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Please see : http://www.mail-archive.com/alsa-user@lists.sourceforge.net/msg19748.html and https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=emu This seems promising but you'll have to wait... Regards, Didier.

Hi all, Hendrik: - Let me try to understand what you wrote in German. As i understand it, we are not enough to take the 200 pieces ballot. So you requested an estimate from ALBS for a 150 pieces ballot and each unit is 13,80€. Right ? - So, is that 13,80€ each VAT included ? If yes, i'm interested to take 24 (i can't take 32 as it is a bit expensive for me). All: BTW is it still RSA0N11M9A06 pieces ? Wouldn't you all be more insteresting to have RSA0N11M9A07 ones (for PC Board) ? I would be! However if it is not possible i'll take RSA0N11M9A06... Regards, Didier.

Yé! I think i'll start the wiki page... you're welcome to make your contribution ;) Maybe i should also do a tutorial or maybe link to a tutorial to make footprints which is not so easy when you start with PCB! I used that one to get started: http://ronja.twibright.com/guidelines/footprints.php

Maybe that will sound stupid... but why don't you: - Connect your three core via CAN (the SEQ being the master) - Modify the SEQ app to handle two new *SHIFT* buttons that would transfer encoder and buttons value changes to one of the two slave core ? Or something like this... That way you have no funky hardware switching between your cores. My 2 cents. Regards, Didier.

Back! So nobody seems to be interested. However i post my work for now... The attached zip contains: switch-rotary-encoder-switch.sym : generic gEDA symbol for a rotary encoder with switch bourns-pec11-4f-n : A bourns PEC11-4xxxF-Nxxxx encoder without switch pcb footprint bourns-pec11-4f-s : A bourns PEC11-4xxxF-Sxxxx encoder with switch pcb footprint The bourns PEC11 are the one that sell SmashTV. I would be glad to start a Wiki page to list those parts and enable people to design their boards with gEDA and pcb. Regards, Didier. bourns-pec11-symfp.zip bourns-pec11-symfp.zip

I do find that a good idea! Really! I didn't bother too much (i hope) the forum people because i used the search engine. But i had really a lot of difficulties to find the buttons i needed (and i'm still not so happy because of their price). I think Wiki is the right place for this, because it can be organized (and reorganized easily as much parts are listed). I would like to have such a catalog at hand, at least to give me tracks to find more! Here is how i would see it: Hierarchy Cosmetic Parts Buttons Encoders Sliders Caps Buttons Encoders D-shaft ... ... ... Component Parts ... And for each type of part, a table: - picture - name - manufacturer (with link if available) - manufacturer's product reference (with link if available) - links to specifications when they exists - links to known distributors (with link to catalog page if available) - companion documents if available (like symbols and footprints for gEDA and friends...) I think that, this way, people would not do twice the same searches/things. And we could also add links to forum articles. And we could add a "Search for more such part in the forum..." with an href like: http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?action=search2&brd[]=3&brd[]=14&search=illuminated%20push%20button which search for "illuminated push button" in the "Part Archive" and "Part Questions" boards. My 2 cents. Regards, Didier.

Hi Hendrik, Any news about the bulk buy ? As i don't understand german i was wondering whether "*hochschieb*" meant that you were bumping the topic ? If it is the case, would that help you if i take 8 more (32 instead of 24) ? Regards, Didier.

mikeb: go to ardour.org ... you might be well... say... puffed up! So let's talk distros... I switched to Gentoo for now maybe two years! I must say it is the best distro i ever ran on! Fast and optimized, because fully build at user-end. It is also the most portable, again because it is build at user-end. The one i will stick on for many many years. BTW, Gentoo/Linux is also the second OS i chose for the midibox i'm currently designing. I've got two 15" touch screen lcds that i will use for it (very good usb support for touch screen in the Linux kernel). So MIOS on one stair, [Mute|Ardour]/Jack/Linux on the other. :)

Hi stefstabilizer, They told me 2.95€ each for 150. (Delivery to Paris 29€) This makes £2.01 each. They did not tell me for 250. But i think it could go down to 2.70€... It is a bit expensive for me. I have to think about it deeply. Let me know what you think. Didier.

Cool! Thank you stef.

Per core you can have 2 AINx4 modules, 4 DINx4 modules AND 4 DOUTx4 modules. Per AINx4 you can have 32 analog inputs. Per DINx4 you can have 32 digital inputs. Per DOUTx4 you can have 32 digital outputs. 1 led = 1 digital output. 1 button = 1 digital input. 1 rotaty encoder = 2 digital input. 1 pot/slider = 1 analog input. You can get more informations on www.ucapps.de Didier.

