2010 Product Change Notices
- PCN 2010-4: PCB change for console-vx expansion board
- PCN 2010-3: GPSstix change to using uBlox NEO-5Q GPS receiver module.
- PCN 2010-2: Product change for 70-pin AVX connectors for custom Overo expansion boards.
- PCN 2010-1: Product change for 4.3" LG LCD touch screen
PCN 2010-4: PCB change for console-vx expansion board
Notification Date: August 9th, 2010
Effective Date: immediately
Product Name: Console-vx expansion board
Product Number: PKG10003 (retail purchases) and BRD10003 (volume purchases)
Revision Number: PCB10016-R1833/
Description: To build the console-vx expansion board, Gumstix has been using the PCB of the consoleLCD-vx expansion board - PCB10003. From now on, Gumstix will use the PCB of the consoleLCD16-vx expansion board, which is PCB10016, in order to build the console-vx expansion board.
PCN 2010-3: GPSstix change to using uBlox NEO-5Q GPS receiver module.
Notification Date: June 7, 2010
Effective Date: Q3 2010
Product Name: GPSstix expansion board
Product Number: PKG00012_4H (retail purchases) and BRD00012_4H (volume purchases)
Revision Number: PCB00012-R1711
Description:The uBlox NEO-4S module has become EOL and will be replaced with the uBlox NEO-5Q GPS receiver module. Note that the NEO-5Q module adds KickStart, which provides accelerated start-up at weak signals.
See pubs.gumstix.com for schematic and layout of the GPSstix board.
PCN 2010-2: Product change for 70-pin AVX connectors for custom Overo expansion boards.
Original Notification Date: June 3rd, 2010
Effective Date: As of January 2011, Gumstix sells the Haologen free 70-pin mating connectors, only. (24 5602 670 001 829H+)
Note that these 70-pin connectors may be available in small and medium volume quantities from RoadNarrows
Product Name: 70-pin AVX connectors (10-pack)
Product Number: KIT0023
Description: For the non-halogen free 70-pin connectors, the last time buy (LTB) date was June 30th, 2010
These receptacle connectors are not halogen free. Gumstix has switched to selling only the Halogen-free connectors.
Part number of receptacle connector changed from 24 5602 070 001 829H+ (non-halogen free) to 24 5602 670 001 829H+ (Halogen Free).
Note: the 70-pin plug AVX connector on each Overo COM is already halogen free.
The 70-pin connectors may be available in small and medium volume quantities from RoadNarrows
PCN 2010-1: Product change for 4.3" LG LCD touch screen
Notification Date: April 7, 2010
Effective Date: immediate
Product Name: LG 4.3 inch LCD Touch Screen
Product Number: DSP00043
Description:LG has issued an End-of-Life (EoL) notice on the LG 4.3" LCD touch screen part #LB043WQ1-TD01. The new LG 4.3" LCD touch screen, part #LB043WQ2-TD01, is currently supported by LG without an EOL plan. These two LG panels are plug-compatible.
