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Those OLED stop labels ...

PostSun Feb 28, 2021 11:03 am

Good afternoon all!

I hope that Brett & Martin will not mind me posting this notice, but I am confident that it will be of interest to many Hauptwerk users.

There has been a lot of interest in the OLED Stop Labels which were shown on the photographsof my OPUS II organ on some previous posts. I agreed to release details of how this was done. I am pleased to say that there now exists a "Project Book" entitled "Electronic Stop Labelling for Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organs" and the booklet is available from me now.

Here is the front cover:
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The booklet, in printed form only, describes how to mount up to 60 OLEDs (up to 120 on two Stop Jambs), and connect them to an Arduino Due, such that they can be incorporated into Stop Jambs with round or rectangular illuminated buttons of standard size.

To accompany this booklet, I have also made available one version of my Stop Labelling Software (known as "kasLABSv1.4x" either installed by me on your own Arduino Dues or on Dues which I can supply. This version uses OLED type SSD1306 - a Booklet and Software version for a different OLED may be released later.

Those who might be interested should contact me via the email address which is visible on the Cover Page (not by the messaging system please!).

Many thanks indeed ...

Kenneth Spencer
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Re: Those OLED stop labels ...

PostMon Mar 01, 2021 10:23 am

I have been kicking around this same idea for several years, in a different format.

On a typical drawknob console, there's no room for any type of labelling. I was thinking about using round eink screens on the drawknob faces. But I can't find any round screens, and each one would need to be on a circuit board with a small battery and wifi or bluetooth radio as there would not be any practical way to direct wire them.

These types of devices already exist for shelf tags in department stores, etc. but I've never been able to find something small and round that would fit on the face of a drawknob.
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Re: Those OLED stop labels ...

PostMon Mar 01, 2021 1:11 pm

You could probably get wires to a device placed on the end of a drawer knob, by drilling vertically through the drawer knob and stem, subject to the materials & design of the knob. I'm not sure, however what the effect of the repeated pressing would be!
I experimented with e-paper displays. They do have low current requirements (in fact nil once thye data have been sent) but they are abit slow to display - I wasn't able to try 120 (the number of OLEDs in the first of my designs) but I suspect the delay would be noticeable.
If you have, and use, a number of sample sets, electronic labels, probably of any type, really are a boon, though.

Best wishes

Kenneth Spencer
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