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[[File:Voltmeter.png|thumb|Illustration of the display, showing the value <code>0.314</code>]]
 
[[File:Voltmeter.png|thumb|Illustration of the display, showing the value <code>0.314</code>]]
  
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A digital '''panel meter''' is part of [[The Analog Thing]]. The display is located in the lower right on the upper board and is thus a central part of the front panel.
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The '''panel meter''' is the LCD display unit located in the lower right on the upper PCB.
  
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
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The panel meter is an instrument which is used as voltmeter (albeit with respect to the machine unit [[Machine Units]] of +10 V, so +10 V are displayed as 1.000). Depending on the mode switch [[Modes|mode setting (operation mode)]] setting, different things are displayed.
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Depending on the position of the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob, the '''panel meter''' is used to monitor either values or OP-TIMEs (operation times):
  
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* In mode COEFF the coefficients can be setup on the eight manual coefficient potentiometers. Using the  COEFFICIENT switch the potentiometer to be set is selected.
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=== Monitoring Values ===
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* In mode REP or REPF the current OP TIME value is shown. It can be changed using the OP-TIME potentiometer. In all other positions except OFF the voltmeter shows the value present at the jack U on the front panel.
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With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>COEFF</code>, <code>MINION</code>, <code>IC</code>, <code>OP</code> or <code>HALT</code> positions, the panel meter displays values numerically in the unit range -1 to 1.
  
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== Technical details ==
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* With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>COEFF</code> position, the panel meter displays the output value of the <code>COEFF</code> potentiometer selected using the <code>COEFFICIENT SELECTOR</code>. This allows setting the values of coefficient potentiometers to their desired values.
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* With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>MINION</code>, <code>IC</code>, <code>OP</code> or <code>HALT</code> positions, the panel meter displays the value patched into the <code>U</code> socket in the <code>OUTPUT JACKS</code> section. This allows monitoring the values of arbitrary positions on the patch panel.
  
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* This digital readout display is a <code>PM438</code> [https://www.ett-online.de/Werkstatt/Messwerkzeug/Sonstige-Messgeraete/Panel-Meter-PM-438-digital-mit-3-5-stellige-LC-Anzeige.html][https://www.jameco.com/Jameco/Products/ProdDS/108388.pdf].
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* The instrument indicates negative values with a preceding minus sign.
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=== Monitoring OP-TIMEs ===
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* A leading zero left to the decimal point is automatically suppressed.
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With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>REP</code> or <code>REPF</code> positions, the panel meter displays the current <code>OP TIME</code>, which can be changed by turning the <code>OP-TIME POTENTIOMETER</code>.
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* With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>REP</code> position (i.e., in repeat mode), the <code>OP TIME</code> is shown in the 0 to 10 second range.
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* With the <code>MODE SELECTOR</code> knob in the <code>REPF</code> position (i.e., in repeat fast mode), the <code>OP TIME</code> is shown in the 0 to 100 millisecond range.
  
 
[[Category:Components of The Analog Thing]]
 
[[Category:Components of The Analog Thing]]

Latest revision as of 13:31, 12 September 2021

Illustration of the display, showing the value 0.314

The panel meter is the LCD display unit located in the lower right on the upper PCB.

Usage

Depending on the position of the MODE SELECTOR knob, the panel meter is used to monitor either values or OP-TIMEs (operation times):

Monitoring Values

With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the COEFF, MINION, IC, OP or HALT positions, the panel meter displays values numerically in the unit range -1 to 1.

  • With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the COEFF position, the panel meter displays the output value of the COEFF potentiometer selected using the COEFFICIENT SELECTOR. This allows setting the values of coefficient potentiometers to their desired values.
  • With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the MINION, IC, OP or HALT positions, the panel meter displays the value patched into the U socket in the OUTPUT JACKS section. This allows monitoring the values of arbitrary positions on the patch panel.


Monitoring OP-TIMEs

With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the REP or REPF positions, the panel meter displays the current OP TIME, which can be changed by turning the OP-TIME POTENTIOMETER.

  • With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the REP position (i.e., in repeat mode), the OP TIME is shown in the 0 to 10 second range.
  • With the MODE SELECTOR knob in the REPF position (i.e., in repeat fast mode), the OP TIME is shown in the 0 to 100 millisecond range.
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