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Mounting Hercules in an enclosure box

Dan S17
Expert 1510 points
Other Parts Discussed in Thread: LAUNCHXL-TMS57004, LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012

Unfortunately I see no screw holes in the Hercules that could be used to mount the Hercules in an enclosure box. Does anybody have any good ideas for do the mounting?

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    Expert 2220 points
    I'm pretty sure you don't mean to put a screw through the Hercules controller chip.

    What board are you talking about?
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    TI__Guru 68920 points
    Dan,

    Right - no mouting holes on LAUNCHXL-TMS57004. There are 4 mounting holes (for #2 screws) on LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012 but it's also a bigger board. For the LAUNCHXL-TMS57004 you probably need to glue something to the back of the PCB in place of feet that can then become a mounting point, or come up with something that you can 'slide' or 'clip' the PCB into on it's edges.
  • 0 in reply to quark
    Expert 1510 points
    The Hercules LaunchPad RM42. It has four rubber feet. Are there screws under those rubber feet that could be used with stand-offs to mount the board in a box?
  • 0 in reply to Dan S17
    Expert 2220 points

    Maybe consider...
    http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/TE-Connectivity-AMP/4TK2-48/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMsOthVV91%2fyqMtDZFQnUZBU

    You will have to cut the SnapTrak because your board is only 2 inches wide. But at least you'll avoid modifying the board.

    Those holes are test points connected to ground.  I wouldn't rely on then.  But I guess you can try nylon screws (do not use metal!).  It really depends how much mechanical vibration your application will see.

    You can get layout/Gerber files here...

    http://processors.wiki.ti.com/images/b/b0/Hercules_LaunchPad_SchLayout.zip