Building a Zynthian Box using an official Kit - Revision history

Jawn: /* Clonic TouchScreen */

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Clonic TouchScreen

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Zynthian Software

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Zynthian Box

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Secure the Controllers

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Zynthian Software

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Zynthian Software

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Zynthian Software

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Bill of Materials

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Introduction

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Introduction

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 [[File:Clonic_pitft_tweaked_connectors.jpg|600px]]
-Frequently, clonic PiTFT touchscreens have 4 switches welded on it. These switches can be annoying when holding the display to the case. If the switches remain pressed after mounting, then it will cause problems as are connected to the GPIO and will conflict with the controller modules. The switches are easily pulled out by slighty turning each switch parallely to the board with a plier.
+Frequently, clonic PiTFT touchscreens have 4 switches welded on it. These switches can be annoying when holding the display to the case. If the switches remain pressed after mounting, then it will cause problems as they are connected to the GPIO and will conflict with the controller modules. The switches are easily pulled out by slighty turning each switch parallely to the board with a plier.
 [[File:Pitft_clonic_touchscreen_switches.jpg|600px]]

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 The easiest way of getting the software is downloading the last ''official'' SD image from here:
-  '''[http://zynthian.org/download/zynthian_gorgona_omega_rbpi3_kitv1-2018-04-03.zip.torrent Download Zynthian "Gorgona Omega" SD-image, configured for Kits v1]'''
+  '''[https://os.zynthian.org/zynthianos-last-stable.zip Download Last Stable ZynthianOS SD-image ]'''
 It's a 8GB compressed image file (plenty of soundfonts) compiled for Raspberry Pi 3. (Please, keep feeding the torrent after downloading!)

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 This is a sketch with the main blocks of the ''official'' Zynthian Box:
-[[File:Zynthian_hardware_scheme.png|600px]]
+[[File:Zynthian_hardware_scheme.png|800px]]
 In the project's repositories you will find all the electric schemes, PCB specifications, Herber files, etc. to build your own Zynthian Box from scratch:

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		+	===Insert the knobs===
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		+	You should insert the knobs into the encoders before closing the case. This will avoid forcing the encoders too much as otherwise, you could break them. Follow these simple steps and you wouldn't have any problem:
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		+	* moisten with water or saliva the encoder stem and the knob hole
		+	* press the encoder PCB with the finger from the rear side while pushing the knob from the front side until is completely inserted

	===Stick the rubber feet===		===Stick the rubber feet===

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 The easiest way of getting the software is downloading the last ''official'' SD image from here:
-  '''[http://zynthian.org/download/zynthian_gorgona_omega_rbpi3_kitv1-2016-04-03.zip.torrent Download Zynthian "Gorgona Omega" SD-image, configured for Kits v1]'''
+  '''[http://zynthian.org/download/zynthian_gorgona_omega_rbpi3_kitv1-2018-04-03.zip.torrent Download Zynthian "Gorgona Omega" SD-image, configured for Kits v1]'''
 It's a 8GB compressed image file (plenty of soundfonts) compiled for Raspberry Pi 3. (Please, keep feeding the torrent after downloading!)

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 The easiest way of getting the software is downloading the last ''official'' SD image from here:
-  '''[http://blog.zynthian.org/download/zynthian_gorgona_next_rbpi3_pitft28-2017-11-14.img.torrent Download Zynthian "Gorgona Next" SD-image, configured for Kits v1]'''
+  '''[http://zynthian.org/download/zynthian_gorgona_omega_rbpi3_kitv1-2016-03-27.zip Download Zynthian "Gorgona Omega" SD-image, configured for Kits v1]'''
-It's a 11GB image file (plenty of soundfonts) compiled for RBPi3.
+It's a 8GB compressed image file (plenty of soundfonts) compiled for Raspberry Pi 3.
-If you prefer a smaller image (Gorgonilla) or need support for RBPi2, then you can download the older Gorgona image:
+These SD card images include all the Zynthian software, properly configured for working with the official kits. Completely ready to use. Plug and play!
- '''[https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/merry-zynthians-and-happy-new-sd-image/314 Download Zynthian "Gorgona" SD-image]'''
+After downloading the SD-image, you have to write it to a SDcard. You need a SD card with a minimum size of 16GB, although you can use a bigger one if you want.
 Use Etcher https://etcher.io/ (free software works on Mac, Windows or Linux) to flash the image onto the SDcard.

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 =Bill of Materials=
-* Zynthian Basic Kit (custom PCBs, electronic parts, wiring and knobs) See: [https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/zynthian-kits/150/17 Getting a Zynthian Kit]
+* Zynthian Basic Kit (custom PCBs, electronic parts, wiring and knobs). Visit the [http://shop.zynthian.org Zynthian Shop]
-* Case kit, with nuts, bolts and case connectors. See: [https://discourse.zynthian.org/t/zynthian-kits/150/17 Getting a Zynthian Kit]
+* Case kit, with nuts, bolts and case connectors. Visit the [http://shop.zynthian.org Zynthian Shop]
 * Raspberry Pi 3 (or Raspberry Pi 2)
 * [https://www.hifiberry.com/products/dacplus HifiBerry DAC+]

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 This tutorial is mainly intended for those who are building a Zynthian Box using one of the ''official'' kits, that i offer here:
-  [http://shop.zynthian.org Getting a Zynthian Kit]
+  [http://shop.zynthian.org Zynthian Shop]
 Specifically, the instructions are for the assembly of kits v1 (version 1), those using the 2in1 circuit and the PiTFT 2.8' display. If you have a newer kit v2, based in the All-In-One circuit and the PiScreen 3.5' display, you better should read [[Building a Zynthian Box using an official Kit v2 | this updated tutorial]].