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| 104 the circuit. | 104 the circuit. |
| 105 | 105 |
| 106 Since I had no time nor enough optocouplers in my stash of junk parts, so I | 106 Since I had no time nor enough optocouplers in my stash of junk parts, so I |
| 107 just used regular non isolated 2N2222 to control the ITC100_ tally light lines. | 107 just used regular non isolated 2N2222 to control the ITC100_ tally light lines. |
| 108 | 108 |
| 109 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/proto.jpg | 109 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/proto.jpg |
| 110 :alt: A very rough protoype of OpenTallyLight | 110 :alt: A very rough protoype of OpenTallyLight |
| 111 | 111 |
| 112 It's a very crude protoype, but i worked! Believe it or not, but they have been | 112 It's a very crude protoype, but i worked! Believe it or not, but they have been |
| 113 able to record several events with this board! | 113 able to record several events with this board! |
| 114 | 114 |
| 134 I also decided to replace the HD15 connectors by RJ45 ones, then assemblng | 134 I also decided to replace the HD15 connectors by RJ45 ones, then assemblng |
| 135 custom cables from shielded RJ4 Cat6 ones. | 135 custom cables from shielded RJ4 Cat6 ones. |
| 136 | 136 |
| 137 So I ended up with this design: | 137 So I ended up with this design: |
| 138 | 138 |
| 139 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/opentally-pcb-1.jpg | 139 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/opentally-pcb-1.jpg |
| 140 :alt: A slightly better design of OpenTallyLight | 140 :alt: A slightly better design of OpenTallyLight |
| 141 | 141 |
| 142 | 142 |
| 143 Looks neat, but... I did not realize I put the RJ45 socket backwards! Doh! | 143 Looks neat, but... I did not realize I put the RJ45 socket backwards! Doh! |
| 144 | 144 |
| 145 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/proto2.jpg | 145 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/proto2.jpg |
| 146 :alt: A (not so) better proto of OpenTallyLight | 146 :alt: A (not so) better proto of OpenTallyLight |
| 147 | 147 |
| 148 In order to test is nometheless, I put the Pro Micro on the back side of the | 148 In order to test is nometheless, I put the Pro Micro on the back side of the |
| 149 PCB (otherwise I was not able to plug the RJ45 cable in). | 149 PCB (otherwise I was not able to plug the RJ45 cable in). |
| 150 | 150 |
| 171 enough to fit in my cute little enclosures, I decided to implement the arduino | 171 enough to fit in my cute little enclosures, I decided to implement the arduino |
| 172 on the PCB itself. | 172 on the PCB itself. |
| 173 | 173 |
| 174 The PCB design looks like: | 174 The PCB design looks like: |
| 175 | 175 |
| 176 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/opentally-v3.jpg | 176 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/opentally-v3.jpg |
| 177 :alt: A better design for OpenTallyLight | 177 :alt: A better design for OpenTallyLight |
| 178 | 178 |
| 179 Which gives, in real life: | 179 Which gives, in real life: |
| 180 | 180 |
| 181 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/front.jpg | 181 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/front.jpg |
| 182 :alt: Front side of the PCB | 182 :alt: Front side of the PCB |
| 183 | 183 |
| 184 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/back.jpg | 184 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/back.jpg |
| 185 :alt: Back side of the PCB | 185 :alt: Back side of the PCB |
| 186 | 186 |
| 187 And the result once installed in the enclosure: | 187 And the result once installed in the enclosure: |
| 188 | 188 |
| 189 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/complete-unit.jpg | 189 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/complete-unit.jpg |
| 190 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight | 190 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight |
| 191 | 191 |
| 192 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/enclosure.jpg | 192 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/enclosure.jpg |
| 193 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight (enclosure front) | 193 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight (enclosure front) |
| 194 | 194 |
| 195 .. image:: {static}images/opentally/enclosure-2.jpg | 195 .. image:: {static}/images/opentally/enclosure-2.jpg |
| 196 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight (enclosure back) | 196 :alt: The completed OpenTallyLight (enclosure back) |
| 197 | 197 |
| 198 | 198 |
| 199 The good news is it worked immediately. The bad news is I forgot to put an ICSP | 199 The good news is it worked immediately. The bad news is I forgot to put an ICSP |
| 200 connector on this PCB. So I had to burn an Arduino bootloader on the ATmega | 200 connector on this PCB. So I had to burn an Arduino bootloader on the ATmega |
