cubeberg 540 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 I've added the project to GitHub (link in first post). I'll post occasional updates here as I add features Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Cube, How do I align the tube to the circular board. Is there a pin 1 marking on the tube? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I was just going to line up the arrow on the PCB to the top-center of the tube. Am I doing it wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 What if you are one pin-off.. I was afraid of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ah - good point. There are three pins in the tube that aren't connected anywhere. They line up with the "NC" pins on the silk. There are some great instructions on Lady Ada's site here: http://www.ladyada.net/make/icetube/solder.html. It's pretty far down the page, but they're really detailed. I'll post some pictures tomorrow morning too. You definitely don't want to end up a pin off - that would be bad and a big pain to fix. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Thanks.. no need for big bada boom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Ah - good point. There are three pins in the tube that aren't connected anywhere. They line up with the "NC" pins on the silk. There are some great instructions on Lady Ada's site here: http://www.ladyada.net/make/icetube/solder.html. It's pretty far down the page, but they're really detailed. I'll post some pictures tomorrow morning too. You definitely don't want to end up a pin off - that would be bad and a big pain to fix. I think we have a switch problem, which I think can be solved. The PCB footprint has 4 legs. The push button has two legs in the middle and they don't line up. In the brd file, I'm unable to see where the other side is hooked up to. I'm still investigating. I'll get my multi and report. Edit: Looks ok. Align your switches like the blow snap: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SugarAddict 227 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Like so? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Looks good sa. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Dumb question. How do I route 5V to the booster,TP1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cubeberg 540 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 Dang it - those aren't the buttons I ordered! That should work for a connection though. I'll contact them about the part. Could someone upload a picture? Yes - TP1. I'll get a quick assembly tutorial put together tomorrow. SA - yep - that looks perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I'll get a quick assembly tutorial put together tomorrow. This would help greatly. I remember in v1.0 of the board you had to mount the jumpers on the opposite side due to a schematic/board mismatch. For the new v1.1 boards, is it correct to mount the jumpers under the tube, or on the opposite side of the board (as the early photos show)? :think: I'm going to spend Sunday building mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Ooops.. I white smoked mine. Things to take care off: 1- Put the ICs down first. Looks up the schematic to orient the larger one correctly. 2- Make sure you put the header on the small board on the correct side. I missed out on seeing the text "header goes here". Also, remember to wire up the 5v from TP1 on the LP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Ooops.. I white smoked mine. The tube, or the cheap/replaceable parts? 2- Make sure you put the header on the small board on the correct side. I missed out on seeing the text "header goes here". Holy crap, that is some small text! I'm guessing it says the header should stick out opposite the tube? BTW: Thanks for the N/C alignment tip, Cube. I think I had my tube aligned one pin off. Did you design it so the display is slightly off vertical? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Looks like the 34063 is getting very hot. Not sure why. Tube is fine. My display looks straight. Make sure all three pins get the NC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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