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Re: Standoffs for mounting the board
I recommend you to assemble the standoffs with loctite 242. I think the best option is to use the bolts instead of tapping the ?enclosure? 72!! El 13 jun. 2017 3:55 PM, <davidzdeb@...> escribi¨®: Excellent! They have a M3 0.5 tap! |
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Re: W8TEE VFO Board
Jack Purdum
Hi Ken: Yes, it would be under the OS License Agreements. As I said before, my goal is to get as many of you messing around with microcontrollers and the associated code as I can, and this board brings out a bunch of I/O pins that you can easily play with. With 54 I/O pins and 256K of memory, some of you are going to come up with some really neat stuff that we hope you'll share with us. Jack, W8TEE From: Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 4:05 PM Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE VFO Board Greetings Dr. Purdum, Don't just release your idea and trust that everyone will adhere to the Open Source model. Release it under an Open Source license. A license gives you and others specific rights. It is very difficult for me to read. I had to copy paste the content of the wed page into a text editor to read it.The worst-case scenario is that the Chinese will produce the board for less than what you are asking for it, and offer free shipping to boot. On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
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Re: someone just deleted the entire BITX operators map - almost fixed
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 01:37 pm, Al Duncan VE3RRD wrote:
Has the map now been locked? Looks like no one can add their location at this time. ?Try it again.? I was right in the middle of trying something.? It should work fine now. |
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Re: WANTED VK3YE LED LDR AGC diagram
philip yates
Try this, may help. tracks run left to right, breaks are where the blue dashed lines are. Did try photographing the tracks, but it does not help. Pot for S meter, depends on the meter. Phil - G7BZD On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 8:22 PM, philip yates <phil@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE VFO Board
Ken KM4NFQ
Greetings Dr. Purdum, Don't just release your idea and trust that everyone will adhere to the Open Source model. Release it under an Open Source license. A license gives you and others specific rights. It is very difficult for me to read. I had to copy paste the content of the wed page into a text editor to read it.The worst-case scenario is that the Chinese will produce the board for less than what you are asking for it, and offer free shipping to boot. On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
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Re: Standoffs for mounting the board
philip yates
M3 x 0.5, M3 being the thread and 0.5 being the pitch of the thread. Phil - G7BZD On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 7:55 PM, <davidzdeb@...> wrote: Excellent! They have a M3 0.5 tap! |
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Re: WANTED VK3YE LED LDR AGC diagram
philip yates
Have a photo, it is laid out left to right as per the diagram, other side of the vero board is a mess, as its being used for the umpteenth time, but can describe whats there. Wire connections Green, Orange(wiper) Blue 10K pot for AGC, red above is +12v, black below is +12v, top red is audio in, thats the wire connected to the resistor. preset with red and black is the feed across the LED to the S meter, and yellow/red is audio out. Breaks on rear of pcb are under all electrolytics, resistors flat on pcb and the diode. and between the transistor stages. I have tried to photograph the rear but is a mess, I strip build following the circuit left to right, hoping to get some pads shortly and do a manhatten style build. Hope it helps. Phil - G7BZD On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:52 PM, M0LHT <m0lht.huw@...> wrote: so my son took a screen shot of the video for me so i can print off and read |
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Re: Standoffs for mounting the board
Excellent! They have a M3 0.5 tap!
Is 0.5 a standard thread spacing? ?I see a lot of M3 standoff kits on amazon, and none seem to specify thread spacing. Also, ?would taping the enclosure be preferable to simply drilling a whole and using a standoff secured with a screw or nut? ?I would like something that I can toss in a back pack over and over again without worrying about the standoffs coming loose. |
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
Jack Just using the full size atmega wired to display for testing until i get the last of my parts --i have a pro mini I entered the new code and recompiled and uploaded - no change - displays looks like the pic i sent before g_identifier = tft.readID(); // ? Serial.print("ID = 0x"); ? Serial.println(g_identifier, HEX); ? if (g_identifier == 0x00D3 || g_identifier == 0xD3D3) g_identifier = 0x9481; // write-only shield ? if (g_identifier == 0xFFFF) g_identifier = 0x9341; // serial ? // ? ?g_identifier = 0x9329; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? // force ID ? tft.begin(g_identifier); Joe On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
Jack Purdum
As I mentioned, I'm not sure the full-sized MEGA 2565 will work with my PCB, which is the smaller Pro Mini. I think the SPI pins are going to be located at different places on the two boards. Jack, W8TEE From: Joe <joeman2116@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:57 PM Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY? Jack, John, Vince......THANKS!!!!! ? ? ?It works! 1. ?modify mcufriend kbv.cpp? In the mcufriend_kbv library, see the file MCUFRIEND_kbv.cpp. There is a line near the top that is commented out: "//define support_1289? // costs about 408 bytes" ? ? ?----- ( I uncommented?it) 2. and? line 1332 0n my code ?I added ? ? ?g_identifier = 0x1289; just before this code. ?switch (g_identifier) { Recompile and now can see display - freq, s meter, etc. As a further test I un commented and commented each line below to see if the display would change? Display appeared but not correct ?placement? line 1344 ? ?g_identifier = tft.readID(); ? ?// Get TFT ID ?3.95" = 0x9486, 3.6" = 0x9488 ?2.8 = 0x1289 ? ? - when using this the pictures is as appears below ? line1346 ? ? // g_identifier = 0x1289; ? ? ? I also tried this - same results as picture below It looks like text size on some lines are ?to large or incorrect display line? ?see photo running on an regular atmega 2560 for testing On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:56 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
