Re: boards and kits and stuff
Sounds like you got a good machine.? I'm guessing your experience will go better than mine.? I tried this with a budget CNC a year ago.? After a bit of a learning curve and some small successes, I
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
Looking back at my notes, I see I misspoke: With a long display cable, the v12 code hangs while trying to start the RA8875 object in the setup routine.
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I don't have anything useful to add other than that looks like a fantastic machine and I want to hear
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Doug W
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
Different communication bus. I2C vs. SPI. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner ¨C
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K9HZ
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
¡°No one complained about display issues that I can recall.¡± You might review the posts from fall two years ago to refresh your memory when Al with a group of others was working on ways to calm the
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K9HZ
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I've tested this.? The T41 doesn't get to the setup routine when a long display cable is used.? It gets stuck trying to create the RA8875 object.
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I'm just wondering if the current design gets all it can from the default driver setting.? My tests show that crosstalk is a problem on the display cable and that modifying the SPI signal order on it
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
... and the receiver doesn't come on like it does if there's no display cable installed ...
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Tom - AJ8X
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I just made a 20' cable. It works fine for the front panel buttons, but when I install it for the display the screen doesn't come on. Is that useful information, or did everyone expect that?
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Tom - AJ8X
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
Hi Terrance- The original V11 Main board design uses a driver IC for the SPI bus which drives the display.? Same for the original kits.? No one complained about display issues that I can recall.
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Greg KF5N
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
Routing has already been optimized¡ with the 4-layer board. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC Staunton,
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K9HZ
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
Plugs DIRECTLY into the display connector on the MAIN board and sits OVER the MAIN BOARD like the picture below: Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ Owner
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K9HZ
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I'll try mine out with a very long cable as well. Regarding future Main board designs, has routing the SPI traces to minimize crosstalk been considered?
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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In your case, try out a LONG cable¡ say 3 feet and see if that works. If it does, I¡¯ll start mass-producing them¡ and possibly get Oliver to place the circuitry on a V12.7 main board for future
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K9HZ
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Bill, My system is working and without freeze-ups, but I will try out your board. Al
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Albert Peter
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I believe that this is the "correct" solution.
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John G0SDF
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I have both M and C parts, but it doesn¡¯t seem to make a difference. If there is a software fix for this, I really wonder why someone hasn¡¯t done it. There are posts all over the PRJC site about
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K9HZ
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I hope you got the M version.? The C version is only specified to 25 MHz. Also, remember there is a potential software solution to boost the Teensy drivers. That will require drilling into the device
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Greg KF5N
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Re: boards and kits and stuff
I use these ferrite sleeves for ribbon cables. Seems to work FB. Tim W4YN
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Tim
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Another wacky, but successful solution is to hand wire the display with the SPI signals separated by the ground/power lines.? I used the following order successfully on an 8.5" cable: 1. SCLK (gray)
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Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE
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