here's what i received by email :
I wanted to send a quick update to let everyone know that board construction has officially started! Finally all the pieces came together with the reflow oven, controller, profile software I had to write, and just getting everything working and in the same place.
Attached is a photo of the first three boards made in the reflow oven. All three tested and worked fine. It was really exciting and I wanted to share the progress with everyone. I'm still working out how many I will be able to complete in a day, but it should not take too long to complete all the pre-orders. I do still have some testing to do on the firmware / software side though, but I'm hoping I can manage to complete that work by the time the boards are done.
One last thing, if you have not sent me a reply indicating which system(s) you plan to use your F18A with, please do so. About half of you replied the first time around, and I'd like to try and make sure everyone gets an F18A with the pin option that best works with your system.
Thank you everyone for your patience and support!
Matthew