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--- tos_-_a_tds_controller_blog [2007/11/21 23:50] – tos
+++ tos_-_a_tds_controller_blog [2016/06/25 22:05] (current) – [ToS - Traktor Controller Blog] psykhaze
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+====== ToS - Traktor Controller Blog  ======
-^ **>>** | Temporarly stopped due to lack of parts & free time. ^ **<<** ^
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-====== ToS - Traktor 2/3 Controller Blog  ======
-^{{http://static.flickr.com/96/buddyicons/82547392@N00.jpg}}| Stonehenge is a portable sun dial, if you have enough people on hand to get things rolling. | \\
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-This page is still under construction,what you can see here is a scrapbook for building/finishing the page when I finish my TDS MIDIBOX.
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 ===== The quest =====
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 Layout below is approximately a version 2, 2.5 and there are still changes to add(mostly Traktor 3 compatibility).
-^{{http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.th.jpg}}| 22pots/fdrs \\ 30buttons \\ 2 encoders \\ and few leds | outdated, keep reading... |
+^[[http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.jpg|{{http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9923/midibox19ex.th.jpg}}]]| 22pots/fdrs \\ 30buttons \\ 2 encoders \\ and few leds | outdated, keep reading... |
   * Ordered core chip (there were nowhere to be found in my town so one of electronic shops oredered 5pcs just for me to buy one :D, hopefully that won't be the las one I bought )
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 Ever tried to swap data lines with control/voltage lines, well, dont! I did(unintentionally) and the result is fully functional LCD with input logic fried. No LCD for the next month.
   * idea of connecting front plate with electronics [3x40 pin-EIDE connector style]
-with so many soldering I'll probably go nuts but the final product will be...clean and easy to disassemble. And there is no need to buy new flat-cable cause I can use my old IDE cables all with connectors attached. Hassle free.
+with so many soldering I'll probably go nuts but the final product will be...clean and easy to disassemble. And there is no need to buy new flat-cable because I can use my old IDE cables all with connectors attached. Hassle free.
   * effects selector [just a pot, needs research / coding]
 This function is specific for TDS3 since it has 6+1 effect for each channel.
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 I found a mixer crossfader(StageLine MPX-460) for reasonable price (8€). The initial plan was to install a 4.5cm Infinium optical xfader but this one will do the trick just fine, at least for starters.
   * jog dials \\
+  * Puting together
+Three layers of paint: white(to amplify the next color), fluorescent green(UV reactive) and black framing. Glyphs, pot marks and stuff is printed on sel-adhesive transparent foil but in negative(glyphs are transparent and backgorunt is filled with black). Plan was to overlay that foil with another which is just transparent(to prevent scratching).
+Final note: \\
+[the casing & faceplate]
+I am not satisfied, there is a number of small imperfections: \\
+- some pots are off by few milimeters, one hdd plater is by 3mm to high and overlaps part of a button \\
+- holes for some buttons were not done quite right (too tight or too wide) \\
+- printed layer is well printed but some glyphs are a bit off and it does not stick well to the surface(when bent over the edge or pinned down with button or screw). \\
+- I did not manage to apply protective layer of foil to prevent scratches \\
+- I made quite a few scratches while setting-up controls(and I'm curently half way there) \\
+- casing is well built but now I have some problems with it (some controls don't fit) \\
+- the black that I have used is not scratch-proof enough \\
+- there is more...
+__Anyway, next time I'll go for CNC-cutted face with engraved or silk-screened letters & glyphs.__
+[midibox itself]
+...yet to be tested but there probably won't be any problems.
 **Scratch/wind/select plates** [needs research & development] \\
 **touchsensors on scratch plates** [research how to connect rotating touchplate with non-rotating signal wire] \\
 **Scan turntable spin rate with optical mouse** [abandoned: found sometinhg better] \\ \\
 Jog dials will be made from HDD platter (Maxtor slim version 20-40GB, single platter). I have stumbled upon this discovery quite accidentally. Main data platter is about 95mm in diameter, it has mounting system(to the 7200rpm driver) that provides easy maintenance and implementation. The driver(electro-motor) is mounted on three points, below main panel(the only thing that needs to be made is a metal ). The data(scratch) platter is somehow connected to the base of the drive so touch sensor pin can now be easily connected to a point that is not spinning and still sense the touch on the scratch/data platter surface.
-Status: This is still a concept but I have here three such plates and even if they don't transfer touch sense, it will still kick butt.
+Status: This is still a concept but I have here three of such plates and even if they don't transfer touch sense, it will still kick butt. \\ \\
-^ **>>** | Temporarily stopped due to lack of parts & free time. ^ **<<** ^
-[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosys/sets/72157600039888846/|You can see the development image pool on my flickr set via this link]]
+[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/tosys/sets/72157600039888846/|You can see the development image pool on my flickr set via this link]] \\
 ===== Elements to add / Ideas =====