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Frontpanel ?
I would like to share informations I found about the frontpanel I plan to use for my own project. With the number of LEDs of the board(s) maybe it will be useful for someone.
It's acrylic panel manufactured by Formulor. It's a German cousin of the famous Ponoko.
I will use their medium grey (transparent) which is in fact the Evonik acrylic GS Grey 7C83 GT already used in Shruthi cases under the name of "Neuropa grey".
You can find pictures (mutable-instruments/fcd72 copyrighted) here and here.
I have asked Formulor the question about tranparency in case of using red LEDs bargraphs and they are confident that we will see each LEDs distinctly because the transparency is 21%.
You can check this pictures in case of use of green LEDs:
Regards,
Jerome.
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Hi.
I would like to make a point 1 week after the beginning of the bulk order:
>We have 81 PCBs already ordered so we should probably reach the 100s soon and the price will be break again.
>The amount of the Mouser order is 57,56€ that is to say 7,44€ below the free shipping cost.
I would like to point out that (mostly) DIL resistor networks are difficult to find at good price for few quantities (at least on this side of the Atlantic).
If someone plan to use this type of component, don't have them and don't already know where finding them, should ask the question to participate at this bulk order.
I'll make a new point in some days when we'll reach the two thresholds.
Regards,
Jerome.
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Anyone that used the ledring feature and have did a Eagle PCB layout with such feature, could share it?
Sorry if I have missed somehting, but I have searched a lot..and didn´t find nothing. Only came across with this, but i think it´s not useful for a MB project. Anyway it is a bit pricey
I know I´m asking too much sure to avoid some hands on the work and save time....buuut
Hi J Martins.
I think you should see
Regards.
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Bonjour à tous.
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Je souhaitais juste informer la communauté Midibox Française de la mise en pace d'un Bulk Order sur un PCB intégrant les modules DIN et DOUT et pouvant gérer 16 encoders/LEDrings.
Le départ des PCBs se faisant de France, c'est vous qui avez la chance de payer le moins de frais de port.
Si cela vous intéresse, suivez ce
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Cordialement,
Jérôme.
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Hi Antonio.
What do you mean with insurance?
A tracking service ?
Yes if you take "with insurance" it's means you will be compensated of the amount of the insurance in case of lost and your shipment is tracked (until your door in this country: Germany, Belgium, Danemark, Finland, UK, Hong-Kong, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Sweden, Swiss and until the French frontier for the others country). In any case I receive a proof of delivery.
So no insurance ...no tracking.
Or the cheapest shipment without insurance anyway is traceable?
A kind of registered mail.
Yes, no insurance ...no tracking.
Regards.
Jerome.
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I'm agree with ilmenator.
This board is tended to be use in term of modularity either in multiboards project or where this board would be as part of more complex project.
Modularity means unpredictability.
With the rise of personal factory as Ponoko which provide cheap and relatively easy way to create things, the concept of universality seems to disappear.
This idea would have sens in my eyes only in a all-include-project with components/enclosure/application ad-hoc.
Maybe one day.
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On the http://www.taydaelectronics.com shop (...very good shop) you can buy:
2 ULN2803 Transistors Darlington arrays
4 74HC165
4 74HC595
10 Ceramic Cap 100nF=0,1uF “104â€
1 Polarized Electrolytic Capacitor 100 uF
1 2x40 Pin 2.54 mm Double Row Pin Header Strip
1 40 Pin 2.54 mm Single Row Pin Header Strip
10 Socket 16 pins
2 Socket 18 pins
256 LED 3mm Red
For $10.89 or 8.40€ including shipping to US or Europe.
You have only to add encoders and RNs.
Regards.
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Ok.
As many people want some components and as resistor networks (SIL and DIL) are not easy to find at good price for few quantity, I add a bulk order only for SIL and DIL resistor networks to this bulk order.
Others components (except encoders) are easily "sourcable" on Internet.
I have modified the Wikipage with 2 new columns.
Importants informations:
>I will make the Mouser order the same moment I will order the PCBs.
>This bulk order will take place only if the ordered amount is a least 65€ (no shipping charges at Mouser).
>Only member which order a PCB can participate (...sorry!).
>The weight (...and the price) of the shipping of the parcel to each member shouldn't be different (except maybe for 4 boards where the weight was very slightly less than the limit of 0.5kg).
>The price of the 652-4116R-1LF-220 and the 264-10K-RC will be the one Mouser propose regarding the quantity ordered for each item.
I let someone else doing a bulk order for encoders (...severals models, prices and weight to manage).
