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Permalink Reply by Toby Stein on November 10, 2009 at 9:34pm

Nice work Riccardo. where did you get the materials?

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Permalink Reply by Riccardo Kuebler on November 11, 2009 at 2:08am

Hi Toby,

thank you!

I get the case here.
I wanted a small one and the possibility to have all the connections outside.
I have power (3s lipo), servos and FTDI connections outside.
The only problem, in my knowledge, is that it is not possible to program it with the Xbee connected. I have to open it and unplug the Xbee to program it, but this is not a big discomfort.

Best regards,

Ric

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Permalink Reply by Scott Plunkett on November 11, 2009 at 3:24pm

A bit of a sneak peek at the work going on over in the ArduStation Mega Workspace. This is our current full scale mockup of the case and some of the components...while a long way from finished, I think we are making great progress. Next week I should have some pics up of the graphical blue/white dot matrix screen in action!

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Permalink Reply by Morli_ on November 11, 2009 at 9:20pm

Mockup Looks great Scott, keep us all informed of the progress. The led s may look better at diagonally opposite side or even above the reset switch IMHO

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Permalink Reply by SciFly on November 1, 2010 at 4:58pm

Any movement on this?

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Permalink Reply by Riccardo Kuebler on November 1, 2010 at 11:39pm

SciFly,

could you rephrase please ?

Btw I'm using it.

Best regards,

Ric

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Permalink Reply by Hai Tran on March 1, 2011 at 9:08pm

I've made a similar case, but the buttons aren't long enough so they go through the case and you can press them, did you work out how to address this issue?

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Permalink Reply by Riccardo Kuebler on March 1, 2011 at 11:25pm

Hi,

 

no, I use something (screwdriver etc) to push the buttons. It's not a big issue. But if I find a solution I will post it.

Any idea on this ?

 

Best regards,

 

Ric

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Permalink Reply by Hai Tran on March 2, 2011 at 3:40am

I'm thinking of gluing a small piece of rubber or plastic of the same diameter or slighter larger on top of the buttons.

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Permalink Reply by Hai Tran on March 2, 2011 at 5:08am

OK, I have a solution.  I have some rubber feet from a plastic hobby enclosure.  If I make the holes a little bigger I can super glue the rubber feet to the end of the buttons, it should make the buttons accessible.  Here is a photo with the feet sitting on top of the holes.

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Permalink Reply by Riccardo Kuebler on March 2, 2011 at 5:32am

Hi,

 

I had the idea to use some fuel silicon tube, but never did it.

 

Thank you for sharing your ideas. Please post results and pictures if you find a solution.

 

Best regards,

 

Ric

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Fernie on March 2, 2011 at 7:54pm

It can work with the standard buttons assuming your case material is not too thick.

1. You need to use only the pin headers (not the sockets) so that the processor board is permanently soldered to the LCD board. Put the cards as close together as you can get them without touching and put some form of insulating material between the cards so that they won't short. I had to trim the voltage regulator pins.

 

2. Cut the hole in the box and push the LCD in as far as it will go. I used some hot glue to hold it in place.

 

By doing this I have the buttons above the case by about 1mm - works well. This was with a standard Hammond box.

 

When I first built the Ardustation I had used both the pins and sockets to join the boards. It is possilble to remove the sockets - gently pry off the plastic casing then extract one of the metal sockets at a time. Clean out the holes and solder the two cards together using only the pins.

 

I had a tough time getting the hole for the LCD exactly the right size - it ended up a bit uneven around the edge. Once I did manage to fit and glue it I ran some masking tape on the case  about 3mm-4mm   away from the LCD. I then ran a bead of black silicon sealant around the edge filling in the gap and smoothed it out with my finger. I removed the tape before the  silicon set and that gave a nice finish.

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