GMAprogrammer: MA4PC a Midi Lighting Controller

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Layout


Here i have just laid out the button PCBs on my working Table

Carboard Hold Pannel


This Prototype of the Hold Pannel ist made out of 2mm Cardboard. I made it to check my CAD drwaings from the Computer

MA4PC Logo


This is the Logo for my Project it will be prited on the upper Frontpannel next to the Screens. It was designed by my aunt in law :slight_smile: she ist illustrator and grafic designer

BCF2000 x2 + Elo Touchscreen 17"


The very first version of my own lightdesk. More a bulk of different devices :smiley:

Cabeling the single PCBs together


For the Cabeling i use colorcoded Cables. And i used some special Plugs from Reichelt to get every single PCB removal :slight_smile:

First selfmade PCB


This is my first version. This PCBs ive made on my own in my celler … but i didnt turned out that well

Cardboard Prototype


Here i made the Frontpannel out of 2mm Cardboard for Prototyping purposes

Midibox Components


This are the first Midiboxcomponents finished: LP17 Core + 3x DIN

Holpannel for the Midibox Components


the holdpannel for the midibox Components :slight_smile: i made it on my own a lot of alu to file :smiley:

LEDs Working


Here i got the LEds to work with the MIO128 application an a little test Program Chris wrote me :slight_smile: Many thanks to him BTW! Without him this Projekt would not be existing!

Buttons and Faders


Here i laid out the Buttons+ the Faders on our kitchen Table… Mum was not that Happy :smiley:

Testing/Troubleshooting


Heere i used my Netbook to troubleshoot the Matrix wiring of the Buttons

More cabeling

Motorfader PCB just for wiring purposes


This is a small PCB i designed for the Motorfaders to provie me GND and VSS for each fader its just for better wiring not for stability

MA4PC


Here ive just added the Frontpanel and the Screenpannel for my Birthday Party :smiley: so my friends can have a look on what ive building on for the past Year.

MA4PC Drawing


this is the 3d Model of my Project. Exported from Autodesk Inventor which i used to plan and desg the whole Casing

DIY GrandMA


This ist the Current Version of my lighting desk using 2x 12" Elo Touchscrens, 2x BCF200, a Novation Launchpad, 4x Griffin Powermate and a ripped apart Laptop build together in a CAse

MA4PC Ready for Show


In the last few days i made some major progress in my Project. Now its nearly finished to Light up the firt Show !

MA4PC Bugs over Bugs


The last few days where very frustrating cause of many bugs that apeared during the assembling of the lighting desk. Thanks again to TK who gave me the Input which helped me to overcome this issues. Some of them are still there but they will be solved after i put it through some Testgigs. For Backup there will be always another Lightingdesk connected in a Fulltracking Session next to my MA4PC.

MA4PC in my Linvingroom

Nice Photo Made by a good Friend of mine

Back Panels

There i finished it :slight_smile: was a great feeling

More nice Photos

Guess what these 3 Dots are for?

Re: MA4PC

LOVELY PIECE OF WORK!! :smiley:

Re: MA4PC

Thanks, When you say this nw ait until its finished :slight_smile:

Re: MA4PC

absolutely hot!

Re: MA4PC

You are my HERO! :smiley:

Re: MA4PC Bugs over Bugs

Very nice job! :smiley:

Re: MA4PC Ready for Show

WOW!

it looks really nice!!!

Re: Carboard Hold Pannel

Wow! You have really inspired me! Could you email me how you got the faders and executors? Im currently trying to build a custom console! My email : lighting15@hotmail.co.uk

Re: There i finished it :slight_smile: was a great feeling

Awesome job! :slight_smile:

Re: DIY GrandMA

Can you give me some tips on how to get a launchpad to work with lights? What software you were using, how you’ve connected it etc. By the way this is really cool!