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Just in case you'd like to read through the software operating manual to see what it looks like when run on the Teensy 4.0 with our T4-NANO adapter (NO hardware mods are needed to the uBITX V6 Raduino).? I've attached the software operating manual in PDF format to this post.
To clarify a point that was asked earlier this morning, If you are not planning on using the Iambic Keyer, you DO NOT have to add the extra paddle jack which might require drilling a hole in your pretty new case (as one commenter put it).?
Since provisions were made to use the PTT (Push to Talk) line exclusively for the HAND KEY when in CW mode (it's still PTT in SSB modes), you can connect a hand key to your uBITX via the existing microphone jack on the front panel of the uBITX Factory V6.? The hand key wires up to the "RING" (middle) contact which is the PTT contact and to the "SLEEVE" (GROUND) contact of a 3.5 mm miniature stereo plug.? Leave the "TIP" (center contact)? which is the actual microphone contact unconnected for hand key operation.? Doing it this way means you don't have to drill an extra hole in your case and also if you happen to have an external keyer, simply make up a cord to hook it's output line to the RING and SLEEVE contacts of a plug and you can use your external keyer with the V6 uBITX, NO mods necessary to the uBITX, it's pretty case or the Raduino.
Should you ever want to put the NANO back as the processor, all you have to do then is remove the Teensy 4.0 adapter and replace it with a NANO programmed properly with the right code to run the uBITX.?
BTW our software still uses the same CAT routine Ashhar has in the Factory V6 program code so you Digital guys can still run your DIGI stuff with TSW's T4 programming.? The "open source" source code for the first public release of this software is TSW_T4tftlib_V6.3.1L and is in the program directory area of the TSW website
Now that we figured out how to keep from having to make any hardware modifications to the V6 Raduino or even to the new case of the uBITX,? there have been a number of orders for the adapter boards, both bare boards & kits.? For that, the TSW crew thanks all who have inquired or ordered.? Your support is much appreciated.
Again, Thanks!
Jim - W0EB
TSW Project Coordinator
www.w0eb.com
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OOPS --- I forgot to attach the PDF file - here it is
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Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
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We already have a pre- and post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the new Projects book that is being published by the ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:24:42 PM EST, Rob French (KC4UPR) <robert@...> wrote:
Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
-- Jack, W8TEE
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When is the expected book availability Jack?
73
Ken VA3ABN
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 12:44 PM Jack, W8TEE via Groups.Io <jjpurdum= [email protected]> wrote:
We already have a pre- and post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the new Projects book that is being published by the ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:24:42 PM EST, Rob French (KC4UPR) < robert@...> wrote:
Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
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Jack, W8TEE
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They have not given us a hard publication date, but they have the entire manuscript. They said they have to redo their License Manual material first. We asked if it would be ready for Hamvention and they seem to think it will not, which is a huge disappointment to us. Still, it should be late 2nd quarter of early 3rd quarter. (Maybe if two or three thousand people bugged them about it...:>)? ) Also, we will be selling PCB's for most of the projects (some are too simple to warrant a PCB). I'm sure the ARRL will announce when it's ready. There is an article on the mag loop that we built the controller for:
coming out in the Feb. issue of Rad Com. The loop is 3' in diameter and we field tested it at Field Day using a 100' control cable and it worked perfectly. It covers 40, 30, and 20M with an SWR less than 1.2:1.0, but most of our contacts were on 40M. We have over 10,000 WSPR contacts, too, and have studied those intensively. Our thinking was that loop construction would be covered in Rad Com, and the controller in the book, giving them time to build the loop before the controller. (You could use the loop without the controller, but that's a PITA.) We tried to get the article in QST, but, sadly,? they said they had too many mag loop articles.
I'll keep the group posted.
Jack, W8TEE
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:50:10 PM EST, Ken <chase8043@...> wrote:
When is the expected book availability Jack?
