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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #500 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 13:45:53 »
And this is how I wanted it to look all along.
This makes me happy to see that this is my case.  ;D

Really excited for this. Thanks for all the hard work and time you've put into this, MOZ! :)
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #501 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 14:31:17 »
Good news everybody! The PCBs are in New York and should be delivered soon.
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #502 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 16:52:43 »
Nice! Sadly I don't think I'll be able to make mine for a while :< I don't know if I have an iron that can handle it at the moment, but Ill try :P
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #503 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 16:55:13 »
This is very exciting!

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #504 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 16:59:44 »
Nice! Sadly I don't think I'll be able to make mine for a while :< I don't know if I have an iron that can handle it at the moment, but Ill try :P

Would you like to give your spot to someone else then, someone that would build it ASAP? Just asking because the next round of universal GHPad should not be too fa behind, followed by the GB, and frankly it doesn't help the cause of prototyping, if you aren't going to be building it while prototyping. I'm sure there would be someone to pay you, what you have paid so far.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #505 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 17:12:17 »
Nice! Sadly I don't think I'll be able to make mine for a while :< I don't know if I have an iron that can handle it at the moment, but Ill try :P

Would you like to give your spot to someone else then, someone that would build it ASAP? Just asking because the next round of universal GHPad should not be too fa behind, followed by the GB, and frankly it doesn't help the cause of prototyping, if you aren't going to be building it while prototyping. I'm sure there would be someone to pay you, what you have paid so far.

I'd like to keep the spot. I can try my best to build it with what I have.
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #506 on: Fri, 11 October 2013, 17:14:36 »
That's the spirit!

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #507 on: Sat, 12 October 2013, 01:07:53 »
Just curious, has either MOZ or TFR tested fitting plate mounted cherry/costar stabs on the acrylic case? I remember MOZ saying a while ago that you would probably have to glue them in, but I couldn't find any more info..

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #508 on: Sat, 12 October 2013, 03:09:35 »
I have tested costar and they fit fine. I don't have any cherry stabs to test. Although for 2x stabs, they can be skipped IMHO, that being said, I would recommend PCB stabs if you have to have them.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #509 on: Sat, 12 October 2013, 03:13:16 »
BTW item shipped to TFR.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #510 on: Sat, 12 October 2013, 05:59:32 »
i literally cant wait to get my hands on one of these puppies
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #511 on: Sat, 12 October 2013, 07:45:19 »
Puppy, how well described. GHPuppy.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #512 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 00:29:26 »

very nice design and board..
Is there anyway I could participate or...

I really wish I had found this forum much earlier.


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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #513 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 01:13:32 »

very nice design and board..
Is there anyway I could participate or...

I really wish I had found this forum much earlier.
Right now we're in the prototyping phase, but once designs are finalized and they get everything settled, then they are going to run a GB.
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #514 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 14:13:25 »
Here is a new design with newer feet, I hope you can understand what I have. Basically instead of those possibly weaker feet, I have 4 larger rectangular feet. Each layer is smaller by 1.5 mm on each side. The two larger holes on each side are for bolting to the bottom most layer on the case and the center one is to access the reset button. (I don't know how to wok 3D software to create a 3D model to explain better:()


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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #515 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 15:15:09 »
Here is a new design with newer feet, I hope you can understand what I have. Basically instead of those possibly weaker feet, I have 4 larger rectangular feet. Each layer is smaller by 1.5 mm on each side. The two larger holes on each side are for bolting to the bottom most layer on the case and the center one is to access the reset button. (I don't know how to wok 3D software to create a 3D model to explain better:()

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So the foot is now shaped like a stepped pyramid, getting progressively smaller over 4 layers as it moves away from the bottom of the case.


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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #516 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 15:16:01 »
Here is a new design with newer feet, I hope you can understand what I have. Basically instead of those possibly weaker feet, I have 4 larger rectangular feet. Each layer is smaller by 1.5 mm on each side. The two larger holes on each side are for bolting to the bottom most layer on the case and the center one is to access the reset button. (I don't know how to wok 3D software to create a 3D model to explain better:()

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So the foot is now shaped like a stepped pyramid, getting progressively smaller over 4 layers as it moves away from the bottom of the case.



Something like that

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #517 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 18:36:14 »
Guess what came in the mail?

Thank you Ray for donating the LEDs!
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #518 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 19:46:17 »
Cool. The standoffs came in good time!

And are those all flat LEDs? or rounded?

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #519 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 20:13:11 »
Cool. The standoffs came in good time!

And are those all flat LEDs? or rounded?

Yes, all the LEDs are 3mm round. The standoffs came in good time, now to hope the PCBs come soon!
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #520 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 20:29:23 »
I went ahead and got round because flats from China were delayed, didn't wasn't to hold up progress!

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #521 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 20:30:58 »
Thanks ray!

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #522 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 20:35:52 »
I went ahead and got round because flats from China were delayed, didn't wasn't to hold up progress!

