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Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

 

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I noticed that the colors looked a little strange.? It appears that with this display the colors are the complement of what was intended.? I replaced all the values of the colors defined in lines 87-94 with their complements and now the display looks like I think it was intended.

Mike

K5ESS

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

Great!

?

Jack, W8TEE

?

From: K5ESS <k5ess.nothdurft@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

Jack,

Never mind.? I added

case 0x9486:

and now it looks good.

Mike

K5ESS

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K5ESS
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

Jack,

My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?

Thanks,

Mike

K5ESS

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

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:

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:


ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:

I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>

? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?



--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

?

?

?

?

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Re: CQ tonight

 

I always wanted one of those. I called for about an hour but with some random AM stations and some other 1KWers I stopped after a while.

?Just wish my CQ times were better, I am dealing with some bad RFI 12 hours a day and kids goto bed soon after the RFI stops for the day.

?

Will be on again tomorrow night around 7:30 pm est

?
Re: CQ tonight

 

Didn't hear a blessed thing on my mcHF SDR on that frequency. I DID hear some PSK activity on 7.070, though I didn't make any contacts there.

Rich
KC8MWG



On Friday, July 14, 2017, 11:00:32 PM EDT, chris gress <Chrisg0wfh@...> wrote:


I been looking on 7,250 and 7,273 nothing on these frqs stations on 7,270 & 7,272 and a station on 7,249 I have s2 noise on my old ICOM 745 chris g0wfh

On 15 Jul 2017 03:39, "Andrew Krause" <andrew.krause@...> wrote:
I could hear N9ARZ, but the band must be broken between Atlanta, GA and Spiceland, IN.

Too much chatter on this freq. I'll have to restring my antenna an point it North tomorrow.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:21 PM Andrew Krause <andrew.krause@...> wrote:
I'm going to be calling on 7.2500 for the next half hour. Seem quiet. Still trying for my first QSO.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:11 PM N8DAH <Dherron@...> wrote:
I give up if its not gators its some random AM station from god knows where......sigh guess I'll try again later.

--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO



--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO
Re: Still Not Working

 

Let me back up again:

My kit came with something like 1.0 or 1.1 already installed on the nano. Right out of the box my Bitx would receive fine but not transmit. While I was waiting to try and resolve the transmit issue I uploaded 1.18 to the nano and used the radio on receive for a few days while I asked some questions. Someone mentioned that the RV1 and R136 would increase the output if turned to the left rather than turned to the right. I had only been moving them from what appeared to be near the center position to the right. So I put a dummy load/power meter on it the other night and instead of using the 12v 1.5a wall wort supply that I had been using I switched to my Samlex 13.8v power supply. I turned to power on to the power supply. Plugged the radio in and turned the radio on. ?I keyed up and was watching my power meter and speaking into the mic to see if adjusting either pot would give me some kind of output. While I was doing that I just hapoened to look at the display and noticed that it was still lot up buy I had black squares across the top row of the display and no longer any text. I powered the radio back down and up again and the display stayed that way. So I thought maybe something happened and the Arduino lost its mind. I unplugged the radio from the power supply and decided to see if I could upload to the Arduino. I could not. I unsoldered the Arduino tonight and noticed that C17 looks like it had disintegrated from the board. So I have some new Arduino coming on Sunday.?
Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack Purdum
 

Great!

Jack, W8TEE


From: K5ESS <k5ess.nothdurft@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack,
Never mind.? I added
case 0x9486:
and now it looks good.
Mike
K5ESS
?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K5ESS
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
?
Jack,
My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?
Thanks,
Mike
K5ESS
?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
?
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:
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:

ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:
I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>
? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?




--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?
?
?
?
Re: blown LM 386 ?

 

Unlikely C111 but you may have a short in your speaker jack/socket or wiring.

Raj

At 15/07/2017, you wrote:
error found !!!!!

headphone connected to LM386 pin 5 and there is audio ...... looking in diagram it must be C111 there have to be changed
Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

 

¿ªÔÆÌåÓý

Jack,

Never mind.? I added

case 0x9486:

and now it looks good.

Mike

K5ESS

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K5ESS
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

Jack,

My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?

Thanks,

Mike

K5ESS

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

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:

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:


ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:

I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>

? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?




--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

?

?

?

