Create tft file from hmi?
I have been looking at customizing nextion displays and have a what may be a silly question. I have imported hmi files into the nextion editor but how do I export as tft so that the display can read it?
Am a little ignorant here.
Hope you can help.
73
Dave
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Re: CW key sticking with Nextion LCD ¡ª FIXED
I have found it interesting that toroids work when caps and coax don't work. Toroids are my go-to for rf noise.
I use these internally in radios A nextion display really benefits from them.
These on power cords and baluns.
and these around coax with PL259.
I bought 25 of each and thought that should last me a while. Ended up using almost all in 2 days. Shack noise when down a couple of S units. Wall worts have been particularly bad.
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Re: Firmware update sketch problem
Vaugh, it seems you have included the libaries for Adafruit Circuit Playground by mistake. These libraries should NOT be included in the sketch! In your sketch, look for following lines: #include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h> #include <Adafruit_Circuit_Playground.h> and if you find them, delete them! Alternatively, download the original sketch and install it from scratch. Also make sure that in your IDE, the correct board is selected under Tools => Board. It should be "Arduino Nano", NOT "Adafruit Circuit Playground"! 73 Allard PE1NWL
On Sun, April 14, 2019 13:47, Vaughn wrote: Glad all good with your build. Any idea why mine will not compliie? Using
the same sketch just keep getting the error message above.
Thanks for any help you can offer Vaugh
On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 11:00 Fast hosts <beneagles71@...> wrote:
That worked for me using the old boot loader and yes the ten turn
removed
those annoying clicks. Now I find when getting close to the end of the
tuning range the frequency gallops.. did I read that the addition of a
component to each end of the pot cured this? I have also added the push
button to enter settings menu and extended the frequency range ...
1.28.1
certainly makes it much more useful... a worthy companion of my UBITX...
now I use that whilst continuing with my Jackal conversion..
On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 at 10:41, MVS Sarma <mvssarma@...> wrote:
Try with ide 1.8.5
Define mega328p old bootloder
Regards
Sarma vu3zmv
On Sun, 14 Apr 2019, 12:47 pm Vaughn <vlkteach@... wrote:
Hi, been reading some of the topics here and yo are all very advanced
for my build. I am only just starting so need some help please, I hope
to
add some of your mods later.
I have a BITX40 and it has a ticking when I tune the frequency. I have
read that a fix is added by replacing the 1 turn pot with a 10 turn.
This
also needs changes to the sketch in the arduino.
I have downloaded the Arduino IDE and the new sketch, raduino_v1.28.1.
The problem I have is when compiling the sketch. I get the error ,
Not used: C:\Program
Files\WindowsApps\ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_1.8.21.0_x86__mdqgnx93n4wtt\libraries\Adafruit_Circuit_Playground
exit status 1
redefinition of 'struct userparameters'
I think I have added all the required libraries but this will still
not
compile. I can see the problem is possibly in the name changes of
definitions, but this is as the sketch has been modified by so many
and not
rewritten. should still work but what have I missed?
any ideas please? I know you are all way ahead of my build, but until
I
complete this and so learn from this, I cannot start your mods or mods
of
my own. Please any help given will be most welcome.
Vaughn
--
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Re: KD8CEC - Nextion Display - IAN questions
kevin -- I had the same problem with my 4.3 screen.? It is a bit of the wild west out there, so you just have to search, try and hope to find a TFT file that works for your screen. Sharpen your google search skills, and search like mad.? All of this is true because I wasn't willing to dive into nextion file editing and had no interest in rolling my own, so I had to depend on the good efforts of others.? So thank you all the "others" out there. You rock, as they say.?
For the 4.3, I finally found this file?unitx_43B7_pd5dj.tft? out there that worked perfectly.
I love the 4.3 screen size by the way.? It seems a great compromise for good readability and has enough screen room for my stupid fingers. haahah.
Don
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Re: Firmware update sketch problem
Glad all good with your build. Any idea why mine will not compliie? Using the same sketch just keep getting the error?message above.
Thanks for any help you can offer Vaugh
That worked for me using the old boot loader and yes the ten turn removed those annoying clicks. Now I find when getting close to the end of the tuning range the frequency gallops.. did I read that the addition of a component to each end of the pot cured this? I have also added the push button to enter settings menu and extended the frequency range ... 1.28.1 certainly makes it much more useful... a worthy companion of my UBITX... now I use that whilst continuing with my Jackal conversion..? On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 at 10:41, MVS Sarma < mvssarma@...> wrote: Try with ide 1.8.5 Define mega328p old bootloder
Regards? Sarma vu3zmv
Hi, been reading some of the topics here and yo are all very advanced for my build. I am only just starting so need some help please, I hope to add some of your mods later.
