Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Exactly what I would expect. Interesting that RD2 is not on the schematic. I'm befuddled as to what is happening with my PCB. I should have 11.xx v on either side of LD6. Even more so with the list of
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WF4RC Carroll
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#116262
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Hi Rob,
I measured my v3 mic input at 11.6 volts with a 12-volt supply, and no mic was connected.
Here is the picture of the preamp area:
RD2 is not there.
If you want a different bias value,
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Evan Hand
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#116261
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Well, there ya go! change that resistor to get the bias voltage you
prefer and you should be in business!!
I didn't have that (to my knowledge) in any radio I have worked on, and I
added resistors
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
RD2 ? I do not see this resistor on the schematic ( https://github.com/afarhan/sbitx/blob/main/sbitx_v3_production.pdf ) and appears to be in parallel with C29. That would make your answer correct.
It
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WF4RC Carroll
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#116259
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Re: zbitz changes
I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and recognize a few things.
1) This is new product, and to expect military precision for its release does not seem reasonable, especially with a smaller
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Lee
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#116258
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Re: zbitz changes
Please don't confuse a labor of love by a fellow HAM with a large company's
professional product. I am appreciative of the development of this very
innovative,state of the art, product by such a
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0p8dlwo6@...
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#116257
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Re: zbitz changes
This is one reason why I wait until a product it out and vetted before ordering one.
Mike N2MS
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Mike N2MS
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Re: zbitz changes
I’m somewhat incredulous that people would urge a complete redesign of a product that is potentially days away from shipping, likely already built. The only issue is how to manage upgrades,
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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Re: zbitz changes
I sit corrected. But I wonder what the wireless in the Pico will be used
for? Have to wait and see!
[email protected]> wrote:
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
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Re: zbitz changes
Guys, let's not speculate, the designer is not a fool. You already know him
from his earlier offerings.
I suggest, let's wait for the rollout and then discuss.
Right now we don't know much of what's
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Charudatt Uplap
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#116253
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Re: zbitz changes
Farhan explicitly stated the zBitx will have an RPi Pico W:
" Hence, the zbitx sports a new microcontroller, the Raspberry Pico W (with Wifi and Bluetooth on it!) that handles the front panel. This
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Ken N2VIP
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#116252
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Re: zbitz changes
The Raspberry Pi Pico is $4. The Pico 2 (a newer version with more CPU
power and flash memory) is $5. The wireless variants are an extra $2 but I
don't think the zBitx is using one; it already has
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
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#116251
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Re: zbitz changes
The zBitx is called the zBitx because it is based on the RPi Zero 2 W (Zero Bitx), and the RPi Pico W is being added to compliment the RPi Zero 2 W, not replace it.
As for the Pico vs ESP or other
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Hi Rob,
I wonder if there is a 2KOhm or so resistor that is not on the schematic?? That would explain the voltage on RD21.? With LD6 removed, the mic is out of the picture.
Can you send a picture
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Evan Hand
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#116249
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Re: zbitz changes
The Pico brings something to the table that those alternatives do not: PIO
peripherals. Those let you take most hardware protocols, including
non-standard ones, and turn them into something that is
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
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#116248
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Disconnected
WF4RC, Rob Carroll
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Raj vu2zap via groups.io <rajendrakumargg@...>
Date: Monday, March 10,
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WF4RC Carroll
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#116247
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Re: zbitz changes
In general, GPIO is not the best way to interface a display IMO: it might lead you away from being able to use the GPU, and even worse, maybe you’ll waste cycles with bit-banging. (It’s been that
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Shawn Rutledge K7IHZ / LB2JK
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#116246
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Re: zbitz changes
Alternatively, I would ask , why a PICO and not an ESP32 ? Cheaper also !
Regards
VU2UPX
[email protected]> wrote:
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Charudatt Uplap
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#116245
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Rob, is this with mic or mic unplugged/disconnected ?
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Raj vu2zap
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Re: sBitx Mic input - assist request
Thanks everyone for the discussion, much appreciated.
I did find a typo in my measurements documentation. The base is 2.9 v not 3.9. That resolves the concern with QD1.
Using a fluke 8062 to measure.
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WF4RC Carroll
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