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Hey, take a break then. Btw, the reason i posted this comment is because i'm about only 7 or 8 hours car ride from his location, same country. I should received them bye now. No ? No knobs eating this weekend!!

No knob here yet. ???

And they need 50 orders or more minimum. No Mechanical parts in the kit. We can do a lot more with MIOS.

The mother off all DIY midibox ! It is done with hi-class and ingenuity.

No, you guys are looking for free software and this is a damn good one! No, FPD is proprietary file format.

I see, 5 pin is required to program the Pic, i'll check for a 3 pin smt header only because Vdd and VSS are available many places on my PCB.

I was thinking to do this first in my post but the space is not available on my pcb. Really tight space, that's why i use smd pic. I already ordered the adaptors from Ebay, it includes 2 Pic 18f452 for few bucks. :-) Thanks for suggestion.

Do you need it with Labeling ? Steel 1.9 mm is fine but you may need to apply primer/paint yourself. The steel (44W) has no rust, no sharp edges, no scratch and it is really clean. DXF needed. Gmail chat invited.

Wow, where ? i live near Montréal on the South shore (St-Hyacinthe). Aluminum cost more for sure. I need your DXF. Merci.

Only for the front panel ?? Those fuckers are mobs!! What thickness ? Steel ? Where do you live ? No MSN, sorry. I can invite you to Gmail.

S_LID_ED_E_2D_FREE has built-in DXF export :P :P

I wont solder the PIC on the adaptor, i will only apply good pressure with a tool i'm gonna make for it, the tool will also align the pic on the smd pads. The only purpose is to load the bootloader into the pic, only one time. Then, i solder ths pic on his PCB.

The ledring is 11.18 mm thick and no, Soundwell encoders wont fit. Encoders like ~9mm or ~12mm max is required. Like the one SmashTV is selling. This ledring panel cutout required to use Laser.

Anyone interested ? I received a sample, the cost is 3.46$ each per 100 pcs. More ordered, cost less. ;) I have a good local contact with the supplier. Really nice.

10mm !! do you mean 60 mm ? The ALPS are just perfect. $6.60 Mouser part number : 688-RS6011SY6002

For someone that does not use any already, it is a good free solution.

I'll check that. Thanks!

If you are on a PC and you don't need 3D capabilities, again, try Solid Edge FREE 2D version. This is hi-end CAD software my friend. http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/velocity/solidedge/free2d/index.shtml See this fact sheet (PDF): http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/Images/fs_se_2d_drafting_tcm53-24085.pdf

Sure Electronics Ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/Sure-Electronics

Problem solved Most of my problem is solved for 12.99$ on Ebay. For that price i'm getting 2pcs SMD Microchip PIC 18F4520 And 2pcs TQFP To DIP PCB (this not like the image above) Thanks!

Euh! this one is nice : TQFP to 40 DIP socket. 180$

;D I wont buy the adaptor, i'll built a simple tool to do the job instead. Thanks!

This ? http://smt-adapter.biz/Part/ZIF-QFP-TQFP-breadboarding-adapters,44QFS31A-PG-ZL-S.htm

Or, i could install a connector directly on the my controller PCB ? like this, i'll burn the pic directly without playing around with the pic. Thanks cimo, i'll take a look at this adpator... who do this ?

That was the first thing i did but i did not found any solution at all in the 332 pages. I'll use PicKit2 but can't use a socket for this kind of pic. Do i need to make my own programming board for the pic, then soldering the required pic pins, then program the pic and then desoldering the pic ? Thanks! I wish i could write better in english :-\