Wilba

It's by design, because it's hooked into the internal data of the synth engine running on the master PIC, not just displaying patch settings, which the master PIC has access to for all four SID engines.

Also, I got your PM but I'm on holiday and left my debugging mindstate at home. So, it's better to post your problems here so everyone can help sooner.

I'm very sad to hear of your loss. :sad: If there's anything I can do to help, let me know.

BTW sammichSID power supply circuit has nothing to do with "Sid V2 optimized PSU schem".

It's OK if the heatsink is electrically connected to ground, this is happening via the screw/nut, and the metal part of TO-220 package positive voltage regulators are connected to the middle (common) pin, which should be at ground. The capacitor footprints have two pads/holes for each lead. As you already observed, they're connected, so it doesn't matter if the unused hole is filled with solder. The extra pads/holes are so either 50mil and 100mil lead spacing capacitors can be fitted. As for the voltage problem, I am a bit puzzled... voltage regulators really shouldn't be outputting more voltage than their rating. They can output less, if the input voltage isn't high enough, but more? WTF? :D I'm guessing here, but one way it might appear to be higher is if you're measuring using the black probe on something "lower" than the common pin of the voltage regultator... i.e. I think if you stick a resistor between a voltage regulator common pin and ground, the output will be higher than its rating relative to ground. Can you test the voltages directly between the middle pin and each of the other two pins of the voltage regulators? i.e. the input and output voltages directly at the voltage regulator pins. Maybe this will be different to your other measurements.

There is no 12V regulator in sammichSID, which is why you must use regulated 12V DC only when using 6581. It sounds like your problem is too much current draw when using SIDs. Test this by installing only one SID and see if you get it to boot. You should tell us what power supply you are using... maybe take a photo of the specs on the "plug" part.

OK I'll take just 60 black/transparent now, get the rest in the next bulk order.

Count me in for 3000pcs Drehknopf DK16-190V3 A.6/4,5 AT=14 schwarz soft-transparent klar (transparent on black)

Are you sure that power supply isn't switchmode? I thought the enercell ones were switchmode, and would make a lot of noise on the audio.

Surely a better analogy is trying to run a Mac program on Windows 7? :tongue:

Reread. I said people bitch about postage costs, not that they bitch about sourcing parts for themselves.

I can't believe how excited people get from saving a few Euro and depriving SmashTV of a few bucks for his efforts of finding the best parts that fit the PCB... and how much you people bitch about high postage costs. Get over it, already. This is a hobby (or should be), and a pretty cheap one compared to others, and you'd rather waste your time sourcing parts locally instead of just get the good stuff from SmashTV. I think I should recommend SmashTV double his Core32 PCB price and offer free parts kits as an optional extra.

Of course they're identical in volume. I only ship SIDs that aren't identical in volume to Germans. :whistle:

I solder the switches before the LEDs (or at least snap them into the PCB) so you know it will fit after soldering the LEDs... i.e. switches will be aligned with panel holes when you add the spacers to the panel etc. Did you not use the switches during the gluing of spacers? Sometimes one or more of the switch shafts aren't perfectly vertical so they will catch on the edge of the panel hole. Unlike round LEDs which due to the round tops will guide themselves into the holes, the switches are flat at top, making it trickier sometimes. When this happens, you might need to use something pointy like a small screwdriver to push the few that are catching into the holes.

Yes, I got all the stock that was available from that source, around 4000pcs 6582A and 500pcs 6582.

They can't be referring to 6582A SIDs which I sold, they won't work in a SidStation (wrong voltage, wrong filter caps). IMHO the supply was genuinely scarce, and they got lucky and found more 6581R4AR that weren't broken or cleaned-up pulls from C64s.

In my control surface PCB, I put pads for the extra pins for encoders with switches so all the switches are in parallel and on a single DIN input, so you could use them for the "temporary fast" function. However, the Re'an P401 knob (which I used) will grab the encoder bushing when you push them down, and they can get stuck down, so I haven't used them this way (yet). That could be fixed by disassembling the encoder and filing down the bushing by 1mm or so, which I will probably do when I build up my 2nd MB-SEQ.

You may have missed the "last" batch, but since I've got over 50 pre-orders, I will be doing another batch in February. If you want something sooner, or you're keen on making your own CS and case, etc. I have a few sammichSID base PCBs spare.

That blue LCD is nice! I wish it came in 2x40 so I could replace my original MB-6582's dead PLED display. If anyone is interested, Amanita said he got the blue LCD from Crystalfontz, but due to it being thinner than your average LED array backlight LCD, he mounted it above the control surface PCB so the gap between LCD and top panel wasn't so big. Mounting it above meant using an even longer male header than I put in the kits. Amanita, what brand/type of paint did you use? Can I haz close-up of the paint job? Nicely done, BTW.

:rolleyes: This looks shopped. I can tell from the pixels, and the Aussie car with the Aussie licence plate and the Aussie crane service.

Mine is better than yours, assuming you even have one, which you don't, I know you're bluffing, I can tell from the pixels and having seen your bluff before, and fail...

do too!