Buttons with lcds built in!

[Mr modnaR]

http://www.rjselectronics.com/pages/view-products.php?parentID=7

[SLP]

I saw them some weeks ago...

there are so many possibilities to integrate them in a MidiBox.

Imagine a MB-SID where you don't have to use a button and six LEDs to choose the waveform but such a Display-Button...  :o

Do you know how much they cost?

... and,...do you know who could write some software to use them?  :)

matthias

[stryd_one]

Do you know how much they cost?

If you have to ask, you can't afford it ;)

[Rowan]

Form the Euphonix MC, Tasty!

[SLP]

If you have to ask, you can't afford it ;)

:)

btw. I liked the old smileys better...

[Jidis]

Imagine a MB-SID where you don't have to use a button and six LEDs to choose the waveform

I didn't know you guys did that with the SIDs. I had the same dilemma with hi/lopass EQ filters. Some of the ones I want to control have about 15 different curves.

Sure would be nice (and expensive >:().

George

[Mr modnaR]

btw. I liked the old smileys better...

me too, they're all blurry and small now.

[stryd_one]

btw. I liked the old smileys better...

Me too... I think these are lower res though, which would save twinny some cash on bandwidth (just a guess)

[SLP]

Me too... I think these are lower res though, which would save twinny some cash on bandwidth (just a guess)

I don't like

:) :D and  8)

should we ask him if he could change them again if there's no special reason why he changed them before?

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Back to the topic:

I've got the Idea of a MIOS-Studio-PlugIn where you've got a special editor to program those buttons.

1. Is this doable?

2. Who could do this?

matthias

[audiocommander]

btw. I liked the old smileys better...

http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=8052.0

haha... sorry :)

yeah, back to topic: has anyone an idea if and where these buttons are available... and maybe some pricing info?

(I know... too much)

Cheers,

Michael

[SLP]

well done, AC!  :)

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has anyone tried to order some samples?

[audiocommander]

Spiegel Online just reported that the keyboard announced using these types of buttons is priced $ 1200,-  :o

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,451643,00.html

at least, it's interesting that it should work also on a mac, as one can see in the gallery on this article:

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,369949,00.html

The announced price once has been between $ 200,- and $ 300,-  ;D

Cheers!

Michael

[Mr modnaR]

the difference is that those screens are PLED/OLED rather than just monochrome LCD.

[SLP]

hmm... I've got kind of a small TV lying around in my room... perhaps I could turn this into a button...

the only problem is that it's a real TV (Brown's tube, electromagnets, etc). It was in the thing you look into when filming with a Hi8 Camcorder  ;)

[Mr modnaR]

get another one, and stick it on the end of this stuff:

then you could have a MIDIbox Snail.  ;D

[dracosilv]

Just so you guys now know, I contacted the company, and got the pricing information for all of you who are/were interested in these parts.

The following is an excerpt from the information that they sent to me on the pricing of the LCD buttons.

Hope that this helps!

The LCD switches are intelligent and have a built in ASIC to drive the LCD
and LEDs.

The price is available for both Red-Green-Yellow type and Red-Green-Blue
type.
Also is whether you require 16x32 or 36x24 resolution. Anyway here is an
idea:


				1-9	10-99	100			
LC16 (RGY 16x32)		$31	$29	$26
LC24 (RGY 36x24)		$32	$30	$27
RGB16 (RGB 16x32)		$36	$35	$32
RGB24 (RGB 36x24)		$37	$36	$33

Delivery by Parcel Post is around $25 to USA or about $65 by courier (you
can get a better price than this)

Best regards

Rick Sucher

They are less expensive in bulk... so if you guys want them cheaper, try to 'group' your orders.

[stryd_one]

Ouch.

I think I'll wait until they're financially viable ;)

[dj3nk]

ive got one rgb16 tactile switch . Wanna see some photos? costs for one are something less than 20 euros. If enough people were interested i would have start a group order.

[Mr modnaR]

yeah show us! how do you display stuff on them, is there a standard controller on there, or what? thanks

[audiocommander]

I'd be interested to know how they will be programmed/interfaced with MIOS. Do you have to program them on a PC and then they remember the current picture? Or do they need to be connected like every other LCD?

In my eyes it would be interesting to have buttons on a midibox that have the ability to reflect the current behaviour (which can change)...

40 $ is really expensive ~20 $ sounds good if it can be used with MBHP without having to solder an extra Core for driving the buttons ;)

Cheers,

Michael

[moebius]

Hi,

You can look the datasheet. Each of the buttons needs a clock and a serial data line. The minimum clock frequency is 50kHz.. To support many buttons it´s pretty resource hungry bit banging effort.

Moebius

[audiocommander]

ohhh ... the datasheet  :-[

Thanks Moebius  :-*

If the LC24.2 is loaded with values other than the ones given in the tables in this data sheet, the display may be destroyed.

After reading the datasheet I think I'll stick to my normal 2 pin push buttons and be happy ...

IIC would have been fine, but serial...  :-\

Best regards everyone,

Michael