73
Ken VA3ABN
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 12:44 PM Jack, W8TEE via Groups.Io <jjpurdum= [email protected]> wrote:
We already have a pre- and post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the new Projects book that is being published by the ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:24:42 PM EST, Rob French (KC4UPR) < robert@...> wrote:
Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
--
Jack, W8TEE
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Jack, W8TEE
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Yes, but you'll have to use different software. ?There is a port of Ashhar's 5.1 factory code that will work on V5 Raduinos and the V5 ubitx. ?CW may not work on it though and you will have to leave the A6 wire disconnected to keep the 5Volts off of A6 on the Teensy, but since the connections and the pullup resistors/voltage divider network are external to the Raduino on the V5 and earlier (unlike on the V6) just disconnecting the wire to the Digital Plug on the Raduino should be enough. ?Our programmer is at a funeral and won't be back until early next week so the 5.1 port still has the old keyer code in it. ?It won't work well with 3.3Volts which the Teensy needs. ?The ADC doesn't resolve the differences without too many mods and it becomes very sluggish even with the mods using 3V3 to the 4.7k pullup /A6 line. ?We haven't had time to work on that yet trying to get a V6 system working first.
Jim
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Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
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Excellent Jack. Does the book point out which projects have a PCB available?
73
Ken VA3ABN
On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 1:09 PM Jack, W8TEE via Groups.Io <jjpurdum= [email protected]> wrote:
They have not given us a hard publication date, but they have the entire manuscript. They said they have to redo their License Manual material first. We asked if it would be ready for Hamvention and they seem to think it will not, which is a huge disappointment to us. Still, it should be late 2nd quarter of early 3rd quarter. (Maybe if two or three thousand people bugged them about it...:>)? ) Also, we will be selling PCB's for most of the projects (some are too simple to warrant a PCB). I'm sure the ARRL will announce when it's ready. There is an article on the mag loop that we built the controller for:
coming out in the Feb. issue of Rad Com. The loop is 3' in diameter and we field tested it at Field Day using a 100' control cable and it worked perfectly. It covers 40, 30, and 20M with an SWR less than 1.2:1.0, but most of our contacts were on 40M. We have over 10,000 WSPR contacts, too, and have studied those intensively. Our thinking was that loop construction would be covered in Rad Com, and the controller in the book, giving them time to build the loop before the controller. (You could use the loop without the controller, but that's a PITA.) We tried to get the article in QST, but, sadly,? they said they had too many mag loop articles.
I'll keep the group posted.
Jack, W8TEE
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:50:10 PM EST, Ken < chase8043@...> wrote:
When is the expected book availability Jack?
73
Ken VA3ABN On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 12:44 PM Jack, W8TEE via Groups.Io <jjpurdum= [email protected]> wrote:
We already have a pre- and post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the new Projects book that is being published by the ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 12:24:42 PM EST, Rob French (KC4UPR) < robert@...> wrote:
Jim, glad to see CAT is supported (a requirement for me!).? Does this (re-)release of the Teensy 4 adaptor support v5 as well?? I thought from reading the TSW website that the answer is yes, but wanted to verify.? I see a lot of talk about v6, but I've got a v5...
Still percolating in my mind how I'm going to play with the Teensy audio board on this... :-)
Rob KC4UPR
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Jack, W8TEE
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Jack, W8TEE
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jack.
how are you doing the labels on your projects?
dave k7da
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We already have a pre- and
post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the
new Projects book that is being published by the
ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
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All it involves is using a photo quality paper and using a drawing program to create a "faceplate" and then print it on an inkjet printer. Al uses an Xacto knife to trim the TFT display opening. The faceplate is then glue to the mounting surface of the case. We also apply a thin coat of "fixative" (Krylon) to the paper to prevent smudging and protect it from water. Chapter 16 in the book goes into this is greater detail.
Jack, W8TEE
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 4:17:23 PM EST, David Alexander <oldbeeman@...> wrote:
jack.
how are you doing the labels on your projects?
dave k7da
We already have a pre- and
post-processor system coming out soon. They are part of the
new Projects book that is being published by the
ARRL. These are the projects in the new book:
-- Jack, W8TEE
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thanks
On 1/10/2020 1:23 PM, Jack, W8TEE via
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All it involves is using a
photo quality paper and using a drawing program to create a
"faceplate" and then print it on an inkjet printer. Al uses an
Xacto knife to trim the TFT display opening. The faceplate is
then glue to the mounting surface of the case. We also apply a
thin coat of "fixative" (Krylon) to the paper to prevent
smudging and protect it from water. Chapter 16 in the book
goes into this is greater detail.
