tomtiki Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 My Midibox SID will mostly be computer controlled, but I would like to have some external controls and display. What is a good mix of displays and rotary encoders for a basic unit? Some standalone operation would be nice, but not required.Thanks,Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdutcher Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 my box has has 11 buttons and one encoder, but i'm using a 2x40 display. if you were to use a smaller display you could get away with 5 buttons and an encoder, probably. you might even be able to get it to work with less, but a 5-button, 1 encoder, and 2x16 lcd would be perfect for your needs, i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtiki Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Since the DINX2 board supports 10 buttons, I think I'll go with 10 and 1 encoder. If the 40 col display is not significantly more expensive, I'll probably go that route.Are certain buttons switches reccomended? Also, what is the advantage for having a switch built into the rotary decoder? Since I have never built anything like this, this is not obvious to me...Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdutcher Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 as far as i know, the dinx2 boards can handle more than 10 buttons. i'm only using 2 ICs on my dinx4 board (equivalent of a dinx2 board) and it can run my 11 buttons and 1 encoder.where are you located? i got a 2x40 display with led backlight for $6 in the usa (www.bgmicro.com). the advantage to having a switch in the encoder is that it saves space on the front panel and it's one less button to purchase. any switches and encoders will do just fine. i prefer tactile switches and detented encoders. just look for the cheapest ones you can find. make sure that the switches are the normally open type though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 DINX2 can handle up to 16 buttons or 8 encoders or 14btn./1enc. or 12 btn./2enc or.... ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtiki Posted January 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Are there certain controls on the SID that would more appropriately be mapped directly to a rotary encoder, rather than having to -scroll the display-press the menu button-turn the encoderHaving separate encoders for some of the functions would also allow multiple parameters to be adjusted in real time.I saw the 40x2 col display at BG Micro, though I'm thinking if I add more encoders, I might stick with the 20x2Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but what is the switch built into the encoder usually used for?Thanks,Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 Hi Tom,yes, all seperate encoders of StepC are useful, I don't want to miss any of them :)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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