Thanks again Ray! I might have to make a rainbow Function row with the leftover LEDs.  :))
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #523 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 21:17:48 »
Guess what finally came in the mail?
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #524 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 21:18:18 »
Guess what finally came in the mail?
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« Reply #525 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 21:19:01 »
Guess what finally came in the mail?
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It's like Christmas in October!
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #526 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 22:52:15 »
Can't wait, been wanting a numpad for a while

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #527 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 05:01:18 »
Wooohooooo

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #528 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 13:31:06 »
Aww, it looks so plain and unassuming... it needs more holes and stuff... like this one:

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- Adjusted spacing of 'breakway' drills - it's still hardly breakaway, you'll really need to cut it or score it a lot or something
- geekhack silkscreen
- I think I did something else, but I forget what it was

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #529 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 14:07:55 »
Nice regack. Did you add the I/O expander so we can it hook with the GH60 or something of that kind?

Regaridng the mounting slot, we do need someway for PCB-mounted GHPad, there would be some users that prefer them over plate mounted.
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #530 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 14:18:56 »
Nice regack. Did you add the I/O expander so we can it with the 60% or something of that kind?

Regaridng the mounting slot, we do need someway for PCB-mounted GHPad, there would be some users that prefer them over plate mounted.

I haven't tried working with the IO expander yet.  Getting that to work will probably be interesting.

I'll add some nicely spaced mounting holes around, but I don't know if we need that slot on the board-edge.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #531 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 14:22:47 »
Aww, it looks so plain and unassuming... it needs more holes and stuff... like this one:

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- 1.27mm headers on left-board edge for ROWS, COLUMNS, Vcc, Gnd and FN/NumLock LED control line (silkscreen on back)
- Adjusted spacing of 'breakway' drills - it's still hardly breakaway, you'll really need to cut it or score it a lot or something
- geekhack silkscreen
- I think I did something else, but I forget what it was

*still need to fix pad interference in the lower left there on S5 and S21... I keep forgetting about that
*might ditch that one mounting slot on the left, I just left it for alignment vs other boards

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #532 on: Thu, 17 October 2013, 14:27:37 »
Awesome job, as always. I would just get rid of the slotted hole on the left and put 4 mounting holes in the obvious locations. And S5 and S21 may just need to be rotated 180-degrees.

Looks like a winner!

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #533 on: Sat, 19 October 2013, 19:46:38 »
So what's left before everything starts getting shipped out?
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #534 on: Sat, 19 October 2013, 19:47:42 »
The cases, they've been sent to TFR on the 12th.

We'll place the DigiKey order mot likly in a day or two.

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« Reply #535 on: Sat, 19 October 2013, 21:08:14 »
Can't wait

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #536 on: Sat, 19 October 2013, 21:52:20 »
Not to put the cart before the horse here, but I am interested in what type of timeframe you guys expect things to happen in.  I am assuming that if all goes to plan there would be a GB for these starting sometime in like March or April of 2014?  Then it would probably take another 4-6 months for us to actually have them in hand?  Does that seem about right or am I being too optimistic?

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #537 on: Sun, 20 October 2013, 04:11:17 »
I certainly hope it takes less than that.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #538 on: Sun, 20 October 2013, 08:33:34 »
I certainly hope it takes less than that.

That would be great. I know this stuff usually takes a little longer then expected, but glad to hear that we expect things to happen a little quicker.

Thanks for the response.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #539 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 10:43:10 »
Cool. The standoffs came in good time!

And are those all flat LEDs? or rounded?

Just received the flat green and purple LEDs from Ray. So anyone who wanted flat LEDs can get them. Big thanks to Ray!
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #540 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 10:48:46 »
If you have 4 purple flat LED for me, I will take some.
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« Reply #541 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 10:50:42 »
Lookin' forward to getting mine!
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« Reply #542 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 10:52:11 »
You better all post you pads when you get them! They look super interesting!
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #543 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 11:09:28 »
Photekq, we need information on your mystery case. :P

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #544 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 11:11:12 »
Photekq, we need information on your mystery case. :P
I'm going caseless, baby! I mainly want this to practice SMD soldering, and I don't use my numpad too much so it'll do fine without a case. There are no numpad case plans atm but it's something I'd definitely like sometime in the future.

I didn't get an acrylic one from you because I could only just afford the PCB itself. I also hate acrylic as a material :))
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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #545 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 11:19:21 »
i cant wait for this

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #546 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 11:26:05 »
If you have 4 purple flat LED for me, I will take some.

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #547 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 11:27:46 »
If you have 4 purple flat LED for me, I will take some.

Yes, everyone please let me know what LEDs you would like if you want them. There are 20 flat purple, 4 flat green, 20 white round, 20 red round, 20 blue round, 20 yellow round, 20 green round, and 20 purple round. You can thank Ray for them.  :thumb:

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #548 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 12:07:42 »
Is it too late to get LED's? :o

If it's not, I'll take 4 purple's and if not, 4 white rounds. :)

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Re: GHpad FTW (10-Key Pad for GH60)
« Reply #549 on: Tue, 22 October 2013, 12:09:17 »
Is it too late to get LED's? :o

If it's not, I'll take 4 purple's and if not, 4 white rounds. :)

You can still get LEDs! Would you like round or flat for purple?
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