it, but nothing.

[blobber]

Now also on Ebay. Description unfortunately only in german.

https://m.ebay.de/itm/Leiterplatten-IB-VLF-Metalldetektor-Fortuna-Fortune-M2-M3-und-M3/142812295432?hash=item214046b108:g:bwQAAOSwT4ZbDB7c