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Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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It's not a retro radio, is it, but if you need one, you'll have it, see here: #114796-- ;-)
Gyula HA3HZ
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I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think...
On Dec 27, 2024, at 11:59 AM, Retroradio via groups.io <rockabillyguy13@...> wrote:
Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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 Ken
On Dec 27, 2024, at 12:16, Ken N2VIP <ken@...> wrote:
I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think... Ken, N2VIP On Dec 27, 2024, at 11:59 AM, Retroradio via groups.io <rockabillyguy13@...> wrote:
Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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Ken,
Are these the 3.5mm jacks which you meant? I hope we will get some clarification about their role from VU2ESE.
73
Jon, VU2JO
I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think... Ken, N2VIP Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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Ashhar has already provided a schematic. If you look closely at the very first frame, you’ll see three jacks in the schematic and exactly what they do: mic key earphone .
Gordon kx4z
On Dec 27, 2024, at 19:24, Jon via groups.io <vu2jo0@...> wrote:
Ken,
Are these the 3.5mm jacks which you meant? I hope we will get some clarification about their role from VU2ESE.
73
Jon, VU2JO I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think... Ken, N2VIP Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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Thank you Gordon for reposting this schematic. Either I missed the schematic or I joined the group later!
73 Jon, VU2JO
Ashhar has already provided a schematic. If you look closely at the very first frame, you’ll see three jacks in the schematic and exactly what they do: mic key earphone .
Gordon kx4z
Ken,
Are these the 3.5mm jacks which you meant? I hope we will get some clarification about their role from VU2ESE.
73
Jon, VU2JO I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think... Ken, N2VIP Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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Yes, there are three jacks: cw key, earphones and mic. Just like the sbitx. It is a mini me of the sbitx.
Thank you Gordon for reposting this schematic. Either I missed the schematic or I joined the group later!
73 Jon, VU2JO
Ashhar has already provided a schematic. If you look closely at the very first frame, you’ll see three jacks in the schematic and exactly what they do: mic key earphone .
Gordon kx4z
Ken,
Are these the 3.5mm jacks which you meant? I hope we will get some clarification about their role from VU2ESE.
73
Jon, VU2JO I see 3x 3.5mm jacks along the back of the board, safe to assume mic, key, and speaker, I think... Ken, N2VIP Same as the title….
Does the zbitx have an external microphone and CW key jack?
thanks
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Judging by the comments, I have to say that they are not reading carefully.
In the 2nd message of the topic, I marked the message whose content tells the answer.
Yes, you need to read the topic and not a series of messages in chronological order.
You need to learn to read well and read the useful information, then there will be no unnecessary message exchange.
I wish you a fruitful New Year! (because it probably won't be happier)
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Gyula HA3HZ
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The "zBITX" schematic tossed me off at first. It is labeled
sBITx 2024-4-17
and I was also looking for the mentioned Pico, which isn't there, so I thought, it was a an old schematic for the very similar sBITX.
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73
Bob KD8CGH
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The pico is on a separate pcb. We are tweaking that still...
The "zBITX" schematic tossed me off at first. It is labeled
sBITx 2024-4-17
and I was also looking for the mentioned Pico, which isn't there, so I thought, it was a an old schematic for the very similar sBITX.
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73
Bob KD8CGH
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When Ashhar presented it, he listed several caveats and items that were presented inaccurately You can find his original missive to find those. Gordon Gibby KX4Z
The "zBITX" schematic tossed me off at first. It is labeled
sBITx 2024-4-17
and I was also looking for the mentioned Pico, which isn't there, so I thought, it was a an old schematic for the very similar sBITX.
--
73
Bob KD8CGH
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On the same lines, is there a usb port? I presume there is. In the description it says that you can add an external monitor so we know there is a hdmi port, I would presume.
Robert
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It seems the usb ports are accessible, there is a warning to not try and power the radio thru the usb ports.
On Dec 28, 2024, at 11:30, Robert AG6LK via groups.io <amrmedic@...> wrote:
On the same lines, is there a usb port? I presume there is. In the description it says that you can add an external monitor so we know there is a hdmi port, I would presume.
Robert
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Is the USB port meant to be for data alone? With the USB-C PD ( https://youtu.be/ZGinqKQfj6A), powering through USB would have been a good idea. One will have many options like power banks and chargers already at home.
73 Jon, VU2JO
It seems the usb ports are accessible, there is a warning to not try and power the radio thru the usb ports. Ken, N2VIP On the same lines, is there a usb port? I presume there is. In the description it says that you can add an external monitor so we know there is a hdmi port, I would presume.