Jack Purdum
Joe: What happens if you put this code in my program: ? g_identifier = tft.readID(); // ? Serial.print("ID = 0x"); ? Serial.println(g_identifier, HEX); ? if (g_identifier == 0x00D3 || g_identifier == 0xD3D3) g_identifier = 0x9481; // write-only shield ? if (g_identifier == 0xFFFF) g_identifier = 0x9341; // serial ? // ? ?g_identifier = 0x9329; ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? // force ID ? tft.begin(g_identifier); starting around line 1335? The key is setting the identifier. Jack, W8TEE From: Joe <joeman2116@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY? As a further test I ?tried some other code from "PD8W ?" see below Display working with various codes but it seems to fit on this one (PD8W'S CODE) Joe VE1BWV On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Joe <joeman2116@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
As a further test I ?tried some other code from "PD8W ?" see below Display working with various codes but it seems to fit on this one (PD8W'S CODE) Joe VE1BWV On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 2:57 PM, Joe <joeman2116@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
Jack, John, Vince......THANKS!!!!! ? ? ?It works! 1. ?modify mcufriend kbv.cpp? In the mcufriend_kbv library, see the file MCUFRIEND_kbv.cpp. There is a line near the top that is commented out: "//define support_1289? // costs about 408 bytes" ? ? ?----- ( I uncommented?it) 2. and? line 1332 0n my code ?I added ? ? ?g_identifier = 0x1289; just before this code. ?switch (g_identifier) { Recompile and now can see display - freq, s meter, etc. As a further test I un commented and commented each line below to see if the display would change? Display appeared but not correct ?placement? line 1344 ? ?g_identifier = tft.readID(); ? ?// Get TFT ID ?3.95" = 0x9486, 3.6" = 0x9488 ?2.8 = 0x1289 ? ? - when using this the pictures is as appears below ? line1346 ? ? // g_identifier = 0x1289; ? ? ? I also tried this - same results as picture below It looks like text size on some lines are ?to large or incorrect display line? ?see photo running on an regular atmega 2560 for testing On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:56 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
HaHA - made me look twice..... joe ve1bwv On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 12:14 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
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Re: W8TEE VFO Board
Jack Purdum
I had the same thought. I am in the process of redoing the board because K2ZIA did the initial layout of the board, but he's so busy right now he doesn't have time to mess with it. When the new board is done, I'll post the Gerber files on the group site. I do hope anyone who uses those files does so in the spirit of Open Source. Jack, W8TEE From: Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE VFO Board On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
Greetings Dr. Purdum, Is your VFO Board released as Open Source Hardware? If so, then the more technically adept can etch their own boards, and those that prefer not to etch their own boards can have them fabricated by their favorite (local?) circuit board fabricator. This would also allow people to modify the design, and share their modifications with others. Or, groups of like-minded individuals in other countries can get a fab-shop order together, to reduce fab costs, as well as shipping costs. Of course, not everyone feels the same way about Open Source Hardware and Software. It is your board. I just feel that Open Source is the way to go. Yet, people who would prefer to order directly from you can still do so, if they don't mind paying the extra shipping and handling. Regards Ken, KM4NFQ |
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Re: W8TEE VFO Board
Hi Jack It is simple, you can never try to think for other, it is impossible and more complicate you can imagine. Share all the information included the PCB file and let them use the best way to do it. The profit never will pay your knowledge and altruism, if someone wants to get your board OK, it is a one way to get it, but if they have other way to do it, "maybe the only possible", to do it, good for them too. Qrv's 73's Jc ¡°If you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent and I still have one cent.? But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas.¡±? Mr. Juan Carlos Berberena Gonzalez, BSc. WJ6C exCO6BG? ? -----------please check it out----------- 2017-06-13 11:28 GMT-04:00 Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...>:
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Re: W8TEE VFO Board
Ken KM4NFQ
On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote:
Greetings Dr. Purdum, Is your VFO Board released as Open Source Hardware? If so, then the more technically adept can etch their own boards, and those that prefer not to etch their own boards can have them fabricated by their favorite (local?) circuit board fabricator. This would also allow people to modify the design, and share their modifications with others. Or, groups of like-minded individuals in other countries can get a fab-shop order together, to reduce fab costs, as well as shipping costs. Of course, not everyone feels the same way about Open Source Hardware and Software. It is your board. I just feel that Open Source is the way to go. Yet, people who would prefer to order directly from you can still do so, if they don't mind paying the extra shipping and handling. Regards Ken, KM4NFQ |
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