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  2. Core won't boot anymore, dead STM32F4?

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    Yes, I just looked at a few other pics of working LCD connections and see that they are opposite to mine.  It's possible that when I connected my LCDs to run bootloader and MIOS, I went by the datasheet.....and when I later assembled my enclosure, I went 1:1. So does that mean these LCDs are cooked?  Need to order new?  I will attempt to find info on my LCDs, ordered from eBay  

    I will still run "testlcdpin" when I get home (if I can figure out how)

  3. Core won't boot anymore, dead STM32F4?

    in MIDIbox SEQ

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    TK, 

    Thank you for your reply!  

    I can only answer your first question right now because I have to leave for work...but my LCDs have only been connected two or three times, and each time the same way as far as I can recall.  The red stripe on my ribbon is at the arrow on the keyed connector at the Core, and at Pin 1 on my LCDs. 

    PLEASE NOTE: I think this is not how the connection is shown in Evil's thread!  That connection shows red stripe at Pin 1 of Core but at PIN 16 of LCD!  

    Turning the contrast pot has no obvious effect, but turning the LUMI pot makes the bars nearly invisible. 

    I will investigate your other points when I return home for lunch in 4.5hrs

    Thank you!

  5. Core won't boot anymore, dead STM32F4?

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    Evil, thanks for your response!  Strange, I never noticed your post, didn't make the connection.  I will read through the replies there soon.  Glad to hear that was not solved by replacing the discovery board or core, as that would add some wait time while I ordered a new one, but at the same time this news is rather unfortunate.  Did you also add modules/peripherals between when it worked and failed?  Are you using external power?  Perhaps this is covered in your thread.

    I haven't loaded up MIOS Studio yet, I only connected to the computer for USB power.  Will try that and report back within 24 hrs 

  6. Core won't boot anymore, dead STM32F4?

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    I finished my build today, turned on my SeqV4.... some LEDs lit up, and there are solid top rows (black bar) on the LCD displays.   There is a red LED flashing on the STM32F4.  What's going on?

     

    I built my core and tested the discovery board months ago with LCDs attached.  Successfully set up, read SD card, screens displayed as expected.  I haven't turned on the core since then as I've been focused on enclosures and other aspects of the build.   

    Now today, I assemble the enclosure with my CS board, two MIDI I/O, one Quad IIc, and one Line Tx.   I removed the USB Power jumper and connected this 5V DC/DC converter that was recommended to me by another SeqV4 builder https://www.adafruit.com/product/1385   The AC adapter I used was 7.5V/2A.   When I turned it on, I got the results described at the top of this post.  I powered off, disassembled, and tested the output of the converter which measured 5.27V.    Next, I replaced the USB Power jumper, disconnected all peripherals except the LCDs, and powered up using the USB port.  Same result, core won't boot.  

    Could the 5.27V supply have damaged the discovery board?  Do these symptoms sound indicative of some other failure or user error?

    Thanks so much for any help!   

     

     

     

     

     

  7. LED Driver and Output Board for SEQv4 DOUT

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    Posted

    Thanks for your reply.  The sim works fine with the configuration you suggest, but I haven't tried much on the breadboard, haven't had time and my SEQv4 and DOUT are not ready to use for testing.  Part of the reason I had the LED on the emitter is because I'm trying to salvage some of the version 1 boards which already have sockets and LEDs installed, so adding a daughter board with the drivers would save me from desoldering or scrapping those parts. I had figured out a way to send signals back and forth to the daughter using existing headers, but I can't go to and from the LEDs, only one or the other.  So R1 doesn't limit current in the sim above?  There is certainly a change in LED brightness when changing R values.

  9. LED Driver and Output Board for SEQv4 DOUT

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted · Edited by Nirokesan

    I know this topic has been raised before, and I've read through some of those threads, but I haven't found a definite answer and couldn't find Altitude's files on the wiki to use as reference.  I saw that Hex Inverter's MIDI2CV was mentioned as an example of a usable LED driver.  The specs of the MIDI2CV quote a gate output of 0-5V.   Some research proved that this is a common method of LED driving, and of course that there is plenty of debate about which method is best. 

    I have designed an 8-output board based on that, but I had D0-D7 reversed on my first batch.  Before I order new boards, and as I'm not an EE, I figure it's best to confess my ignorance and get some input on the circuit from some other MBHP builders here before I have these fabricated.  Below is a schematic of the circuit, one instance per output.  The 220Rs are already installed on my DOUT board, so I've included them in the sketch.    The 33k is based on the original circuit, but I changed his 1K at the collector to 150R (based on a basic LED-resistor calculation) and plan to use some of the 220s I have left over instead...but this doesn't account for other variables (the 33k, the 3904) because I honestly don't understand the equations.  

    jGPQmoB.jpg

    Here's the datasheet for the 3904 http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/308/2N3904-1118515.pdf

    I tried this circuit in a simulator with various resistor values.  I was attempting to tune it for Vbe saturation per someone's advice, but I don't know what I'm doing.  If I change R2 to 18K, I get the following results, but I'm not sure that matches my targets from the datasheet (again, I don't pretend to have a grasp of this yet).

    P69VbVh.jpg

     

    What are most people doing for their gate/trig/clock outs?  Sockets wired directly to J3-6 on DOUT with no LED or output protection?  Am I totally off track?

    Thanks in advance for any advice!  

     

  17. UK user for hands-on demo?

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted

    Hey! 

     

    Posting on behalf of someone waiting for access to the forum... wondering if there is a SeqV4 user in the UK who's willing to meet up for a demonstration of the user interface.  He has a good idea of what is possible with the device, but as he is legally blind, he really needs to try it himself before he can commit to a purchase or build. 

    His name is Tim Burgess, based in West Midlands.  I'm not sure how far he's able to travel, not because of his eyesight, only because I didn't ask before making this post. 

    He can be reached at tim@raisedbar.net

    Thanks for anyone able to help!

    nick

     

  18. Mongbox Enclosure

    in MIDIbox SEQ

    Posted

    Thanks for figuring this out!  I had already started working from the "test" file when I received this reply from Dan at Ponoko:

    "Looks like the templates are causing issues in the new version of Inkscape. The easiest solution is to copy and paste the designs into a new template and then scale up the artwork by 124.999%.  It should be at the right scale after that."

    I'm just going to continue working from "test", but this info might be useful for others 

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