?
Re: Still Not Working

Jack Purdum
 

I thought you said you couldn't upload to the Nano.

Jack, W8TEE


From: Curt M. <Kc3hjp@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Still Not Working

I believe I did that before I downloaded 1.18 into the nano. I'm guessing that if I didn't install those drivers I wouldn't have been able to download?


Re: Still Not Working

 

I believe I did that before I downloaded 1.18 into the nano. I'm guessing that if I didn't install those drivers I wouldn't have been able to download?
Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack Purdum
 

Opps: it should be in hex:

? g_identifier = 0x9486;


From: Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Try forcing it. Add this line at 1333:

? g_identifier = 9486;

recompile, and upload. If you see white smoke coming from...naw, just kidding. Try forcing the ID and see if one works

Jack, W8TEE


From: K5ESS <k5ess.nothdurft@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack,
My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?
Thanks,
Mike
K5ESS
?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
?
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:
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:

ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:
I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>
? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?





--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?
?
?
?
Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack Purdum
 

Try forcing it. Add this line at 1333:

? g_identifier = 9486;

recompile, and upload. If you see white smoke coming from...naw, just kidding. Try forcing the ID and see if one works

Jack, W8TEE


From: K5ESS <k5ess.nothdurft@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

Jack,
My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?
Thanks,
Mike
K5ESS
?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?
?
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:
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:

ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:
I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>
? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?





--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
?
?
?
?
Re: W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

 

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Jack,

My display looks like the bottom picture below but my display is the Mcufriend 3.5¡° TFT LCD for arduino uno.? It identifies as g-ID = 9486.? However looking at the code around line 1335 there is no case for ID 0x9486.? Can you tell me what parameters go with this case?

Thanks,

Mike

K5ESS

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 1:30 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BITX20] W8TEE TFT /VFO BOARD - WHICH DISPLAY?

?

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:

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:


ok, before the line tft.begin(g_identifier) put
g_identifier = 0x8989;

and see if it runs.? You may need to check on the arduino forum for other possible values.? I didn't see a chip number in the pic you posted.

Vince.

On 06/12/2017 09:46 PM, Joe wrote:

I ran it? before.
It suggests trying? the defined option

One resulted in? id =0 and
when I tried the other option the id said? id =8989
tft =240 x320


On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Vince Vielhaber <vev@...
<mailto:vev@...>> wrote:

? ? Go to the examples for the library and run the LCD_ID example.? Have
? ? a serial monitor window open and see what they ID it as, if they do.

? ? Vince.

? ? On 06/12/2017 09:29 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? I have the? MCUFRIEND_kbv library loaded and it compiles with
? ? ? ? some ino
? ? ? ? examples but only white screen.

? ? ? ? Joe

? ? ? ? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:27 PM, Vince Vielhaber
? ? ? ? <vev@... <mailto:vev@...>

? ? ? ? <mailto:vev@... <mailto:vev@...>>> wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? Go to <>
? ? ? ? <> and do a search for
? ? ? ? ? ? MCUFRIEND_kbv.? That driver should work.

? ? ? ? ? ? Vince.



? ? ? ? ? ? On 06/12/2017 09:16 PM, Joe wrote:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Jack,

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I have been experimenting while waiting for my remaining few
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? parts to
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? arrive.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I purchase a 2.8 inch tft display ( it says
? ? ? ? <>
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? <> on it)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? It has appears to have the correct pins / jacks etc.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The problem is I thought I would try to find an example
? ? ? ? to test
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? if the
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? TFT works.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Well, I tried several but only get a white screen.? I
? ? ? ? used a uno and
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? attached the tft to - as pins match ...tried other
? ? ? ? sketches -
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? still only
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? a white screen
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? I tried other arduino, atmega 2560 and adjusted the pins
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? accordingly ,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? same results, they compile and upload but nothing but a
? ? ? ? white
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? screen.

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1. Do you have an exact source where you purchased your
? ? ? ? display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2. Any guidance to further test my current display?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3. The photo below is my current display..


? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Any help would be appreciated

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Joe
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? VE1BWV



? ? ? ? ? ? --
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?
? ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?






? ? --
? ? ? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?





--
? Michigan VHF Corp.? ?? ?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

?

?

?

