Encoder board differences
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Hi Bill,
In the boards that I have received, I noticed that there are 2 different encoder boards. In my first order I received the skinnier board labeled 3428224AP11-230315. In a recent order I received only 2 of the wider board, labeled 3428224A_P56_250122. What is the new board for and why only 2? Sorry if this was already answered, but I couldn't find it mentioned in my search here.
Best regards,
John K1JO |
开云体育You probably ordered single encoder boards first time, which look like: ? And double encoder boards the second time… which look like this: It has an extra row of pins on top to connect the second encoder (there is an inside shaft and an outside sleave on the encoder).? It is equivalent to using two of the above boards… So each dual encoder board takes one cable and fills out both encoders that would otherwise be two single boards/ encoders per cable. ? ? ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John Owens K1JO via groups.io
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2025 10:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Encoder board differences ? Hi Bill, In the boards that I have received, I noticed that there are 2 different encoder boards. In my first order I received the skinnier board labeled 3428224AP11-230315. In a recent order I received only 2 of the wider board, labeled 3428224A_P56_250122. What is the new board for and why only 2? Sorry if this was already answered, but I couldn't find it mentioned in my search here. Best regards, John K1JO |
开云体育Here is a picture of one of my dual encoders with knobs I made on my 3D printer: ? ? ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of K9HZ
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2025 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Encoder board differences ? You probably ordered single encoder boards first time, which look like: ? And double encoder boards the second time… which look like this: It has an extra row of pins on top to connect the second encoder (there is an inside shaft and an outside sleave on the encoder).? It is equivalent to using two of the above boards… So each dual encoder board takes one cable and fills out both encoders that would otherwise be two single boards/ encoders per cable. ? ? ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John Owens K1JO via groups.io ? Hi Bill, In the boards that I have received, I noticed that there are 2 different encoder boards. In my first order I received the skinnier board labeled 3428224AP11-230315. In a recent order I received only 2 of the wider board, labeled 3428224A_P56_250122. What is the new board for and why only 2? Sorry if this was already answered, but I couldn't find it mentioned in my search here. Best regards, John K1JO |
开云体育By the way… most people don’t know this… but if you want more controls… switches and encoders on your radio to work with and program into software, you can add up to 4 front panel boards with 4 more encoders and 18 buttons (or if you don’t populate the button decoder, up to 24 more encoders… or if you just want a lot more buttons… up to 108 more buttons… or some combination of this).? Easy Peasy. ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of K9HZ
Sent: Sunday, May 4, 2025 12:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Encoder board differences ? Here is a picture of one of my dual encoders with knobs I made on my 3D printer: ? ? ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of K9HZ ? You probably ordered single encoder boards first time, which look like: ? And double encoder boards the second time… which look like this: It has an extra row of pins on top to connect the second encoder (there is an inside shaft and an outside sleave on the encoder).? It is equivalent to using two of the above boards… So each dual encoder board takes one cable and fills out both encoders that would otherwise be two single boards/ encoders per cable. ? ? ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of John Owens K1JO via groups.io ? Hi Bill, In the boards that I have received, I noticed that there are 2 different encoder boards. In my first order I received the skinnier board labeled 3428224AP11-230315. In a recent order I received only 2 of the wider board, labeled 3428224A_P56_250122. What is the new board for and why only 2? Sorry if this was already answered, but I couldn't find it mentioned in my search here. Best regards, John K1JO |
开云体育Yes.? You simply daisy-chain another set of front panel boards on the cable from the MAIN board.? The additional front panel board sets must have a unique address (different from the one you currently have installed). ? I have two additional FP electronic boards attached (I did not populate the button parts… just the encoder parts) so have 4 additional dual encoders connected.? It could be a mix of up to 8 single encoders, but I wanted to prove that I could use the dual encoders for things that are stored by button access are normally on an encoder in other radios (like RF gain or power, filter width, etc.). ? ? Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J62K(J68HZ) 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: ? Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO. Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO. ? email:? bill@... ? ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom - AJ8X via groups.io
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 8:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Encoder board differences ? So you simply daisy chain them to the Main board on the Front Panel ribbon cable? |
John Owens K1JO
K9HZ
Tom - AJ8X