the core kit of
components which are
described below.
Prices were correct
at the time of writing, but you are advised to check prices
before confirming your order.
1.1
Stop Plates
These are
available in quality beech ply, and black acrylic, which is
a little more expensive.
One
plate is
required per stop jamb. They are of high quality, and
professionally cut by laser, and supports up to 70 stops per
jamb.
Prices
are: Acrylic: £85 each; Beech Ply: £75 each, + P&P.
The plates have circular apertures for fitting the
illuminated stop switches (or solenoid drawstops), and
rectangular for the display
of the OLED labels,
Scroll down to see the images of he two plates: on the left is shown the
acrylic plate, fitted with the OLED displays and illuminated stop switches. On
the right is shown the beech ply version, with just two illuminated stop
switches in place.
On the right is shown the beech ply version, with just two
illuminated stop switches in place.
(Scroll down for details of the printed circuit boards).

1.3 The Arduino
Due(s) and kasLABS software
The
labelling system is driven by an Arduino Due microcomputer,
under the control of purpose-designed software,
kasLABS v3.x. The Arduino connects to the
three PCBs via special cables, which you makeup as part pf
the project, using 40-way DIL IDC connectors and 40-way
ribbon cable. The cables are all illustrated and described
very clearly in the Core Kit Construction Manual.
The
image below illustrates the connections between the Arduino
Due and the three PCBs. Other pictures in the Core Kit
Construction Manual provide further clarification, as do
also the online YouTube videos.

You will need two Arduino Dues, each with the software
installed, if you build two stop jambs. You may also send in
your own Arduino
Due(s) and have the soiftare installed
for a small additional charge. The Dues are supplied with
USB Device Names to identify which Due should be in your
left jamb, and which in your right. Therefore, if you are
ordering only one Arduino Due, please indicate whether you
are building a left or a rignt jamb. This will ensure that
your stop label text is formatted and justified to best suit
the position of your stop
jamb(s).
Prices are:
per single
Arduino Due including kasLABs
software installed and tested £70 + P&P.
per
single
copy of kasLABS software
installed into your own Arduino Due and tested £35 +P&P.
(Please note: to have your own Arduino Due loaded with the
software, you must provide return postage included with your
P&P).

Adding the
Illuminated Stop Switches
If you do not already
have stop jambs with suitable illuminated stop switches (or
solenoid driven drawstops), you will have to install 60
on
each stop plate.
For the
Illuminated Stop Switches, you will need to
source and purchase:
- 60x 1.3" round illuminated switches for 60 stops;
- 240x spade connectors 120 red, 120 blue for 60 stops;
- connectors for your chosen encoder & decoder (eg 6
20-way ribbon cables, each with 20-way (DIL 2 x 10)
IDC plugs at the ESL
PCB end, and sockets appropriate to your Encoder/Decoder at
the En/De/coder end;
- 1 x 64-port MIDI encoder;
-
1 x 64-port MIDI decoder;
-
1 x 5v PSU, 1 x 9-12v PSU, 1 x USB cable (micro-B to
B-plug);
- a good supply of
0.05" 40-way ribbon cable and 3mm heat shrink tubing.
Each switch will have to be wired to an input of a
60-way MIDI Encoder: a suitable scheme is described in
detail, including connectors and ribbon cable between the
switches and the Encoder.
The LED in each switch body
must be wired to an output of a 60-way MIDI Decoder: s
suitable scheme is described for this too, along with
a
ribbon cable for the connections between each LED and the
Decoder.
The PSU will connect to the commoned +ve or -ve
terminals (according to whether you have a "Common +ve" or
"Common -ve" Decoder) of the LEDs, whilst their other
terminal connects to the Decoder outputs. The cables &
connectors for connecting the switches & LEDs are stated as
the third item in the list immediately above. The Core
Kit Component Manual will help with all that too.
The Core Kit Construction Manual explains
exactly how to do all of the above, and how to integrate the
switches with the PCBs.
Further help is available in a
series of 5 YouTube videos, here:
Electronic Stop Labels for Hauptwerk