Jack, W8TEE
On Friday, January 10, 2020, 4:17:23 PM EST, David
Alexander <oldbeeman@...> wrote:
jack.
how are you doing the labels on your projects?
dave k7da
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Jim,
You mentioned leaving the A6 wire disconnected... With a V5 board, I just need to NOT connect A6 to the resistive divider and/or pullup resistor for the CW key the way I did previously, right?? Granted, there will be some software modifications required for this, but my thought is:
- All I/O pins on Teensy 4 can be used as digital pins. so (unless you're using pins as analog in order to get more controls out of one pin, a la current uBITX) there's no need to use the pins in analog mode for inherently digital I/O.? (If I recall, one reason that the CW key is used as an analog pin is because it has to be, i.e. A6 and A7 on the Nano are analog-only pins, whereas this is not a Teensy limitation.)
- So, I can use two pins to solve all my CW and PTT needs, by tying their usage to mode, and then using them as digital pins.? So all of the ADC questions become moot.
CW Mode:
- Use key line as straight key input, or as dits for keyer
- Use PTT line as dahs for keyer
SSB Mode:
- Ignore key line (or maybe use as a tune button, i.e. straight key)
- Use PTT line as PTT
Future FSK/RTTY Mode:
- Use key line as "shift" indicator
- Use PTT line to transmit
I'd also note, for anyone willing to solder things to their Teensy, that there are an additional 10 I/O "pins" accessible via pads on the bottom of the Teensy 4. Ripe for taking advantage of the extra MHz on the Teensy to implement new functions...
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Replying to myself here now that I've re-read Jim's post, looks like once the V5 code gets the V6 keyer, then all of my previous comments are mostly moot anyway... The new pins on the adaptor board take care of the keyer, and then PTT and key share the existing PTT line.? A6 becomes an open (digital or analog) pin.
Looking forward to the V5-compatible code, and your new Raduino replacement!
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If you are using the TSW T4 adapter then that keyer
already exists for the V5. Look in www.w0eb.com
under:
Quick Link to W0EB/W2CTX uBITX files directory./
Latest Source Code sketches for the Teensy programs/
TSW_T4_V5.1a.zip
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On January 13, 2020 at 11:02 PM "Rob French (KC4UPR)" <robert@...> wrote:
Replying to myself here now that I've re-read Jim's post, looks like once the V5 code gets the V6 keyer, then all of my previous comments are mostly moot anyway... The new pins on the adaptor board take care of the keyer, and then PTT and key share the existing PTT line.? A6 becomes an open (digital or analog) pin.
Looking forward to the V5-compatible code, and your new Raduino replacement!
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Rob,
Don't talk sanity in the asylum.
Why NOT use the back pins/ports? Pull off the soldered on Key connector PCB.? Find one that you can? mount flipped. The stock one might be close, but the clear side is a little thicker. Dah, Dit to the back ports.? Find a good ground.? No new holes or monkey snot needed.? Irony is that Most hams or budding hams can solder a wire to a connector, but it does take more skill to remove a TRS socket from a PCB. (or I'll take a chance with something I can cheaply replace, but on a new shinny board?? I was that way with the audio amp on my V3, but it had to be done; and nothing was harmed) I haven't looked at the Skunkwerks code, but I believe they previously implemented interrupt driven inputs for the key. (timer or hardware based I don't know). I ass_u_me they did for the T4, since Jim has reported excellent keying results.
Jim et al did quick work in offering a swizzler, and over Chirstmas.? To boot, the price with shipping is incredibly fair.? I 'get' how they tried to keep it just plug and play with A6. The ADC on that "T4" chip is not great.
But in the days of cheap processors with available ports, a 3 level analog key input is? <insert_word>? For the V3,4,5, it would have been a small cost adder to go directly to an I2C display (although pushing further past the target price) and freed those ports to better handle a key.
I don't mean to hijack a Jim thread, but I think you have more of a winner than has been conveyed by your posts, even with a rev1 adapter.
1. no hardware mods required: -> this is what you can do.
2. simple hardware modes: -> this is what you can do. (and how your if still shiny case looks)
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Jim Sheldon