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by cheshirenoir
Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: I may have done something silly.
Replies: 3
Views: 1095

I may have done something silly.

I had some spare time, and wanted to play some more with KiCAD, so I sat down and designed a mechanical keyboard. Schottky diodes for key isolation. As many keys mapped "sanely" as I could to a modern layout. I've no plans on actually manufacturing it at this point. It's $22USD for the PCBs and $60U...
by cheshirenoir
Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:46 am
Forum: Introduce yourself!
Topic: Thank you for the ad Luca
Replies: 4
Views: 2019

Re: Thank you for the ad Luca

Hey kakaboy. Welcome to the channel. Memories of shopping in Myers (Or at least, wandering around to stare at the systems I could never afford) for computers brings back positive memories for me too. Scouter3d and I are working on solutions to your controller issues. I think we'll start having answe...
by cheshirenoir
Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:08 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

I'm excited that we may have more than one solution coming for the old controllers. :-)

Crossing my fingers for you, TOM.

John
by cheshirenoir
Sun Jul 24, 2022 4:11 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

OK an update: I've ordered the PCBs and the tactile buttons. Still need to order the Zener diodes but one thing at a time here :-) The PCB has undergone multiple revisions since my last update. Been doing a lot (and I mean a lot ) of work in KiCAD recently, and some of that has rubbed off on the cur...
by cheshirenoir
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Strange buzzing, distorted picture followed by corruption
Replies: 7
Views: 1767

Re: Strange buzzing, distorted picture followed by corruption

Aw man! Good luck fixing it. IF you get distortion like I did, check around the PSU.

Chesh
by cheshirenoir
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

Yeah I was going to just connect them up with strands of ribbon cable. The designs are so that, at least for the joystick sub assembly, you could tack solder to the outside of the board. No idea if the joysticks will work yet :-D Good luck with it, if you get yours before me. BTW I was planning on u...
by cheshirenoir
Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:42 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

OK now I have completed the buttons and the bottom plate for the joystick... Here they are in KiCAD format for anyone who wishes to play with them.
CRVisionController.zip
I'll probably order these next week. :-)

Cheers!

Chesh
by cheshirenoir
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:59 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

A few hours of measuring, re-measuring, ripping up everything when you realised the connectors were on the wrong orientation and reworking I get: Joystick1.2.jpg OK I am happy with this! Onto the lower portion which should have the world's most boring schematic. To wit, exactly 1 pin. Chesh BTW, has...
by cheshirenoir
Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

Yeah you're totally correct. It also has the wrong pass through connectors and positioning is probably off. It'd taken me a few hours to get a proper workflow to get that stupid membrane shape in and my very patient wife was starting to drop increasingly impatient hints about it being bedtime. :-) I...
by cheshirenoir
Thu Jul 14, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers
Replies: 87
Views: 14895

Re: Replacement Membranes for Creativision controllers

Man this makes KiCAD chuck a wobbly, but...
Joystick.jpg
(Productive night)

Chesh