Tag: raspberry pi

MiniDexed TX816 – Part 6 – Pico MIDI Router and TX816 IO Code

It's been a while since finishing the MiniDexed TX816 Mechanical Assembly and I had a bit of a distraction recently rebuilding my Lo-Fi Orchestra, but I've also been tinkering with the code for the TX816 IO panel and router.  This post looks into a bit more detail what it is all doing. Posts in this series: … Continue reading MiniDexed TX816 – Part 6 – Pico MIDI Router and TX816 IO Code →

MiniDexed TX816 – Part 5 – Mechanical Assembly

Having now built the required PCBs and obtained a panel, this post starts to think about the actual mechanical assembly of the MiniDexed TX816. Posts in this series: Part 1: Introduction, context, and high-level design. Part 2: PCB design. Part 3: Panel design. Part 4: PCB assembly. Part 5: Mechanical assembly. Part 6: Pico MIDI … Continue reading MiniDexed TX816 – Part 5 – Mechanical Assembly →

MiniDexed TX816 – Part 4b – PCB Build Guide – IO Board

This is the second build guide, this time for the IO board.  The build guide for the Raspberry Pi Interface Board can be found here. Posts in this series: Part 1: Introduction, context, and high-level design. Part 2: PCB design. Part 3: Panel design. Part 4: PCB assembly. Part 5: Mechanical assembly. Part 6: Pico … Continue reading MiniDexed TX816 – Part 4b – PCB Build Guide – IO Board →

MiniDexed TX816 – Part 4a – PCB Build Guide – RPi Interface Board

I'm not going to do full build guides for the PCBs for this, but I will be documenting in high level terms how they are put together. There are two build guides, this one for the Raspberry Pi Interface board and a second one (4b) for the IO board. Posts in this series: Part 1: … Continue reading MiniDexed TX816 – Part 4a – PCB Build Guide – RPi Interface Board →

Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board – Part 3

This is the build guide for my Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board PCB. https://youtu.be/dNflll0_iJQ Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! If you are new to microcontrollers, single board computers and electronics, then see the Getting Started pages. … Continue reading Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board – Part 3 →

Zynthian Revisited – Part 4

This is the build guide for my Zynthian IO Board PCB. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: Zynthian Revisited Zynthian Revisited - Part 2 Zynthian … Continue reading Zynthian Revisited – Part 4 →

Zynthian Revisited – Part 3

Following on from my prototype IO boards for my Zynthian, here is a PCB design that will hopefully work much better. Update: Find the Build Guide here: Zynthian Revisited – Part 4 Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! … Continue reading Zynthian Revisited – Part 3 →

Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board – Part 2

This is a bespoke PCB design for my Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board which I was using with my "Bare Metal" Raspberry Pi Synth. Update: Build Guide here: Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board – Part 3 Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible … Continue reading Raspberry Pi v1 Model B Synth Board – Part 2 →

MiniDexed Raspberry Pi IO Board – Part 3

This is the set of build notes for the larger of my MiniDexed Raspberry Pi IO Boards. Warning! I strongly recommend using old or second hand equipment for your experiments.  I am not responsible for any damage to expensive instruments! These are the key tutorials for the main concepts used in this project: My first … Continue reading MiniDexed Raspberry Pi IO Board – Part 3 →