Category Archives: Arduino

Making my own PCB: An exercise in frustration

Posted on 2011/08/28 by rt

I decided a few weeks ago that I would make my own circuit boards (PCB) for a while. At least for the first Beta. I succeeded, but the time and money invested make it a very “not profitable” adventure. I … Continue reading →

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PU-2: Additional functions

Posted on 2011/08/16 by rt

I’m getting a lot of feedback from musicians who follow the development of the PU-2 pedal board. A lot has to do with demands for more details on existing functions, but some people ask for functions that the PU-2 doesn’t … Continue reading →

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PU-2: Version 0.093 – ALPHA is ready

Posted on 2011/08/10 by rt

Phew! The hardware is now ready to be converted for Beta. This means that Beta testers will have a unit within a week or two. The hard part was the programming. I had to freeze the specifications and develop Alpha … Continue reading →

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Side Project: Data Stucture – Application

Posted on 2011/08/02 by rt

If you were patient enough and read through the two previous posts on this subject, you might be wondering how this applies to the PU-2 pedal board in practice. Even if you were not patient enough, here’s how the data … Continue reading →

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Side project: Data Stucture – continued

Posted on 2011/07/25 by rt

In a previous post, I defined a simple date structure to help in the transfer of the commands sent to/from a pedal board. In this post, I will complete the definition of the data structure and define the physical layer … Continue reading →

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Side Project: Defining a Data Structure

Posted on 2011/07/01 by rt

This is a very long, wordy post. It is that way because it starts with a wordy description of terms. But the goal of the post is to present a simple data structure to define timing, effects and switches that … Continue reading →

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EM-1: The microcontroller/programming part

Posted on 2011/06/30 by rt

This is the actual electronics for this project: Here’s the theory. The idea is  that you first need a reference voltage to compare your sensor readings to. The voltage at the street varies a bit, and the voltage inside a … Continue reading →

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EM-1: New project – Energy Monitor

Posted on 2011/06/30 by rt

While prototyping the PU-2 and testing a lot of new components to reduce cost and increase performance, I decided to allocate some surplus equipment to a new project: the Energy Monitor. Basically, the project uses an Arduino (of course) linked … Continue reading →

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PU-2: how many presets?

Posted on 2011/06/24 by rt

I’m working on the data structure for the FCB1010/PU-2. I’m wondering if there should be a set number of presets per switch or pedal. One way to implement the presets is to define a number, say 10, and decide that … Continue reading →

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PU-2: adding a display

Posted on 2011/06/14 by rt

The fcb1010 has a numerical display made of 3 digits. It also utilizes a series of LEDs to give more info about its current state. At best, this is an arcane way of doing things, like trying to program a … Continue reading →

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