Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
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By Tapuno Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:05 pm
Yes, the mobos seem to go out qute frequent on these things. Maybe you can troubleshoot it? if so and ur sucessful, i will pay you to refurb mine. Good ish man all around.
By envisionelec Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:17 am
Tapuno wrote:Yes, the mobos seem to go out qute frequent on these things. Maybe you can troubleshoot it? if so and ur sucessful, i will pay you to refurb mine. Good ish man all around.


I only have an MPC2000XL schematic, which is quite different from the MPC2000. We did some troubleshooting, but couldn't get very far. A replacement came today (Friday).

EDIT: MPC back in operation. VGA output vids on the way.
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By Life Absolute Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:58 am
I , as well as 50+ others check this thread every damn day! Can you please throw us a bone? Just want to know where you are at in the process. Could you post some pictures of the adjusted screens ( centered pixels or whatever) even if you have had no progress, just let us know you are still testing. Thank you very much.
By envisionelec Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:09 pm
Life Absolute wrote:I , as well as 50+ others check this thread every damn day! Can you please throw us a bone? Just want to know where you are at in the process. Could you post some pictures of the adjusted screens ( centered pixels or whatever) even if you have had no progress, just let us know you are still testing. Thank you very much.


Thank you for your interest! We've been very busy lately. The VGA controller was experiencing some communications issues. We rewrote the code and are waiting on a new PCB (pictured below) to come in so we can test it. Also, our LCD manufacturer is working on our new displays. That's about it. We won't have a new update until next week.

Sorry about the VGA display promise...it just wasn't working correctly (it was slow) and we didn't feel comfortable about putting out incomplete information.

As we draw closer to the release date, I am not going to post as much. It doesn't mean we are working any less on the project. It takes about 10 days to turn out a new PCB. An image of the CAD file of the PCB is shown below. The PCB is the same size as the final version, although this one is a "breadboard" that allows us to play with the display, talk to the VGA module and verify all operation. The final version won't have the contrast adjustment (MPC will control), nor all the large test points, the big ethernet jack or reset button.

Aaron

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By envisionelec Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:57 pm
Life Absolute wrote:???


We're still here. The boards came in a few days ago and we're testing the VGA adapter tomorrow.

Keep in mind that we have other projects that ask for our time, so we can't always update the forums quickly.
By concepts Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:59 pm
envisionelec wrote:Fantastic!

We got our production schedule in hand and underway. Still on track, though a big Asian trade show bumped us back about three weeks.... what are you gonna do? ;)



do you have an estimated date? thanks
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By Memes Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:01 am
I autoquote :

"There are still OEM MPC2000 screens available here in France. I found some on French Ebay ...
You 2000 owners aren't good "diggers" :lol: :lol:
By envisionelec Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:41 pm
Memes wrote:I autoquote :

"There are still OEM MPC2000 screens available here in France. I found some on French Ebay ...
You 2000 owners aren't good "diggers" :lol: :lol:


Wow - pricey!

And you have a "few" of them. We're building hundreds. :)
By envisionelec Sun Apr 17, 2011 11:55 pm
concepts wrote:do you have an estimated date? thanks


June 6th.

Sorry, our manufacturer is taking its time. :roll:

In the meantime, here's some pics from the lab, first the VGA in yellow, then in white.

But, we're not going to use it - why? It's too darn slow to update. We'll have a solution later - for now we're focusing on getting these displays done!!

For grins, I'm uploading a video to watch how bad the refresh rate on the VGA adapter is. It's a fail in my book - unsellable and useless. Back to the drawing board on that one...with a different chipset on a parallel bus. Ah well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_8Dx5sUXy0

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By envisionelec Thu May 12, 2011 8:37 pm
mr_debauch wrote:so are we on schedule for next month?


Yes. I approved the final drawing. The samples arrive in four weeks. Production parts available from mpcstuff.com 5-6 weeks later.

So, about 6 weeks off expectations - not too bad.