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I ordered the TFT display from buydisplay.com. When I ordered, the Font Chip was not indicated. Will I need to reorder the display or is the font chip required or may it be added? I did send request to the seller to add if possible. 73, cam kt3a

Super fast delivery via Her Majesty's Royal Mail of my JackAl board. It arrived today. Other bits and pieces gradually drifting in from USA, China and Oz. So cool! -- 73 Kevin VK3DAP / ZL2DAP

Thanks Jack, for starting the group. I have the JackAl, Teensy, audio board and the 5" display is on order. Looking forward to get started with the build. Bob -wb6kwt

Hello from France, I received JackAl this morning and I’m very happy. Just one question about bag of parts : where I can purchase these parts ? Vy’ 73s de Jacques – F1APY

The one Al built up in the blue eBay case really looks like a clean layout. I just located that same case again on eBay this morning and ordered one to put the JackAl and a V4 uBITX in. Anyone needing the eBay listing, it is: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Electronic-Project-Metal-Enclosure-DIY-Power-Junction-Box-Case-250mmx190mmx110mm/173742189136?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 and the price is $20.99 with free shipping in the US. No connection or interest to the seller, just posting the info of possible interest to the group. Jim Sheldon - W0EB

I've received all parts for my JackAl except the QRP GUYS order. suggestions?

For the 5V, 1.5A voltage regulator, is this acceptable? https://www.adafruit.com/product/2164 I'm ordering a Raspberry Pi 3A+, and thought if this was acceptable, then I'd just add it to my order. Dave - AI6K

I just received my board. Now I am looking for info on the parts needed/source and assembly directions. I found lots of web info but I am not confidant in it as it is sketchy and some is old. Is there a one stop web place to go for the latest up-to-date information. Also, Jack, have you attended the Findlay hamfest? I am from near there and like to attend it and some local fairs. 73 N2NOL

Just wondering if that was ever an idea. Capacitive usually works much better than Resitive for touch screens, probably worth the extra $3. Of course if there are no libraries to support it that would be an issue. Pete B. - WB4TKA

It looked to me like these may be needed but not listed on the bom: Sma female Jack solder edge 1.6mm space pc mount straight rf connectors-- 2ea. Ebay?

All: The source code for JackAl is now available for download at our web site, hamradiodesigns.com. I apologize for the delay and that delay is totally on me. Al had his work done months ago. In my defense, it not easy to get 11,000+ lines of C/C++ code to play nice with each other. That said, we think the final result is worth the wait, with features we think everyone will appreciate. Some details: There are multiple files in the project. Only one file has a secondary file name of INO. This file contains the setup() and loop() functions and, therefore, all program control elements start in the INO file. All other files are CPP (i.e., C++) files. While this is different than some of you are used to, it brings two advantages to the party: 1) it allows for type checking across files, and 2) it allows for incremental compiles. This second feature can be a real time saver. Instead of compiling almost 400K of source code spread out over 19 files, incremental compiling causes the IDE to only compile those files that have been changed since the last compile. Line number 4 in the JackAl.h header file contains this line: #define DEBUG In setup(), you'll see #ifdef DEBUG Serial.begin(115200); #endif In a few places you will also find: #ifdef DEBUG Serial.print(“x = “); Serial.println(x); #endif If you leave line 4 in the header file unchanged, the Serial object is compiled into the code which can be useful for debugging, like the Serial.print() lines above. If you comment out line 4, the Serial object is NOT compiled into your program, and all of the subsequent debug print statements are also not compiled into the program. This technique is called “scaffolding” and it allows you to “remove” debug statements without actually removing them from the code. Because you don't have to retype your debug statements in the highly unlikely event your changes have a bug in them. This can be a real timesaver. You decide what to do with line 4. Even if you've never programmed, you will eventually get tired of seeing Al's and my names on the Splash screen. The Splash() function is in the INO file and feel free to change it to your own name and call. Note if you want to change something, you must have installed the Arduino IDE and the Teensyduino patch. Details are in manuals. This code is Open Source, as is the hardware. This is an experimenters platform and we hope you will do just that. That said, we ask that you leave the file header comments unchanged and at the top of the file. Feel free to add whatever you wish after our comments. There is a JackAl group now (/g/JackAl) and all comments, questions, and support will be done via that Forum. Please check the site from time-to-time, as we know we want to improve a number of things in the software. Jack, W8TEE Al, AC8GY

Jack, Thanks, I received the board this week...big box for the board. Thought stuff might have fallen out hence the question on where the other parts were. that's what I get for not RTFI.. display, audio, Teensy all ordered...of course a newe uBitx .. Thanks looking forward to getting things running here to add to my collection Vince N2AIE

I forgot that we had to change the RA8875 library. The modified library is on the site for download. Sorry...I'm old... Jack, W8TEE

does any one have the website for the jackal. guess my memory is slipping too dave k7da

G'day All. I have just downloaded JackAl firmware and support documents, I assume that both test point marked TP3 in photo are same reference e.g. Gnd or is it a typo? 73 Iain VK5ZIF

Good day all, Is it safe to assume that the JackAl add-on board will work with my version 3 uBITX board ? tnx es 73 - john - n0hj

In the manual there is a picture of the SPEAKER connection on the JackAL board. What is that connected to?? The diagram schematic show the speaker jack is connected to the uBitx PCB Audio connector. This confuses me a bit but I admit I'm easily confused. :-) Pete WK8S

All: I think I've found the compiler problem, but I'm not sure what's the best way to fix it. It appears that the new 1.8.8 release of the IDE changed the way the compiler handles duplicate definitions in library files. As it turns out, the files: control_tlv320aic3206,cpp control_tlv320aic3206.h are duplicated in the Audio and OpenAudio_ArduinoLibrary libraries. I removed those two files from the OpenAudio_ArduinoLibrary and the code compile/uploaded and appears to work just fine. If you do this, remember you must unload/reload the IDE after any changes to the libraries. If you're using Version 1.8.7, you shouldn't have any issues. When you compile the JackAl code, you will still get quite a few warnings. However, one of these says a variable is unused (e.g., delta), but that's not correct as it is used in an if/else statement block. Another says halfway is defined but not used. That one is legit, and I should have removed it. All of the rest of the warnings are within the library files. Since they are warnings, they can be ignored. True, I could go into the library code and fix them, but my feeling is that the author(s) of the libraries should be fixing their code, not me. As to the duplicate library code, Al and I are still deciding the best way to handle it. Also, we notice that the Teensyduino install now installs a number of non-standard library files that we use, which means you would not have to download/install them yourself. We just want to make sure that those libraries are the same versions we are using...likely they are. When we figure out how we want to handle these issues, we will do another post here. My guess it will be tomorrow, as there are some football games I want to watch today! Thanks for your patience... Jack, W8TEE