> Last week we received the 4096 stages BBD circuits (MN3005) and

found that

> they are not fully compatible with the other BBDs. Unfortunately

it is not

> possible simply to replace an existing MN3207/3208 by the MN3005.

Some

> additional modifications have to be made (exchanging two pins of

the BBD

> circuits by manual wiring, replacing two resistors on the board by

other

> ones, connecting two additional resistors to +12V). Consequently an

A-188-1

> with 4096 stages/MN3005 would look very "DIYish". This is why we

will

> redesign the A-188-1 board so that for the third series of the

module (about

> June 2006) it will be possible to use even the MN3005 without

manual wiring.

> For this we will add some jumpers to the pc board that have to be

set in the

> suitable positions for different BBD circuits. If it isn't too

urgent I'd

> recommend to wait for the third series if you want to have the

module with

> 4096 stages/MN3005.

hello all,

i totally agree with dieter regarding the 4096 stages version.
if you want this version, you should better wait until the
third series of modules is ready. looking at the 4096 stages
prototype, there are really a lot of modifications on the pcb.

during the easter weekend i'll record some examples
with the 4096 stages prototype. stay tuned...

best wishes

ingo