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-==Winter Hill==
+See [[WinterHill_Receiver_Project]]
-The Winter Hill receiver project by Brian G4EWJ with hindrance occasional help from Mike G0MJW. It uses the BATC [[Advanced receiver hardware]].
-The software will run on the Raspberry Pi4 desktop environment providing a multi-channel receiver capable of receiving up to four channels simultaneously.
-== Timeline==
-December 2020 - Currently the project is at the design phase with a proof of concept receiver working on breadboard hardware.
-February 2021 - beta testing in progress
-March 2021 - First production PCBs expected
-==Hardware==
-The PCB design by Mike G0MJW is based on a completely new concept, BATC Advanced DATV Receiver, supporting two SERIT tuners with an integrated Raspberry PI4 and PICs. No USB module is required. This supports 4 simultaneous receivers in either a set top box mode, with the PI desktop, or headless, or a combination of these.
-====Version 0.1====
-Feasibility design which worked fine
-====Version 0.2====
-A prototype that was also built by several beta testers.
-====Version 1====
-First general release PCB - Likely release March 2021
-==Software==
-TBD
-===Hardware Build===
-Schematic is here:
-BOM is here:
-It is best to build this in order of component height. It took the author about 3 hours. There is an old proverb, a man with a watch knows the time. A man with two watches is never sure. While working with SMT, if you make a mistake, having two soldering irons to had is a great help when removing misplaced components. The other essential trick is to have the right tools for the job, a fine tip iron and thin, ideally 0.3mm solder. With experience you can use bar solder and a poker, but you are on your own there. Plenty of light and magnification is a must. If you don't have a magnifier then some +2 or +3 reading glasses might help those with normal vision.
-Starting with an unpopulated PCB fit all the parts shown:
-[[File:Stage1.png|thumb|Low profile parts]]
-Next fit the PICs - ideally use IC sockets
-[[File:Stage2.png|thumb|Higher]]

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