[TK.]

D2k made two new and really improved MIDIbox LC :)

He wrote:

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As you've seen b4 the controls pcbs were pro made - everything else (except faders/panel) was ebay'ed. The panel was made from a company called Holt here in England - I've to thank Driftz for the help he gave converting my original Illustrator designs to proper CAD files....

[Rowan]

Very nice !!!!!!!!!

No doubt the blue papers helped with insperation  8) 8)

How about some pix of the PCB's.

Regards

Rowan

[pay_c]

I dont believe it... one LC after the other .... wow!

Big thing! And I like all the blue stuff (just the LCDs should be blue, too - then it would look perfect).

Cool thing!

[d2k]

Cheers folks...

Here's some pix of the spare pcb's I got - the min order q was 3 (used 4pcb.com):





Was my first proper eagle outing, and all was autorouted - it's the setting up prior to routing which is key :)

D

[intosite]

Hi,

Just wondering how you cut out the square holes for your panel and what material you using?

Great box btw...

Cheers

[Trapstate]

Great box, and my compliments for the PCB artwork!

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it's the setting up prior to routing which is key

What do you mean with this? The placement of the componements?

trap.

[d2k]

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Just wondering how you cut out the square holes for your panel and what material you using?

as stated prior: "the panel was made from a company called Holt"....they done the cutting not me ;p I just sent em a cad design...

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What do you mean with this?

I mean if using the autorouter it works best to first setup all ya design rules, net classses, restricted areas etc...

[Screaming_Rabbit]

Very nice Box! - Compliments!

How did you make the printing / labeling?

Greets, Roger

[gillesdeshays]

Can you talk more about the autorouting on EAGLE ?

May we can create another topic for this ?

[d2k]

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How did you make the printing / labeling?

I used letraset safmat paper this time, printed from inkjet. Stuck on to panel (self adheisive), sprayed with inkjet fixitive a few times, then same again with a metal laquer (letting each coat dry of course)...

gillesdeshays - I tend to route by method now as i've come to realise pcb design is a art in its self and sometimes autoroute dont crack it ;p U can set up alotta options n so on to make the process somewhat more coherent, but wtf, by the time u done that u mighta aswell routed by hand ;p...

[Steven_C]

Dan, that is amazing... Very neat, well thought out.

The round buttons at the bottom of each fader... (like the ones we were talking about on that other thread  ;)) are they a 'declutch' button for panasonic faders (no touch?)

I notice the CRT monitor over in the corner... is that because you don't really need it now, with all those LCD displays?  ;D

much respect dude! ...Steve

[djsegler]

Would you be willing to provide some info on the buttons, encoders, and shuttle wheel? There are so many options, I'm having a hard time deciding! I like your choices and would like to know part numbers if you have them.

Thanks!

[djsegler]

Also - would you be willing to share EAGLE files or gerber data of the board layouts?

Thanks again!

[nickw]

do you have a address for holt ?

Cheers

Nick

[d2k]

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The round buttons at the bottom of each fader... (like the ones we were talking about on that other thread  ) are they a 'declutch' button for panasonic faders (no touch?)

They are for the touch sensi ye, just regular takt switches that are small enuff to fit in that space at the bottom of those pana faders...

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Would you be willing to provide some info on the buttons, encoders, and shuttle wheel? There are so many options, I'm having a hard time deciding! I like your choices and would like to know part numbers if you have them.

I ebayed all the control stuff - but the switches (aprt from the square ones) seem to be regular types that u can buy from various electronic stores. the encoders are panasonics types, but I think they share same pinout with most alps ones used too - the scrubb wheel is the same as the vpots (just has a big knob)

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Also - would you be willing to share EAGLE files or gerber data of the board layouts?

well if u really want it but i dont see the point tbh, these are not good pcbs! I made some mistakes and had to cut a cpl of tracks on the vpot control pcb (u can see a lil in the pics)...

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do you have a address for holt ?

http://www.holtbs.co.uk

[djoulz]

Hi All,

Why it's not possible to add 5 DIN mod on 1 Core?

In fact, I would like to replace 9 faders by 9 rotary encoders.
But it seems that it miss 2 DIN entries (not 2 DIN mod!!!)

I would that my MidiboxLC look like that (with 96 switches) :



Zoom : http://www.cicp2r.org/midiboxjc.jpg

Thanks

P.S. : Sorry for my English! I'm French.

P.P.S. :

Do you know how to tell  a man witch speek 3 language? => trilingual

Do you know how to tell  a man witch speek 2 language? => bilingual

Do you know how to tell  a man witch speek 1 language? => a French

[jjucius]

Hi D2K
Your panel design is just what i'm looking for would you be willing to share your .dxf file of your front panel?
Thanks
Joe

[d2k]

ye u can have the dxf designs - hit me up with an email addy...

be warned tho, u may need to change some panel cutouts to fit your brd designs...

[jjucius]

Hi
You can send it to my wifes it's canowak@charter.net

and thanks a lot
Joe

p.s. if you could send the files for the circut boards to, that would be great, i have brain lock from reading so much ;D i just need a place to start.
Thanks again

[wicked-E]

Hi everybody

I know this Thread is coming old but I´m glad if somebody can send me the layouts/eagle stuff etc. pp to fueruboot@yahoo.de ´cause I want to build a controller actually like the one above. -> Great work  ;)


Thanks in advance,
Alex