?
Re: CQ tonight

chris gress
 

I been looking on 7,250 and 7,273 nothing on these frqs stations on 7,270 & 7,272 and a station on 7,249 I have s2 noise on my old ICOM 745 chris g0wfh

On 15 Jul 2017 03:39, "Andrew Krause" <andrew.krause@...> wrote:
I could hear N9ARZ, but the band must be broken between Atlanta, GA and Spiceland, IN.

Too much chatter on this freq. I'll have to restring my antenna an point it North tomorrow.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:21 PM Andrew Krause <andrew.krause@...> wrote:
I'm going to be calling on 7.2500 for the next half hour. Seem quiet. Still trying for my first QSO.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:11 PM N8DAH <Dherron@...> wrote:
I give up if its not gators its some random AM station from god knows where......sigh guess I'll try again later.

--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO



--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO
Re: Still Not Working

Jack Purdum
 

Have you tried installing the drivers that appear in the drivers subdirectory if where you installed the IDE? There are 2 EXE files to use, depending on your system.

Jack, W8TEE

From: Curt M. <Kc3hjp@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Still Not Working

I have 12v in and 5v out like I would expect to have. I pulled the board off of the display and connected it to my laptop. The radrino shows up as USB-Serial CH340 (COM10) when I plug it into my laptop. ? The short version of the error that I get while trying to upload is "programmer is not responding", "attempt 1 of 10: not in sync"

i see the RX light flash occasionally while it trying to upload but it's not taking the upload.?

I've tried to press the reset button on the board and that didn't seem to make a difference.?

Board type in software is set for Arduino Nano


Re: Still Not Working

 

Thanks Jack, this is my third Arduino project. I built a couple of antenna analyzers and made some changes to the code. I am by no means an expert but not afraid to get in there and see what makes it tick. I have access to large scale building automation controllers being that's what I do for a living. Who knows, maybe one of these days I may want to do some ground up projects with an Arduino but I'm spoiled with mainstream equipment that take a lot less parts to accomplish the same tasks being that the hardware is more robust but that also comes with a price.?

If this thing comes back up once I put the new Arduino in can someone tell me where I should start with RV1 & RV136 prior to keying up the mic with a dummy load attached?

Here's the kit that I just finished. These guys did a nice job. I built one for myself and one for a friend. Both worked perfectly.

?

IMG_0873.JPG
FullSizeRender 2.jpg

Re: CQ tonight

 

I could hear N9ARZ, but the band must be broken between Atlanta, GA and Spiceland, IN.

Too much chatter on this freq. I'll have to restring my antenna an point it North tomorrow.


On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:21 PM Andrew Krause <andrew.krause@...> wrote:
I'm going to be calling on 7.2500 for the next half hour. Seem quiet. Still trying for my first QSO.

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 10:11 PM N8DAH <Dherron@...> wrote:
I give up if its not gators its some random AM station from god knows where......sigh guess I'll try again later.

--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO
andrew.krause@...
(404) 732-2369



--

Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO
andrew.krause@...
(404) 732-2369
Re: Still Not Working

Jack Purdum
 

This is an unabashed plug: The Arduino Projects for Amateur Radio book was written for non-programming hams who want to ease into learning about the Arduino family of microcontrollers. It starts out with the installation of the Arduino IDE software and the first project is an IDE display. It ends with a solar panel that tracks the sun. You can read the Table of Contents for the book by going to Amazon, search for the book, and then click on the Look Inside banner that's on the cover of the book. Once you get hooked on these little devices--and you will--then you need to read Beginning C for Arduino. After that, the XYL will wonder where you went. These things are fun to play with and cheap enough not to worry.

Jack, W8TEE


From: Arv Evans <arvid.evans@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Still Not Working

Curt

As you know the Nano board has built-in USB-to-TTL conversion.? This TTL data
is handled by the built in UART and managed by the boot-loader.? That puts your
compiled program data into memory for execution by the Arduino.? All this usually works
fine.? I have only damaged one of my Nano boards in over two years of experimenting.
That one has burned open its protection diode between +volts and the 5V regulator.
I have never had any problem with the original boot loader code.? I have had lots of
problems trying to reinstall the OptiBoot boot loader, mostly because there are so
many of them....all different.