I have a BITX40 and it has a ticking when I tune the frequency. I have read that a fix is added by replacing the 1 turn pot with a 10 turn. This also needs changes to the sketch in the arduino.
I have downloaded the Arduino IDE and the new sketch,?raduino_v1.28.1. The problem I have is when compiling the sketch. I get the error ,?
Not used: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_1.8.21.0_x86__mdqgnx93n4wtt\libraries\Adafruit_Circuit_Playground
exit status 1
redefinition of 'struct userparameters'?
I think I have added all the required libraries but this will still not compile. I can see the problem is possibly in the name changes of definitions, but this is as the sketch has been modified by so many and not rewritten. should still work but what have I missed?
any ideas please? I know you are all way ahead of my build, but until I complete this and so learn from this, I cannot start your mods or mods of my own. Please any help given will be most welcome.
Vaughn
--
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
47pf should be perfect but the inductor needs to be similar to
L5/7
Raj
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Thanks Raj.?? I'll pick up some 51pF caps Monday.?? My local
parts shop gets worried
if they haven't seen me in a day or two...
I'll try parts I have on hand first.?? Otherwise, it'll be time to
put together another
Digikey order...?? I noticed I should have some Murata
LQW2BASR33J00L unshielded
parts that I picked up for a Radioberry build.
This is the placement I'm planning, mostly because I'd already cut the
trace from R27 to C10
in two places for the previous filter and this will cover the
cuts.
- John
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On 4/14/2019 12:28 AM, Raj vu2zap wrote:
John,
see this earlier post of mine
/g/BITX20/message/62097
Raj
At 13-04-19, you wrote:
I was about to dig into my parts bin searching for toroids and
I remembered I had those left over.
I'll probably have to order some 30 uH parts.? 27 and 33 are easy to
get locally, 30 maybe not.
Sounds like the way to go, thanks.
John
On 4/13/2019 6:28 AM, Raj vu2zap wrote:
John,
Very neat job on L5 and L7.
Make the 45MHz IF new filter with SMD parts. What seems to be the culprit
is any vertical wire leads in that area
causes trouble. Solder the SMDs directly on the board.
When I get back to town tomorrow I will try it.
Raj
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Re: KD8CEC - Nextion Display - IAN questions
I have not tried this file from Ted in the following link, but it did work for someone else: /g/BITX20/message/67572The issue is the .tft file is just a quick change to a compile option and not a true resize of the screen. There may be conversions that you like better than the one from Ted.? I would search through the messages and files on the board. 73 Evan AC9TU
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Re: Firmware update sketch problem
That worked for me using the old boot loader and yes the ten turn removed those annoying clicks. Now I find when getting close to the end of the tuning range the frequency gallops.. did I read that the addition of a component to each end of the pot cured this? I have also added the push button to enter settings menu and extended the frequency range ... 1.28.1 certainly makes it much more useful... a worthy companion of my UBITX... now I use that whilst continuing with my Jackal conversion..?
On Sun, 14 Apr 2019 at 10:41, MVS Sarma < mvssarma@...> wrote: Try with ide 1.8.5 Define mega328p old bootloder
Regards? Sarma vu3zmv
Hi, been reading some of the topics here and yo are all very advanced for my build. I am only just starting so need some help please, I hope to add some of your mods later.
I have a BITX40 and it has a ticking when I tune the frequency. I have read that a fix is added by replacing the 1 turn pot with a 10 turn. This also needs changes to the sketch in the arduino.
I have downloaded the Arduino IDE and the new sketch,?raduino_v1.28.1. The problem I have is when compiling the sketch. I get the error ,?
Not used: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_1.8.21.0_x86__mdqgnx93n4wtt\libraries\Adafruit_Circuit_Playground
exit status 1
redefinition of 'struct userparameters'?
I think I have added all the required libraries but this will still not compile. I can see the problem is possibly in the name changes of definitions, but this is as the sketch has been modified by so many and not rewritten. should still work but what have I missed?
any ideas please? I know you are all way ahead of my build, but until I complete this and so learn from this, I cannot start your mods or mods of my own. Please any help given will be most welcome.
Vaughn
--
Keith Baker - Communications technician (retired)
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Re: Firmware update sketch problem
Try with ide 1.8.5 Define mega328p old bootloder
Regards? Sarma vu3zmv
Hi, been reading some of the topics here and yo are all very advanced for my build. I am only just starting so need some help please, I hope to add some of your mods later.
I have a BITX40 and it has a ticking when I tune the frequency. I have read that a fix is added by replacing the 1 turn pot with a 10 turn. This also needs changes to the sketch in the arduino.
