PCB layout
2006-03-12 by john mahoney
... Heh... yeah, Synth-DIY is fairly tolerant of sillyness. Speaking of SDIY, Harry, are you still willing to do the PCB layout for the Computer[ized] Voltage
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Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Display
2006-03-12 by harrybissell
Look... if you want to be totally silly, take it to synth-diy :^P H^) harry (it would be nice to design with parts we can get for at least oh... SIX months
Re: Display
2006-03-12 by tontaub
LOL - yeah, I still do like the look (although reading the counter in the school lab drove me crazy back then). Quite retro stuff. But you d have to provide
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Display
2006-03-12 by John Loffink
Surprisingly it is not too difficult to get these new from Russian manufacturers. Just check Froogle. John Loffink The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
Re: Display
2006-03-12 by Mike Marsh
Ha! That would look cool. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tube ... there needs
Display
2006-03-11 by David Kronemyer
One aspect of the proposed display is being overlooked, I think there needs to be an option to have it with Nixie tubes. DAVID
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Gary Chang
... inch is the vertical ... Grant, Regarding the pcb design and application, are you planning for a perpendicularly oriented pc (ala Blacet), or a parallel
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Mike Marsh
That s right, and anybody that has a Time Machine in MOTM format has a deepish cabinet... ... in that ... Till
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Input Flavors
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
There are no Atom Pro 28M or 40M pinouts from Basic Micro yet, though they have placeholders for the data sheets and the port assignments are shown in the 28M
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Henry Till
... Sounds good. ... Here are some pictures of the MOTM Stooge Brackets: Modular Brackets: http://www.wiseguysynth.com/larry/brackets/modular_brackets.htm
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by harrybissell
... I have the MOTM brackets, so no problem making the board fit those. It would be nice to have a header for all connections... but that might depend on what
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by mate_stubb
Grant, I m planning to bring my big MOTM system to AHMW. Are you coming to that this year? Moe ... (Larry Hendry s) , and I
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2006-03-11 by ComputerVoltageSources@yahoogroups.com
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MIDI (Was Re: Trial Faceplate Layout)
2006-03-11 by Grant Richter
We are going to hang a digital port expander on there. See 74hc595.pdf in the files section
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Grant Richter
I think we just plan to rotate the board. For Frac-Rac, the 4 inch is the vertcal dimension, for MOTM, the six inch is the vertical dimension. This why no
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
I wouldn t assume that MOTM format PCBs must be 4-5 inches in depth. A majority of the Blacet and CGS conversions to MOTM format won t fit in that depth, and
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] MIDI (Was Re: Trial Faceplate Layout)
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
I was thinking more of a unique controller I d like to interface to my modular, where a digital IO would be the best means for interfacing. But it sounds like
MIDI (Was Re: Trial Faceplate Layout)
2006-03-11 by djbrow54
I use CV to MIDI quite often. I will run my CV keyboard into the PSIM. Since I can t capture triggers, I look for gate to be valid and then sample the CV. I
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Henry Till
... Some MOTM racks only accommodate 5 or so inches (SKB pop-up racks in particular), and I believe many of Paul s modules are only about 5 deep. Perhaps if
MIDI (Was Re: Trial Faceplate Layout)
2006-03-11 by paradigmshiftbeats
... sold. One of the applications I d use quite often would be the CV-to-midi capability. I had the opportunity to use an Analogue Systems RS-300 once, which
Environment on a Mac
2006-03-11 by Michael A. Firman
In anticipation of this new project and to finally implement a strategy for getting rid of my antique Windows NT machine by the workbench, I ordered VirtualPC7
Lumex LCD
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
Doing a little research, I found the following Lumex LCD. LCM-S01602DSF/C LCD 16x2 STN Y/G LED backlit $13.36 available from stock from either Mouser or
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
Dave, You have some good points for MIDI as an expansion interface. I m sold. John Loffink The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
The more I read this, the more I think Grant is pulling our leg. This is a good example of feature creep. Welcome to marketing 101. :-) John Loffink The
Another Feature
2006-03-11 by djbrow54
Just to not mix multiple themes in messages ... Consider the need to detect narrow triggers. I started to look into this with my PSIM but none of the I/O pin
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by djbrow54
I m not trying to sell MIDI. I typically only use it for a modularized Sound Canvas. You can get interesting sounds by modifying the program change, not
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: LCD Display Options
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
You re right. I didn t give Dave enough credit for this implementation. John Loffink The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com The
RE: [ComputerVoltageSources] Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by John Loffink
Is it possible to satisfy the input offset and output slew knobs/pots with programmable offset and slew? If slew is only used to prevent zippering, then a
[OT]Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-11 by Mike Marsh
See? Now I have to apologize because I thought you meant the opposite! Crap. Irony is soometimes hard to get from a post. I m sure Larry had better info than
Re: Software framework
2006-03-11 by Mike Marsh
It s a really good idea to mark variables that belong to a routine; globals can really make debugging a nightmare! I *loved* the example code. I ve always
Re: unipolar? bipolar?
