OK, the temp Job is a little hectic if not energy draining. When I come back home, I just want to lie on the bed (forever). But I still want to continue with this Project as long as I financially can. And so, let me show you the Front Array design.
Mr. Duchette originally designed this board and I took the data from his Gerber files and re-designed it a little. So far, the component positions remained just like in the original design and I modified the circuit a little. I have some difficulty soldering SMD components over vias which can cause some shorting.
I have also added in a selector switch just like the Top Panel PCB. Now, you can choose to give the clock pulses from either the upper scanning array or from the bottom. From there, you can then pass the signal to the Top Panel PCB. In reality, all this is not necessary but hey, I want mine to be configurable. Also, there are two variable resistors so you can select the sequencing speed. Who knows, one day, if a show needs a Tricorder to be opened and ‘re-calibrated’, the switches are there. So you can tinker with the TR-595E all you want because that Tricorder is yours and unique.
Once again, the boards are to be made in 0.8mm thick and finished in black. It will be another few weeks before I get the boards from JLCPCB and test them.