In fact, they have the following models: [table] [tr][td]Ref[/td][td]LED[/td][td]Filter[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2161-R[/td][td]Red[/td][td]White[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2161-G[/td][td]Green[/td][td]White[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2161-Y[/td][td]Yellow[/td][td]White[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2162-R[/td][td]Red[/td][td]Red[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2162-G[/td][td]Green[/td][td]Green[/td][/tr] [tr][td]TP2162-Y[/td][td]Yellow[/td][td]Yellow[/td][/tr] [/table] I think the filter is the color of the diffuser. This is why i asked you if you had seen the difference between one with white filter and one with color filter. I just mailed them today to request their prices and samples. So i don't know how much time they will take... Good! I just build two boxes (one quad core and one single core) but maybe i will have to make a third box for a friend. So i think we can easily go more than 250 all together. The question is if they do discounts if we have different color needs... For now, I think i need something like 130 yellow and 20 red. (But the red on their photo is not enough red... :() Greets, Didier.

Stef: also i asked price for more units as i need 150 ones. maybe we could think about making a bulk order...

Stef, I'm interested too by those. I've sent them an email asking them my questions... however could you tell me if you got a sample with white of color filter ? In fact, i find the colors on the pictures they provide a little dull. Would you mind taking a picture of maybe better quality ? Thanks. Didier.

Hi Kris! That would be great. I'm living in Paris/France. Do you have a paypal so that i can pay you the postage charge ? I give you my mail address by private message. Regards. Didier

There is no offense. I was always told that people not daring asking questions might be the stupid ones... :P Ok. I thought pads were called pads only for SMT and vias for through-hole components... As for the "snap-in" flanges of the encoders, i've done gEDA (pcb) elements and i've put big "pads" on them for the flanges. However, maybe i could put more copper and cleareace around them if i want to solder the flanges... This last sentence does remove my last doubts! sepoman: I use gaf (gEDA and friends) and default values seems to be a little thinner. Thanks for all guys. Going back to layouting... :) Didier.

Yé. That is what i meant too! :-\ Do you have an idea of how to build one ? Using a slider or a pot ? Didier.

Thanks guys for your quick answers! Wasn't there this afternoon to read so some more questions... Sorry if that are stupid question and if that is off-topic... I'm a very newbie! Wilba: Why would i have pads ? Also it looks like your Vss on your surface board is thinner than on your main board ? Is that 20 mil ? Seppoman: Very cool link! I'll read that up when i'll had more rest... :) Both: I finnaly succeed to have only one layer by better placing my sil connectors. Do you have recommendations on track sizes for homemade boards or should i stick to the 10/30 ? Thank you very much for your help! Didier

Thanks Roger!! Hope that one is not too expensive... Didier.

Hi Wilba, I want to do my own board for my panel components. I just run along formulas to calculate copper sections depending on resistances but i'm not sure if i applied them correctly. Is 9 mil sufficient for signal tracks or could i just do the 7 mil minimum of Gold Phoenix ? Could you tell me what trace and clearance size you used for both *Vss* and *signal* tracks ? Thanks. Didier.

Hi all, Looking for a take bar (aka "t-bar" lever) for a video controller. I can't find any such component on the internet. Maybe someone had seen one somewhere ? Thanks for the help. Didier.

Okay let's say "fractal-like"... :) I note that for later! Thank you.

Hi! I think this is surely a stupid question... but anyway the following wiring diagram gives me a doubt : http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_dinx4_16enc.pdf On this diagrams, Vss lines are not shared between encoders as they are shared between pushbuttons on http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_dinx4_32buttons.pdf Can i share one of the Vss lines between all the 16 encoders ? Can i share one of the Vss lines between all the encoders and buttons of my DINx4 boards ? And more generally, can i share the Vss line of the core J2 between all the encoders, buttons and also leds of my 4 DINx4 and DOUTx4 ? Thanks for the help. Didier.

Hello, I was wondering if it could be possible to have a space on the WIKI to collaboratively host symbols (for gschem) and footprint (for pcb) files for common parts used in MidiBox projects. I am currently designing symbols and footprints for - Bourns' PEC11 (those sold by SmashTV) - NKK's HB2, AB and KP01 illuminated pushbuttons I will post them in that thread as a temporary solution. I would find cool to provide that for MidiBox users who wish to make PCBs for their panel parts and also to support gEDA and PCB in that way. Didier.

Hello! Sorry I know it is the German forum but i don't understand German however... the title of this is post is very interesting and recent so... Is it possible to parcipate to the collective motofader buy ? I live in Paris and would need 24 motorfaders... Thanks for the help. And sorry for the annoyance! Didier.