On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:26:11 +0800, you wrote:

>2009/11/24 WH Tan wrote:
>> http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en541939
>>
>> Anyone has tried that?
>>
>
>I meant has anyone implemented that in a PCB design?  It looks interesting!
>
>
>- No connector required on PCB
>- Tiny PCB footprint
>- Connections are done using high reliability Pogo Spring Pins
>- Only be inserted the correct way

"Patent Pending" - sigh...... it's just a bunch of pogo pins FFS.

Also, if they'd only used the 5 pins that are actually needed, they could have a non-reversable
footprint that didn't need alignment pegs...
Like the programming 'pen' I made a few years ago...

http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/penprobe.html

Unfortunately Microchip didn't think of adding the inbuilt button, which is very useful in practice

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