I have downloaded the Arduino IDE and the new sketch,?raduino_v1.28.1. The problem I have is when compiling the sketch. I get the error ,?
Not used: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_1.8.21.0_x86__mdqgnx93n4wtt\libraries\Adafruit_Circuit_Playground
exit status 1
redefinition of 'struct userparameters'?
I think I have added all the required libraries but this will still not compile. I can see the problem is possibly in the name changes of definitions, but this is as the sketch has been modified by so many and not rewritten. should still work but what have I missed?
any ideas please? I know you are all way ahead of my build, but until I complete this and so learn from this, I cannot start your mods or mods of my own. Please any help given will be most welcome.
Vaughn
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KD8CEC - Nextion Display - IAN questions
I have read all posts on this topic, but can't find the answer to my problem which is that raduino output does not fill the entire area of the nextion display.
I have a 3.5 inch enhanced nextion.
I copied ubtix_35_E.tft to a 16 GB microSD card.? No other files were on this card. I put the microSD card into the card holder of the nextion.? I powered up the nextion, which then uploaded the .tft file successfully.
I powered down the nextion and removed the microSD card.? I used Xloader to upload the hex file UBITX_CEC_V1.200_NX_S.hex to the raduino.? It uploaded OK.? (I made sure the upload speeds in Xloader and in the com port properties were identical).
I connected the nextion to the raduino and powered it on.? Up came Ian's uBITX screen, but it only occupied the top left corner of the display.
I am obviously doing something wrong.? Can someone please put me on the right path?
Thanks, Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
Thanks Raj.? I'll pick up some 51pF
caps Monday.? My local parts shop gets worried
if they haven't seen me in a day or two...
I'll try parts I have on hand first.? Otherwise, it'll be time to
put together another
Digikey order...? I noticed I should have some Murata
LQW2BASR33J00L unshielded
parts that I picked up for a Radioberry build.
This is the placement I'm planning, mostly because I'd already cut
the trace from R27 to C10
in two places for the previous filter and this will cover the
cuts.
- John
On 4/14/2019 12:28 AM, Raj vu2zap wrote:
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John,
see this earlier post of mine
/g/BITX20/message/62097
Raj
At 13-04-19, you wrote:
I was about to dig into my parts bin searching for toroids and
I remembered I had those left over.
I'll probably have to order some 30 uH parts. 27 and 33 are easy to get locally, 30 maybe not.
Sounds like the way to go, thanks.
John
On 4/13/2019 6:28 AM, Raj vu2zap wrote:
John,
Very neat job on L5 and L7.
Make the 45MHz IF new filter with SMD parts. What seems to be the culprit is any vertical wire leads in that area
causes trouble. Solder the SMDs directly on the board.
When I get back to town tomorrow I will try it.
Raj
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
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At 13-04-19, you wrote: I was about to dig into my parts bin searching for toroids and
I remembered I had those left over.
I'll probably have to order some 30 uH parts. 27 and 33 are easy to get locally, 30 maybe not.
Sounds like the way to go, thanks.
John
On 4/13/2019 6:28 AM, Raj vu2zap wrote:
John,
Very neat job on L5 and L7.
Make the 45MHz IF new filter with SMD parts. What seems to be the culprit is any vertical wire leads in that area
causes trouble. Solder the SMDs directly on the board.
When I get back to town tomorrow I will try it.
Raj
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Firmware update sketch problem
Hi, been reading some of the topics here and yo are all very advanced for my build. I am only just starting so need some help please, I hope to add some of your mods later. I have a BITX40 and it has a ticking when I tune the frequency. I have read that a fix is added by replacing the 1 turn pot with a 10 turn. This also needs changes to the sketch in the arduino. I have downloaded the Arduino IDE and the new sketch,?raduino_v1.28.1. The problem I have is when compiling the sketch. I get the error ,? Not used: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ArduinoLLC.ArduinoIDE_1.8.21.0_x86__mdqgnx93n4wtt\libraries\Adafruit_Circuit_Playground
exit status 1
redefinition of 'struct userparameters'?
I think I have added all the required libraries but this will still not compile. I can see the problem is possibly in the name changes of definitions, but this is as the sketch has been modified by so many and not rewritten. should still work but what have I missed?
any ideas please? I know you are all way ahead of my build, but until I complete this and so learn from this, I cannot start your mods or mods of my own. Please any help given will be most welcome.
Vaughn
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
The LPF as I have understood is aimed to remove some specific spurs.
At 21.3mhz without the filter you should see a quite strong 23.7Mhz (21.3+23.7=45). If you don't even detect it, it means the LPF does its work marvellously. The other spurs you see, might be to another issue, if any.
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Re: Kit-Projects ND6T Ubitx AGC
Sorry missed the questions in the photograph.