Regards,
Jerome.
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I think the most critical components which would need a bulk order are encoders and DIL resistor networks. Everyone can find easily cheap LEDs or chips on Ebay e.g.
Regards.
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Dear members.
Can you send me by mail (jeromebo at free dot fr)your:
Username
Paypal mail address
Real name
Postal address
Country
Level of shipping insurance you want to take.
Best regards,
Jerome.
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Also, think we should consider a bulk order from Mouser or otherwise US side for encoders to get a big price break. Regular breaks are around 10,25,50,100 pieces and the price can drop significantly in those numbers.
I was near to propose it in this bulk order but too many parameters to manage in only one session.
Also started a thread at monome.org to advertise this.
Thank you for your marketing.
Hi,
I tried to add myself on the list in the wiki page, but was not able to do so.
The file is locked...
Mea Culpa, I was fighting with my table on the wiki page:
...The shipping cost table is now updated.
Sorry, you can retry now Prosperity.
Regards.
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and this is a good new too :D
And another good one when we'll hit 100 units.
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Hi everybody.
Note that the new price is now 11€ each PCB (+ shipping).
Regards.
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As many peoples seem to want several boards, I will try ASAP to make another travel to my post office to be more precise with shipping cost and update the shipping cost table regarding the number of boards ordered.
Regards.
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Added on the bulk too, really perfect page, everything is explained clearly ! Congrats ! :flowers:
Thanks.
Ps : Your english is quite good ! (Better as mine :ermm: )
My English is more like "Franglish".
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if it will be available at SmashTV shop in future will be great
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Antix
Tim has the source files.
I think it is interesting to Tim in terms of time and energy spent only if a minimum of people show interest by this PCB.
Regards
Jerome.
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Yes, as far as I understood +5% PayPal fees, which is normal.
It is also what I understood also.
Other people take 6% or more in their bulk order.
A little count:
Paypal fees:3,4% + €0,25 EUR European Union
3,9% + $0,30 USD US
3,9% + £0,20 GBP UK
3,8% + 2,80 NOK Norway
3,4% + 3,25 SEK Sweden
5,2% + $0,30 AUD Australia
5,2% + R$0,40 BRL Brazil
4,7% + 1,35 PLN Poland
14€ x 3.4% = 0,476€
0,476€ + 0.25€ = 0,726€
In percent: 0,726/14 = 5,19%
Regards,
Jerome.
Other people take 6% or more in their bulk order.
...I understand why now (I need to stop "head calculation").
Regards,
Jerome.
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The is now open.
Regards.
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Hi.
I inform members of the start of a bulk order concerning a all-in-one PCB integrating DINx4/Doutx4 modules and a control surface with 16 encoders/16 LEDrings.
The list ends the November 23th 2012.
You will find all the informations on the wikipage.
The thread of the design of the board is
If I made a mistake or if I forgot something, don't hesitate to say it here.
Best regards,
Jerome.
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Some useful technical informations:
LEDring:
Board:
Regards,
Jerome.
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Hi.
This is the new revision of the board.
Improvements:
>C1, C2, C3 & C4 replaced by Wima cap footprint (bigger pad so easier to solder).
>2 ULN2803 driver placed in line with SR1 and SR2.
>16 PEC16-4xxxF-Nxxxx (without switch) replaced by 16 PEC16-4xxxF-Sxxxx (with switch).
>1 pin of each switch is grounded and the other connected to 16 ways SIL connector (Peter/Hawkeye can explain how using them :rolleyes:).
The new Eagle files have been sent to Tim.
smashtv:
I am happy to help with a bulk order for this without markup/at cost..... I can pack & ship to destinations where it saves cash or modify one of my ordering scripts to handle pre-payment and ordering, etc..... let me know how I can help.and
Hawkeye:
maybe nobody, but a few LED fanatics will be interested in this board? :-)An idea is to start a bulk order to see exactly how people are interested (...soon).
Regards.
Jerome.
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This is the schematic with the two ULN2803.
The 4 extra chips can not definitly be integrated because there is no more free space.
Duggle, can you check the wiring of them?
People that eventually won't want to use them could bridge pins.
I made tests with the board I wired and in well lighted room the LEDs seem enough lighted for use as indicator with "nude" top.
But with the use of translucent grey acrylic I plan to use as frontpanel, it seems (for me) it will be probably not enough.
Regards.
Control surface PCB for 16 encoders/LEDrings Bulk Order
in Bulk Orders
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We have hit the 65€ in your Mouser basket so that the order can take place.
Regards.