Connecting CW Lite Single Board to UFO Board

[zeshan]

Hi all,

I’m pretty new to hardware hacking but would like to experiment with the CW Lite after coming across the Hardware Hackers Handbook.

At the moment the only CW Lite board I can see in stock on Mouser is the Single Board with Target attached. So I wanted to know how I would go about connecting the CW Lite Single Board to the UFO Board after breaking off the target board. I see I would need to solder a 20 pin IDC connector to the CW Lite and also a couple of SMA connectors.

My questions are:

1. What type of SMA connector would I need to use? I found the following online (https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/coaxial-connectors/1258192?gb=s) is this suitable?
2. Would I need to solder anything to the UFO Board or does that come with all the connectors and ports attached?
3. Are there many other considerations I should take into account before purchasing / should I just wait for one of the starter kits to come back into stock?

Thanks for your time!

[Alex_Dewar]

@zeshan

What type of SMA connector would I need to use? I found the following online (https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/coaxial-connectors/1258192?gb=s) is this suitable?

Yup, that should be fine.

@zeshan

Would I need to solder anything to the UFO Board or does that come with all the connectors and ports attached?

Nope, the 20-pin and SMA connectors are both already on the UFO.

@zeshan

Are there many other considerations I should take into account before purchasing / should I just wait for one of the starter kits to come back into stock?

I think the only difference will be that you won’t get an STM32F0 board, but that target’s very similar to the STM32F3 that you do get, so I don’t think it’ll cause you any problems.

Alex