1) Off and Ground are the same. To turn the circuit off you need to ground common. This removes the audio input to the circuit, and thusly turns off the AGC. This was marked this way in part due to what is in answer 3.
2) The official Wire up instructions say that Yellow is VolHigh, That is what our documentation is based on.
3) the D designations are in that single photo as it is a clip out of the schematic. The prefix was used for clarity when reading the schematic. The image was copied from the schematic and used with out editing. Yes D_Com and Common are on the same Net.
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Re: Kit-Projects ND6T Ubitx AGC
Hey Digger,
Thanks for the feed back. So you are actually the second person to reach out to us about this. We realized this afternoon that the documentation was in error. I supplied david with the wiring information incorrectly. I had the switch upside down in my install DOH!
The simple fix is to flip the switch over, It is correct with the notch facing down. The directions being supplied going forward have the information fixed. With an adjusted wire up to solve the issue. Our sincerest apologies.
As for the low S-Meter issue. What version uBitx do you have? Is it a v4? It was brought to my attention after production started that the v4 has a lower audio drive then the v3 models. The original circuit this was based off of is tuned for the v3's I am actively working on a fix for this. Your numbers are actually super helpful.
KE2GKB
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Re: Kit-Projects ND6T Ubitx AGC
Hey,
I've installed the uBITX AGC board per the instructions and it just doesn't seem like its working correctly. I feel like I've gone round circles trying to make sense of it all.
In part I wonder if some kits were shiped with a lot of switches that are configured differently? I've attached a drawing of continuity checks of the supplied switch and it doesn't seem to make sense with the documentation.
I've also tried to understand the logic of the switch based on schematics I've found on ND6T's website and can't figure it out. Is there a schematic available for this particular board? I think a lot of my questions would be answered with a schematic.
Without going too far down the rabbit hole, here are two points to begin with:
* AGC is off with the switch in the up position (NOT down). This was determined by measuring the voltage on the S-METER Output; it drops to 0.0 volts with the switch in the up position.
* The voltage measurement at S-METER Output on the AGC board is very low:
??? -73dBm (S9):??? 0.02V
??? -53dBm (S9+10): 0.25
??? -63dbm (S9+20):? 0.78
??? This is using a Sark-110 for an input; the level was verified with a Siglent SSA 3021X. The Sark's lowest output is -73dBm. All measurements were made with S-METER Output attached to A7 of the Raduino.
Also attached is a drawing of how it's all wired up.
73, digger AB3XU
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
I'd say C212 and L7 form one matching network, C214 and L5 form another matching network.
As Curt noted, the 0.1uF caps at C211 and C215 are extremely large at 45mhz, pretty much 0 ohms AC impedance.
They are there to prevent any DC across the quartz crystal, which could permanently degrade it.
Jerry, KE7ER
On Sat, Apr 13, 2019 at 06:44 PM, Joe Puma wrote:
Thanks Curt. I probably meant C212 which is 22pf. Gets a little rough remembering component numbers when youre trying to recount. :) ?
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Re: ubitx spurs? Added LPF
Thanks Curt. I probably meant C212 which is 22pf. Gets a little rough remembering component numbers when youre trying to recount. :) ?
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On Apr 13, 2019, at 8:56 PM, Curt via Groups.Io < wb8yyy@...> wrote:
Joe
C215 is part of the matching circuitry used with the 45 MHz xtal filter -- 0.1 uF is a pretty large value at 45 MHz -- and it is large enough that it resonates with the coil way above this.? it seems to be a capacitive voltage divider to aid in impedance matching the filter.? possibly what you used is just fine -- I don't fret if I have to replace a SMT with a leaded part.? at these low frequencies the physical size of the cap isn't a big deal - when it fits the space.?
John
FB on your mods - those relays are said to often to fix the harmonics, and sometimes also help with mixer spurious.? the new filter you added is intended to fix SSB spurs on 15/12/10m.?
on 12m I think I see your spurious down at - 39 dBc.? that is ever so close to the goal (much better than my - 34 dBc) that if you experiment with slightly less audio drive you may be compliant enough.?
I think what you did was adding a new LPF placing it between the 'bi-directional amplifier' and the 'final mixer on transmit' (aka first receive mixer) - juslike v5.? I am especially curious with this result - and if you think it gave you some spur reduction - great news.? Raj is doubting the vertical orientation but your results seem to be good.? check your CW output now especially on 40 and 80 meters -- hopefully at least 5w on 40m and more on 80m.? (my rig and some v4's appear to be 'haunted' on CW whenever parts are added here to fix the SSB spurs).?
possibly your rig is doing well.? nice instrument you have there.? enjoy your work.
Curt
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