When you begin a software reload or upgrade of you Arduino Nano the on-board LED
will light while the download is progressing.? The RESET LED will flicker at the start
of this download process.? If that happens it probably means that the boot loader is
seeing your attempt to install software.? If that does not happen you will see some
error messages on the PC program that you are using to install the software.? These
messages may, or may not, be helpful.? If you compiled the software with the wrong
Arduino board setting the resulting HEX-code may not be compatible and the installer
may refuse to accept the code.? A common error with the Arduino IDE as a software
installer is to forget to set the USB/tty port number.? That can block software from
installing.

If your Nano is socket mounted it can easily be removed and replaced.? If it is wired
into the BITX-40 you may have to remove the leads and re-wire it.? My own BITX-40
is old enough that it does not include the raduino or Si5351a synthesizer.? This required
me to make my own controller using a Chinese made Arduino Nano and an Si5351a
board from Hans G0UPL at .? Given the low price of a replacement
Arduino Nano it probably does not make any sense to try just replacing the AVR
Mega-328 processor on your Nano board.? Purchased in singles a new Mega-328
may cost more than a replacement Nano with its new CPU chip.

Some may gripe about using a Chinese made Arduino Nano, but those AVR Mega-328
CPU chips are made under license to Atmel and will meet all the original specifications.
I use them all the time and have never found a bad one.

I don't know what your interest and time available might be, but I highly recommend
hams and experimenters to obtain a few spare Nano boards, and a couple of LCD
displays just for play and entertainment.? It is educational, and will qualify you as
a local "expert" in programming circles.??? Friends and family will be amazed and the
local old-timer hams will want you to build all sort of digital things for them.?? 8-)

You can experiment with an Arduino without the LCD by using an attached PC as
a serial terminal.? The Serial_R/W commands let you send text to the PC and read
keyboard entries from it over the USB/ttl cable.? With Chinese made Arduino Nano
devices costing less than $2.00 each this is a very economical way to learn all about
the Arduino and how to make your own radio controllers and automated test
equipment.? Start with making a simple digital voltmeter using the built-in ADC (Analog-
to-Digital Converter) and your PC as the readout device.? This simple layout gives
you 0.0047 volt resolution for zero-to 5 volts input.? With digital readout via an LCD or
your PC this is an amazing piece of test equipment for the workbench.?

Arv
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On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 6:42 PM, Larry Smith <815cpu@...> wrote:
You may wish to take this opportunity and remove the nano and as I did solder in a inline header so you can remove future ?Nano's.?
A low profile socket is helpful so you can later connect the display module sandwich.
Larry

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Curt M. <Kc3hjp@...> wrote:
?Hi Arv, mine's been working fine for well over a week. As strange as this sounds while I was trying to adjust the drive I looked down at the meter and it now had those boxes all the way across. I've disconnected the radrino from the display and although my laptop recognizes that the radio o is plugged in, the radrino will not take an upload from the laptop. This is the same laptop that I used to upload 1.18 into it about 4 days ago. Being that I can't upload to the radrino with the display not connected to it that makes me think that maybe the radrio got whacked somehow. How, I have no idea.? I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary other than turning those two pots and keying up the mic.? I was using a fully insulated screw driver




Re: Still Not Working

 

After unsoldering the nano I visually inspecting the board it appears as though C7 may have self destructed. The only thing different that I did before this happened was run the radio off of my 13.8v supply and it is putting out a very solid 13.8v. It also looks like a cap on the left side of the connector was about to go also. Why would that difference in voltage cause a problem?
Re: Still Not Working

Jack Purdum
 

Just don't buy the Nano Pro Mini, as it does not have the USB connector on it and makes it a lot harder to program without additional hardware.

Jack, W8TEE


From: Curt M. <Kc3hjp@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Still Not Working

Is there any specific nano that I should be looking for? I see it looks like there are a few flavors of the same board? ?I typically buy on Amazon or eBay.?


2nd harmonic mod...

 

Hi guys....
Still putting together my Bitx40v3.? Does anyone have a spare 100pF/200v cap for the 2nd harmonic mod?? I have a TON of 100pf/50v and for some reason cant find a cheap supplier for the 200v ones ($7 on ebay!?!?).? I could trade you a small hand full of some nice SUPER BRIGHT white SMT LEDS for one.? These are perfect for any QRP lighting needs or QRO for that matter.? Let me know...I'm good on QRZ

thx es 73 de Paul, AA9GG
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