Robert
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The USB connections the zBitx has are incidental to the Pi Zero, so they are not USB-C PD compliant.
USB-C PD would have required Farhan to design the circuit and add it to the main board, and as we will recall, the goal of the zBitx was simplicity.
On Dec 28, 2024, at 19:54, Jon via groups.io <vu2jo0@...> wrote:
Is the USB port meant to be for data alone? With the USB-C PD ( https://youtu.be/ZGinqKQfj6A), powering through USB would have been a good idea. One will have many options like power banks and chargers already at home.
73 Jon, VU2JO It seems the usb ports are accessible, there is a warning to not try and power the radio thru the usb ports. Ken, N2VIP On the same lines, is there a usb port? I presume there is. In the description it says that you can add an external monitor so we know there is a hdmi port, I would presume.
Robert
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Thank you
Ken for the quick clarification.
73 Jon, VU2JO
The USB connections the zBitx has are incidental to the Pi Zero, so they are not USB-C PD compliant.
USB-C PD would have required Farhan to design the circuit and add it to the main board, and as we will recall, the goal of the zBitx was simplicity. Ken, N2VIP Is the USB port meant to be for data alone? With the USB-C PD ( https://youtu.be/ZGinqKQfj6A), powering through USB would have been a good idea. One will have many options like power banks and chargers already at home.
73 Jon, VU2JO It seems the usb ports are accessible, there is a warning to not try and power the radio thru the usb ports. Ken, N2VIP On the same lines, is there a usb port? I presume there is. In the description it says that you can add an external monitor so we know there is a hdmi port, I would presume.
Robert
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Hi...
Can you please tell me if the Zbitx uses the Pi Zero W or 2W?
If the W, then could I replace it with the more modern 2W, if the
2W is pin and functionality [backward]upgradable.
Thank you,
Don in Austin.
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On 12/28/2024 7:06 PM, Ken N2VIP wrote:
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The USB connections the
zBitx has are incidental to the Pi Zero, so they are not
USB-C PD compliant.
USB-C PD would
have required Farhan to design the circuit and add it to
the main board, and as we will recall, the goal of the
zBitx was simplicity.
Ken,
N2VIP
On Dec 28, 2024, at 19:54, Jon via
groups.io <vu2jo0@...> wrote:
Is
the USB port meant to be for data alone? With the
USB-C PD (https://youtu.be/ZGinqKQfj6A),
powering through USB would have been a good idea.
One will have many options like power banks and
chargers already at home.
73
Jon, VU2JO
It seems the usb ports are
accessible, there is a warning to not try and
power the radio thru the usb ports.
Ken, N2VIP
On
the same lines, is there a usb port? I
presume there is. In the description
it says that you can add an external
monitor so we know there is a hdmi
port, I would presume.
Robert
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Hi Don, they tell you on their webpage what it’s using
On Dec 29, 2024, at 08:53, Don Lewis via groups.io <dlewis6767@...> wrote:
Hi...
Can you please tell me if the Zbitx uses the Pi Zero W or 2W?
If the W, then could I replace it with the more modern 2W, if the
2W is pin and functionality [backward]upgradable.
Thank you,
Don in Austin.
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On 12/28/2024 7:06 PM, Ken N2VIP wrote:
The USB connections the
zBitx has are incidental to the Pi Zero, so they are not
USB-C PD compliant.
USB-C PD would
have required Farhan to design the circuit and add it to
the main board, and as we will recall, the goal of the
zBitx was simplicity.
Ken,
N2VIP
On Dec 28, 2024, at 19:54, Jon via
groups.io <vu2jo0@...> wrote:
Is
the USB port meant to be for data alone? With the
USB-C PD (https://youtu.be/ZGinqKQfj6A),
powering through USB would have been a good idea.
One will have many options like power banks and
chargers already at home.
73
Jon, VU2JO
It seems the usb ports are
accessible, there is a warning to not try and
power the radio thru the usb ports.
Ken, N2VIP
On
the same lines, is there a usb port? I
presume there is. In the description
it says that you can add an external
monitor so we know there is a hdmi
port, I would presume.
Robert
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Hi Don,
They don't tell you everything on their web site. The main radio board uses a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, and the display board uses a Raspberry Pi Pico.
Joel
N6ALT
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HA3HZ
Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
Joel Caulkins/N6ALT