Wisefire Posted April 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 im going to use a stabilized PSU.. pretty expensive one at that.. supplies perfect current.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 If there's no LCD, just a PIC and a few DIN/DOUT chips, it would be fairly low current draw.Have you considered powering it with batteries in the battery holder that's already there?PIC datasheet says " < 1.6 mA typical @ 5V, 4 MHz ". Don't know what it would be at 10 MHz, maybe 5mA max?The MIDI out at full throttle would only be 7mA as it drives the LED in the other end's MIDI port.If you use four AA batteries, you only need a single diode to voltage drop 6v down to 5v. Any more than 6v and you could stick a 78L05 regulator in there. NiMH rechargeables are 2500 mA hours these days. Worth considering, it certainly keeps it simple anc cheap ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 hey wilba,ive considered that.. but the main problem is that the battery compartment has room for only 3 batteries :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 A dremel can sort that right out ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 lol.. nah.. batteries.. i dunno.. wanted to place my midi in there.. and some additional programming buttons.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 You could just cut a new hatch out, put some screw posts inside to fasten it with...Plenty of room in there. Maybe even in the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 thats not something im willing to do with this.. the structural integrity is already bad. also there isnt alot of room.. believe me.. im lucky that i can fit a dinx4, a doutx4 and a core inside it. also i dont mind having it powered from a PSU.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 well, im sort of busy building this thing (i want to have a platform to learn to program midibox)but im having weird troubles with my core module.. the 2 powerpins are have a stable resistance between them of about 4K ohm..also the 5805 was running hot within seconds.. but that was because i placed the poles of the psu wrong..now that they are correct the 5805 isnt running hot anymore.. however the measurements i took to test it before placing the ICz, tells me the voltage goes up when the psuz supplied voltage goes up.ive searched the board for shorts but couldnt find any..5805 broken? or maybe something else?what am i doing wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Just a thought... phantom power (+48V DC) from a mixing desk over the two unused lines in a 5 pin DIN lead? MIDI only uses three lines. IE a box that combines a DI with a MIDI socket and a 3 pin XLR connector for the desk on one side, that passes both MIDI and power to a 5 pin DIN socket on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 48V is too much.. then you would need to step it down inside the controller.. also you would need a mixing desk on stage..imho not a very good solution.. but if it works for you.. run with it..now what about the malfunctioning core? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 also you would need a mixing desk on stage..Never! ;D heheehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Never! ;D heheeheindeed, in this case im using it with a band.. so the only thing i have on stage is an amplifier a synth and my midibox axe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Yes, sorry, I mis-remembered the axe design. Let me re-read and make sense ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted May 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 i know what i did wrong.. atleast i think i do.. power to the wrong people..i gave J2 the load J1 was supposed to get.. thats just stupid..i replaced 7805.. and noticed the picture that TK made on the core module page.. it powers 2 different pins..ok thats just stupid of me.. really.. come on!!..well lets try it again!.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted May 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 well good news.. core works.. updated with the new bootloader and mios 1.9. that was very simple indeed..anywho.. my core works.. now for some programming i guess. or testing out the buttons.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted June 6, 2006 Report Share Posted June 6, 2006 Just to help this thread show up when you search for "guitar"...guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar guitar ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted June 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 you know it isnt actually a guitar.. its a keytar.. as it has keys on it, not strings.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Rabbit Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 .. its a keytar.. as it has keys on it, not strings..... so Gui-tar is wrong too. It must be spelled String-tar... or G-Stringtar http://www.wetseal.com/Product/3574856410.jpg ;D ;D :P :-* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted June 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 well they've shortened it.. gee -string- tar.. geetar.. or guitar.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisefire Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 i inadvertantly found out why my din didnt work.. i had the ICz in backwards.. dumb old me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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