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Re: Help with joystick

2000-03-01 by J. Larry Hendry

> From: Dave Bradley <daveb@...>
> 
> In regards to +/- 15V swings, I think limiting it to +/- 10V would be
safer
> (at least in a MOTM context). Your power supply rails are +/- 15V, and
you
> generally don't want to drive input signals all the way to the rail.

I agree with Dave here.  I was planning my attenuator to be 10V full scale.
 
> Moe has up his sleeve an external controller box. It will be pretty flat,
> only 1.5 - 2" tall, 5U deep and about 6 or 8U wide. It will have a couple
of
> joysticks, a small MicroMoog type ribbon, 8 momentary pushbuttons
arranged
> in arcs for my fingers, and maybe a few latching buttons as well. There
will
> be a connector for my larger Moog ribbon controller to plug in (if I can
> repair the ribbon!) Power in and signal outs will be carried to the main
> console on a snake, with a multipin connector. There will be an output
> panel, maybe 3U wide. I'd replace the momentary pushbuttons with
> proportional force sensors if I could find them.

Spiffy.  I love the Micro ribbon.  Where did you get the ribbon?

Larry

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