d2k Posted March 2, 2003 Author Report Posted March 2, 2003 burnt the bankstick test f/w and plugged in the bank stick (new unused eeprom), LCD just reads 'Please connect/unconnect Stick'...Tried with 2 eeproms - same message
TK. Posted March 2, 2003 Report Posted March 2, 2003 Hi Dan,so: something must be wrong with the BankStick interface. Could you make a high-resolution image of the upper half of your board and post it here? This would possibly allow me to give you more tipsBest Regards, Thorsten.
d2k Posted March 3, 2003 Author Report Posted March 3, 2003 ;D ;Di ended up just ripping that core out and using an old one that i restuffed - working midibox followed!!no more error messages ;) the bankstick doesnt appear to work still but i think thats down to me a) wiring the pinouts wrong, or b) killing the eeprom when soldering on the pins - who knows? i'll check, and check, and check...phew....
TK. Posted March 3, 2003 Report Posted March 3, 2003 Finally... :DPerhaps some tracks of the not-working core module are not good enough, before you kick it into the trashcan you should try to fix the connections with small wires.I must say that I still have respect for people who etched the boards by themself. I never did something similar, I always got support from friends with more experience in etching. Such imperfections during the first tries are quite normal - I would run into the same problems!Best Regards, Thorsten.
d2k Posted March 3, 2003 Author Report Posted March 3, 2003 yeah, it already had a few wires beneath due to bad tracks :P - I was using the PNP for etchin (my attempts with the exposing/developing way resulted in 2 cracked glass sheets - which were from the coffee table!, due to the heat of the lamp - the lady was not impressed :o) - but they didnt come out the laser as clean as i expected (prolly due to the toner cartridge), once etched the tracks were pretty grainy and un-even...has/is been tough tho, i came into this with NO EE knowledge what so-ever! the reason i wanted to etch myself was cos I wanna make MANY midiboxes - in the hope of finally having a studio that is totally custom to how i work...and this is/has/will be possible to that supercharged genius of yours! BIGUP THE T! :DNice1Dan
d2k Posted March 3, 2003 Author Report Posted March 3, 2003 cheers Ian!will post some pics later today hopefully
d2k Posted March 3, 2003 Author Report Posted March 3, 2003 So here it is...;)Made this as a primer before i tackle bigger MB64 and MBLC. Def pleased with it, gonna use it as a portable jobbie - might wack a handle on the cover :p kinda midi lunchbox stylee....Best...Dan
Ian_Hurlock Posted March 4, 2003 Report Posted March 4, 2003 Mmmmmmm,............very shineeee.....got a lot of chrome at your place ;)Nice workIan
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