2006-03-10 by djbrow54
I use my level shifters all the time as I feed LFOs to the inputs. Same with many of the outputs. I built a 4 and 4 set of shifters for input and output. Dave
Re: Software framework
2006-03-10 by djbrow54
I don t care so much whether there are goto s or not. I do appreciate comments, however. I ve picked up some of other people s code with literally no
[OT]Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by djbrow54
I have screws on several of my own designs. Try mounting an LCD to a front panel without screws. I just always countersink, and use a good black anodized
[OT]Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by mate_stubb
Larry may have heard that kind of feedback, but I haven t since the very early days. For almost all applications, the stooge brackets we came up with are
[OT]Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by Grant Richter
OK, I ll bite. I was told by Larry Hendry (RIP) that people would NOT buy a MOTM module if there were screws that went through the faceplate. Even though the
Re: Software framework
2006-03-10 by Grant Richter
Absolutely 100% agree. I took two years of structured Basic programming, and everthing you said is structured basic philosophy. In structured Basic there are
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout..., but seriously folks...
2006-03-10 by drmabuce
just a suggestion... ( another feather in the pillow fight , as it were!) Separate Panel boards could be fabricated by various parties with expertise and
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by drmabuce
... (with ... the lowly wire as Shock Absorber! =) (chuckle) maybe that s why more of my DIY gewgaws are in recycled whirlwind boxes than in old
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by Mike Marsh
All of my Blacet modules have panel-mounted pots and they work fine...? ... ³torque ... (with ... why you don t ... screwholes, get some ... your hands a ...
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by drmabuce
Hi All ... agreed! my views on discussions of form factor are already too well exercised ; in all cases, it s important to ask the questions and raise the
[OT]Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by Mike Marsh
[OT] Small rant of my own: I don t recall seeing ANY screwholes on any MOTM module, and I have a few. My Wiard Joystick on the other hand...I may have misread
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by David Kronemyer
If I could just chime in here, it¹s crazy to mount anything to the PCB except for wires. A few good twists (as in knobs) or push-pulls (as in plugs) and
A:"rude word": Clone - Do I see PSIM (rude word) compatible, maybe expanded module here?
2006-03-10 by Samppa Tolvanen
Or are ALL my effords all.. Samppa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Software framework
2006-03-10 by Mike Marsh
That may be all we can hope for: a cut & paste library of pre-written useful stuff with some standards so people don t get too confused. So, just to start the
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by Grant Richter
First, no offense to Chris for an excellent question. Don t talk to me about no screw holes in the faceplate that is why you don t see Wiard modules in MOTM
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by xamboldt
Or... if pots aren t PCB-mounted, what panel components should be? MIDI Jacks? DIN? LEDs? We ve already heard that DIN might not be something everyone would
Re: Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by data2action
ummm... user interface... finally something i might be able to contribute to... UI should really come last, but sometimes it helps to visualize what it might
Re: [ComputerVoltageSources] Trial Faceplate Layout
2006-03-10 by xamboldt
Can of worms warning! Should the PCB be laid out so as to allow PCB-mounted pots for perhaps 4 or 6 of the controls? Different front panel formats could be
Re: Software framework
2006-03-10 by Grant Richter
Of course I suggest heaping effusive praise on them for the incredible work they have already done with a slight and very modest request ot explain a fine
Re: Software framework
2006-03-10 by Grant Richter
I would call the guys at Basic Micro. They may not even know there is a problem, or may have a workaround. So far, they have been very good with person to