Where is that picture of mike’s banktick pcb schematic? I ordered one and remember seeing the diagram somewhere.
Thanks!
I just got my bankstick pcbs from mike and I had a question. One side has the copper tracings and the other side is just plain bread board. My question is do the banksticks get placed on the bread board side ,then I flip the board over and solder the pins on the copper side correct? There is no nice legend like on smash’s boards. I would hate to solder the banksticks on the wrong way. I don’t need any dil sockets to mount the banksticks to the pcb right? Sorry that these are very simple questions which I should know by now but smash has spoiled me. ;D Also what are the pins to the right with the red line going down used for?
I just got my bankstick pcbs from mike and I had a question. One side has the copper tracings and the other side is just plain bread board. My question is do the banksticks get placed on the bread board side ,then I flip the board over and solder the pins on the copper side correct? There is no nice legend like on smash’s boards. I would hate to solder the banksticks on the wrong way. I don’t need any dil sockets to mount the banksticks to the pcb right? Sorry that these are very simple questions which I should know by now but smash has spoiled me. ;D Also what are the pins to the right with the red line going down used for?
What you have is a single-layer board. Parts go on the plain side (see the pictures for the correct alignment). About sockets, YES. Use sockets. The red line probably indicates where a jumper wire needs to be soldered. Again, check carefully.
Thanks for the reply. So I guess banksticks can be mounted on 8 pin Dual sockets? Banksticks seem so small is there a special type of socket? Has any one ordered these before. I asked mike if I need anything else when I ordered but never got a reply. Mike Help me out! 
If I don’t use sockets can I damage the bankstick when soldering?
If I don’t use sockets can I damage the bankstick when soldering?
Yes, these chips are heat-sensitive. Get normal 8-pin sockets, they’re just a few cents each.
They are quite common, plain 8-pin IC sockets like the one for the optocuppler on the Core:
eg at Reichelt:
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GS8 for 0,03 EUR (!)
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GS8P (golden contacts) for 0,10 EUR
Best,
Michael
hi all
i also received a bankstick PCB from Mike.
and of course i have a question.
my banksticks are all soldered in like shown here: (with sockets 
)
http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9981.0;attach=1636
my question is regarding the pins:
is the position of the pins the same like here?:
http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp_bankstick.html
and is it still necessary to add the jumper-wire.
i watched the copper traces for about a hour to find out about the pinning but ???
is it possible to find out the pinning by using a multimeter?
thank you all
btw. i also received my displays last week…switched on…aaaand
its alive and says hello (READY) ;D feels good
my banksticks are all soldered in like shown here: (with sockets
http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9981.0;attach=1636
my question is regarding the pins:
is the position of the pins the same like here?:
Yes, it is the same circuit.
and is it still necessary to add the jumper-wire.
Yes, it is necessary to bring Vcc to IC5-IC8.
i watched the copper traces for about a hour to find out about the pinning but ???
I can’t fully understand your question. Anyway, try to imagine each chip rotated by 180 degrees. The “pin 1 marker”, located in the ICs’ upper side in the schematic and in their lower side in the board, says that.
is it possible to find out the pinning by using a multimeter?
Why not?
Best regards, RAZ
hey
thank you for the reply.
i figured it out by changin the pins while mios was runnig.. :
cant wait to get my frontpanel..
thanks
rbv2