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uBitx v6 compatibility?

 

Is JackAl compatible with the new v6 uBitx board?

73, George N2APB
 

George:

We don't have a V6 yet, but since we replace the entire radino board anyway, I would think it should.? Let's put it this way, I will give someone a JackAl board if they agree to test it on a V6 board and write up a timely short report on it for distribution here. If you want to test it, please tell me the kind of building/test equipment you have. (Al and I are starting the PCB's for the projects in the book and it's going to keep us busy for a while.)

Jack, W8TEE

On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 4:17:30 PM EST, n2apb <n2apb@...> wrote:


Is JackAl compatible with the new v6 uBitx board?

73, George N2APB

Matt 9V1MH / VK3AMH
 
Edited

REVISED again with a detailed description of the design from Farhan

it would appear that all the pins are the same - just with 2 more added to the row for the PTT and Keyer which means JackAl should work given its a custom built cable to connect to the board where the raduino would normally go.

detailed response from Farhan on the design.

If you look carefully, the pins are still the same, we have brought down the PTT and keyer lines from the raduino's 8 pin connector on the top to the main board to hook up the mic and the keyer. However, these lines have been added next to the existing lines of the main board's connector. Further more, we haven't touched the CONTROLS connector on the top of the Raduino, it remains as it was on older boards.

1. Using the 16x2 Raduino with the new board:

You can still plug-in an old raduino board into the new V6 board. You will have to align the old board such that the V6 main board's pins 3 to 18 line up with the old Raduino's 1 to 16. Of course, the on-board MIC connector and the keyer won't work as those lines are missing, you can tack solder them. I don't seem anyone needing to do this anyway.

(more on this later).

2. Using the TFT Raduino with the old board:

You plug in the TFT Raduino such that the pins 3 to 18 of the TFT Raduino fit into the existing 16 pins of the raduino on the V5/V4/V3 main board. If you were upgrading a V5/4/3 main board to the TFT, you would have had wired the PTT and Keyer directly from the top connector of the Raduino and you wouldn't need the pins 1 and 2 of the TFT Raduino to wire up the PTT and the Keyer lines.

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Upgrading V5/4/3 to the New TFT.

1. This doesn't need you to acquire the new TFT Raduino at all.

2. Directly order an SPI TFT display of 2.8 inch with ILI9341 display controller and XPT2046_Touchscreen controller. Here is one such listing on Amazon.

3. On the Raduino, the digital lines of D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13 are brought out on the 16 pin LCD connector of the 16x2 LCD as pins 4,6, 11,12,13,14.

4. The TFT display's back side has pins clearly marked out. Solder wires from from the display connector to the TFT display such that :

D8 -> TOUCH_CS

D9 -> Data/Command

D10 ->? TFT_CS

D11 -> SDI

D12 -> SDO

D13 -> SCK

5, Load the new firmware of V6 from the github and off you go!

?I hope this clarifies it

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Thanks for the offer Jack.? I have several of your boards and will test out when I get the uBitx v6.? If it hasn't been reported on by then, I'll be happy to do a quick review.

George N2APB
Richard E Neese
 

for the most part it is the same but the raduino has 2 extra pins out from the board to the main board .
I would do the testing but as I have been unable to precure the board from qrpguys? who I no longer order anything from I gave up on ever getting a board. I wish there was a 2nd place to get finalized board as with the damage this last 4 months to the nerves in my right hand i can not solder any more.
 

Wondering if anyone has yet tried the JackAl board with uBitx v6?? Thanks!
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Chuck WB6GPO
 

I know this thread¡¯s a bit old but....

I now have my v6 up and running and I was looking into the JackAl, but other than Farhan¡¯s comment I don¡¯t know whether this has been tested yet. It¡¯s not available from QRPguys at the moment - is that temporary? ?

If you¡¯re still looking for a willing victim to test I¡¯d happily offer my services. I¡¯m a computer programmer, arduino-literate and I¡¯ve got kit such as scope, vna and sdr.?

Leo M7NEZ?
Richard E Neese
 

Last I heard the project on JACKAL had died and was no longer under development. The board is also not 100% comparable as it does not have the same pinout to the ubitx board. as they added 2 new pins that have the ptt and cw key from the control board to the radio board. so it works otherwise but you have to wire the ptt and cw to the main control interface.


------ Original Message ------
From: "Leo" <ponton.leo@...>
Sent: 7/22/2020 7:09:24 AM
Subject: Re: [JackAl] uBitx v6 compatibility?

I know this thread¡¯s a bit old but....

I now have my v6 up and running and I was looking into the JackAl, but other than Farhan¡¯s comment I don¡¯t know whether this has been tested yet. It¡¯s not available from QRPguys at the moment - is that temporary? ?

If you¡¯re still looking for a willing victim to test I¡¯d happily offer my services. I¡¯m a computer programmer, arduino-literate and I¡¯ve got kit such as scope, vna and sdr.?

Leo M7NEZ?


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