GM5: Least-cost USB-MIDI Interface Chip for 4.50 EUR

[Smithy]

I could give the 2 pcbs i ordered away, (i dont have much use for them yet until mb sid is finished)

ill just have to hope that the expanded board bulk order  definitely happens!

I'd donate money gladly but im unemployed with no welfare almost 3 years now.  :-\

[RobR]

I'll add some bucks onto the Paypal payment for my chips & boards if that's OK. No reason why you should take the hit for this.

[nILS]

ill just have to hope that the expanded board bulk order  definitely happens!

It will.

[Smithy]

It will.

Hehe! I sent them off earlier today, this is my first time using international Paddy Post!  :P

So TK  if you can, please let me know if they get there so we can see if it's reliable or not!

[Kartoshka]

TK  if you can, please let me know if they get there

same, sent yesterday as registered bubblewrapped (as my all other post i usually send)

[Sebo]

Hi:

I tried to do a donation but PayPal rejected my credit card, I spent too much this mont, I wil try again

in a couple of weeks.

[theprotool]

hey guys, being one of the aussies who got their order lost. Just wanted to say, thanks for the donations! Its appreciated!

[orjan]

I am about to sign up for one gm5_expansion_5x5_board,

(http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/gm5_expansion_5x5_board)

but when I do so should I increase the total with my amount or leave it as is "TOTAL 155 hold on".

Cant figure out how the total is summed up and what does -"hold on" mean?

[nILS]

I am thinking the "hold on means" something like "we made it, now be patient until the order happens" :-) I'll remove it as it seems rather confusing. And yes, please add your number to the total.

[TheAncientOne]

Here is a note on how to secure the USB connector on the 1st generation boards.

Simply scrape off the solder mask coating below the socket support pins, bend up a wide "U" as shown from some thick copper wire, (I used 1mm² solid mains wiring cable core),  solder it between the support pins then flood the scraped area with solder. You may need a 20 Watt or better iron.

The first picture shows how it was done, the other is simply a picture of the top surface, with a picture of the world's simplest MIDI tester, a DIN Plug with an LED soldered in to it: thanks to Hinton Instruments MIDI pages for the tester and a few other tricks.

And now a special offer for those that are worried by soldering surface mount: As a donation to the missing chips fund, the best offer of at least 15 Euro, (to be sent to TK's Paypal account), gets this board, and the tester. Postage to be paid to me at cost. I'll close the offer on Sunday 19th October.

(Board is fully tested and working fine under XP, loop-back tested with MIDI-OX)

[edit] Offer still holds as a donation for development.

[2nd Edit] - no takers? OK I'll run with plan B then.....

[TK.]

Big news: Wilba got the package today!

And this was really unexpected at least from my side, especially because I sent a claim form to the german post for tracking back the delivery, and only got the answer that it arrived Australia. Wilba checked the delivery in an Australian post office and got no helpful answer at all. This was one month ago...

However, Wilba will forward the parts this week. :)

Now I have a new issue: I got a lot of donations to compensate a financial loss which doesn't exist anymore.

I just refunded the money, because I would feel guilty to use it for a different purpose, and it's free (no money loss for both sides) - if you want to support future development (e.g. for the new MBHP_CORE_STM32 module), just donate again :)

Donated PCBs: how about the possibility to get some free 5x5 boards instead? I would re-sell the PCBs, and send the money to Kartoshka/Nils instead. Ok from your side?

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[nILS]

Big news: Wilba got the package today!

Great news :D

Donated PCBs: how about the possibility to get some free 5x5 boards instead? I would re-sell the PCBs, and send the money to Kartoshka/Nils instead. Ok from your side?

It is for me :-)

[Kartoshka]

It is for me :-)

first make the boards!

untill then - it's 50/50 or 99/01 ;D ;D ;D

[stryd_one]

Wilba got the package today!

Sweet! nILS and I had a gut feeling it would turn up :)

You can keep my donation if it's not too late, otherwise I'll just fire it back ;)

[levon]

YAY, i just received my 5 boards and 5 chips in the mail... damn the chips are small, better start practicing before i attempt the real chips.

Thanks TK and wilba for all your work

[levtermen]

Hi

I need to know how order and pay pcbs and chips to build the interface. I'd added my qt. but dont find-discover other in these pages. Please help me at:  theremin@fastwebnet.it

ttttttthannks

[SLP]

welcome aboard!

The Spambots will love you for writing your email-adress in a public forum  ;)

here are two links, just read them, everythings answered there.

http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp_usb_gm5.html

http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/tk_gm5_bulkorder'>http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/tk_gm5_bulkorder (but you've already seen that)

for further questions regarding the Midibox Hardware Platform visit http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/ and use the "search" function of the forum.

regards

matthias

[theprotool]

just received mine too! big thanks to TK and wilba :D

on another note... are us aussies still doing a group buy for the rest of the kit for these gm5's?

[levon]

just received mine too! big thanks to TK and wilba :D

on another note... are us aussies still doing a group buy for the rest of the kit for these gm5's?

Me and Stryd were organising that, but i havent heard back from stryd for a while

***** Stryd, check your Messages*****

[stryd_one]

Ooookay how did I miss that?! Reply coming soon.

[levon]

Ok, so Styrd is waiting for the next batch of GM5 chips before ordering parts.

So I will be doing the bulk buy, im going to buy some parts from Jaycar and other parts from Rockby to get the price a bit cheaper.

im gonna do some spreadsheeting and work out the final cost, it would be easier if people could pay directly into my bank account, but if i have to i can accept PayPal. and ill need everyone paid up before i can order.

Ill send out a PM to everyone on this page on the weekend and we can get things started.

cheers, Levon

[madox]

Sorry to ask for an update, but are these still being sent out? I'm a little concerned about not receiving them yet.

Cheers,

madox

[Wilba]

I have your GM5 stuff and I'm sending it with your SSM2044 chips, the delayed payment of which put your parcel on the "post next week" pile which became the "oh shit I forgot to post that last week" pile.

[levon]

sorry, Australian parts order wont happen for another week, im so busy with filming and editing i dont have any time to sit down and organize this until Monday next week.

will contact everyone by PM next week.

,Levon

[madox]

I have your GM5 stuff and I'm sending it with your SSM2044 chips...

Cool. Cheers dude. That's what I was hoping for.

:)