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Me, coding? No! Code doesn't "speak" to me, the hardware does. I am a software USER. I like building stuff, that's probably as much of the appeal to this hobby as the living things in the tank. I can USE software, navigate file systems, edit files and I'm really good at using Google as well as following directions from people like @Ranjib who know what all the code means! The machines I work on have Linux (and older Unix based systems) as their operating system and I've gained a lot of knowledge from beating my head against the proverbial wall with them.
@b4tn What is the second db9 connector to the right of the temp probes?
Everybody has their specialty. Playing well together is what makes advancement possible, here and in life in general!You pretty summed up me lol. I like building things and can follow directions pretty well. I have a very a basic understanding of linux but typically have to google the more advanced stuff. I do wish I knew more about coding. I was asking a software engineer friend of mine the other day if he knew python and he said "yeah I can code in python" so I asked for some learning resources and he said "google, thats how I would do it" Turns out he has never used python but feels confident enough that he could get around it quickly if needed. I guess some people are just wired to understand it better than others.
Everybody has their specialty. Playing well together is what makes advancement possible, here and in life in general!
I can see that , communication is a big hurdle between disciplines@ScottBrew Funny I was listing to a a guy speaking last night that had a job I had never heard of. His sole purpose in his job was to help the engineers communicate with the technicians lol. Evidently without an intermediary it was chaos.
@ScottBrew Funny I was listing to a a guy speaking last night that had a job I had never heard of. His sole purpose in his job was to help the engineers communicate with the technicians lol. Evidently without an intermediary it was chaos.
I can see that , communication is a big hurdle between disciplines
The first error indicate pca9685 is not recognized. Check if you have i2c enabled and pca9685 address value is correct (using i2cdetect -y 1)@Ranjib , do you know what causes this error? I originally tested the PCA9685 by putting my LED with current limiting resistor 4xx ohm iirc directly on the pwm pin to ground. It dimmed and worked like it should. Now I get nothing on the output pins and get the below error. I’m testing with 3 volt 20mA LED’s with a 100 ohm resistor. I don’t read any voltage with a meter on the pwm pins. Both data pins and vcc have 3.3 volts. I have tried disabling and re enabling the pca9685 with a reboot in config with no luck.
So much on this project is starting to look like an afterthought. Here are the pn2222 transistors soldered in place. It’s messier than I like but the relays work like a charm now.
I love the mini xlrs, cant wait to put them on useOne of the things I have found in the process of redoing my boards is that a lot of the push on female jumper cables I used have a tendency to loosen up after they have been plugged onto the board a few times. I see that you have quite a few of them in your build could it be that some of them have loosened up on you?
I found that giving them a little squeeze with a pair of needle nose pliers tightens them back up a bit and might help with intermittent connections.
Just for a point of reference here's a pic of the AV plug mini xlrs and 1/8 stereo jack you asked about. The mini XLRs are looking to be my favorite so far and their footprint is only slightly bigger than the 1/8" jacks.
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I love the mini xlrs, cant wait to put them on use
One of the things I have found in the process of redoing my boards is that a lot of the push on female jumper cables I used have a tendency to loosen up after they have been plugged onto the board a few times. I see that you have quite a few of them in your build could it be that some of them have loosened up on you?
I found that giving them a little squeeze with a pair of needle nose pliers tightens them back up a bit and might help with intermittent connections.
Just for a point of reference here's a pic of the AV plug mini xlrs and 1/8 stereo jack you asked about. The mini XLRs are looking to be my favorite so far and their footprint is only slightly bigger than the 1/8" jacks.
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@Diamond1 when you took apart your OR fixtures do you think there would be room to drill small holes for LED's in the rows that form an + between the lights? Or is it inaccessible?
There should be room. The drivers are about 3/4" to 1" above the base of the ligh and there's a space between them in the middle. Might even be enogh room for a low profile heatsink. I'll post some pics after work tonight.