CV generator circuit...
Soundwave [Chad Gould]
cgould at gate.net
Wed Mar 4 22:30:06 CET 1998
Alright, I'm setting myself out to start something simple and make a CV
generator circuit. The goal is to make something that my
soon-to-be-acquired PC 1600 can understand in the CV 1 and CV 2 can
understand... the features are simple:
- Dial in 0-10 volts for all CVs
- Homemade ribbon controller. I'm going to use the not-tested
metal-and-tape method in the AH archives - at least try it. The ribbon
controller will be switchable between CV 1 and CV 2.
- Joystick for simultaneous vector control of both CVs.
- All factors are selectable via toggle switches (CV 1 dial, CV 2 dial,
joystick, ribbon)
- LED indicators determine when a selection has active CV voltage.
(Cause I like lights. (: )
The problem is, my electronic engineering skills are EXTREMELY rusty to
nonexistant. So even a basic circuit like this using a DC 10V wallwart
is something I will have questions on. I came up with a circuit idea and
used a CAD program to simulate and test it... at any rate, the schematic
(rough) is below. My main questions for those better electronics
experts:
1) The LEDs. I'm not sure if they will actually do what I am thinking it
should do. Is the LED placement correct? (e.g. after the resistor,
direction facing towards the + voltage) If not, I'd like to know.
2) I tested this thing using a 10V battery on a computer analog circuit
simulator program
(without the LEDs or switches). As such, I may have gotten a couple of
things wrong when converting to what is going to be as close to a 10V
wallwart as I can (specifically ground and + voltage placement)... is it
correct?
Any other general device would be appreciated. Thanks. (:
Schematic below:
Switch 10K ribbon LED SPDT switch LED (on=CV2)
-----/ o--------/\/\/\------|>---/ o---------------------|>-|
| o--|>-| LED (on=CV1) |
| Switch 10K pot LED | |
|----/ o--------------/\/\/\---|>---------|-------- CV 1 out |
| | | |
| | / |
| | \ 100 |
| | / |
| Joystick res. Y | | |
/ |-/\/\/\---------------| V +10V |
\ 1M | |
/ swtch | Joystick res. X LED --------------------
| -/ o------------/\/\/\----------|>---|
| | |
| | switch 10K pot LED |-------- CV 2 out
| |-/ o------------/\/\/\----|>--------| |
| | |
| | /
| | \ 100
| 1M | /
|/\/\| |
| V +10V
V gnd
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