So what does PA6 stand for again??
No not really- just making my point. A parting shot as I give up after unsuccessfully attempting to influence what obviously is already a perfect design. How could there possibly be ANY way to improve perfection. I just need to stop trying and just use them as intended. No need to try to improve confusing dispalys, or fix documentation that is incomplete and inaccurate, or to try to make it easier for the next guy to get over the steep learning curves because how could any of those sorts of issues exist. Just saying. Don't get me wrong I love the designs, really appreciate the hard work involved in making them avaialble- so much so I was offering my help. But I guess if you are not in the "inner circle" then don't even attempt to make suggestions because how could someone with over 30 years experience in the electronics and computer industries across a wide variety of product offerings and disciplines (including tech doc and customer support) possibly know anything about improving a product or increasing "user friendliness".
And yes I *AM* having a bad day.... <md.. been working late working on Aethers and not getting enough sleep... and can't type...
I neither believe the design is perfect nor do I believe it can not be improved...
rogerwh,
Good advice. I agree- this stuff and site is RJ's ONLY. RJ is good, really good and generous. Unbelievably so to share these wonderful creations. I would not be able to do what I hope to do without his hard work and the work of his hand picked volunteers (the inner circle). I do appreciate their efforts - really I do. This stuff is FANTASTIC. This stuff is so great that I want to help.
I think my response to this thread is build up of frustration over a challenging Aether build (not helped by a lack of written instructions and some "interesting" design decisions) and a number of posts that all seem to get "blown off" without due consideration. I should not have responded with sarcasm and insults but I was a bit "put off" by a lack of consideration to the efforts I was putting into the suggestions.
In this case, RJ himself calls out the program display in the LE build video when the unit is powered up and has to explain why it says PA6 for program. That got me thinking, and from experience I knew there was a different way to represent letters in a more "standard" way to attempt to avoid confusion. I figured I could put the time into it instead of busy RJ so I researched it, took the time to document it carefully and instead of "That is an interesting idea, I might consider it for a future firmware rev" (which would be ok and showed it was considered- I was NOT expecting it to change immediately), I got the "it is fine the way it is" answer.
Here is another example: on the Aether, I made a mistake from RJ's design and accidentally put the fuse holders on TOP of the board. Realizing I made a mistake and not wanting to destroy the board trying to remove them, I looked at the situation and tried to make the best I could out of the situation. I figured out a way to make the board SAFER and more convienient rather than hiding the fuse behind the board. The way I worked out eliminates contact points at the back of the fuse to high voltage and adds a block to getting to the bolys used to connect the line voltage. I posted to ASK if there was a specific reason the fuse was on the back that I did not understand (temp issues, fuse blocks light, ??) but instead of considering the question and understanding the change, I was told it was dangerous and "rash" where as if understood, one would see it it the opposite. Ah well.
Sorry I questioned you RJ- please keep up the good work. I hope you will allow me to continue to use your stuff.
Kirk
Hey Kirk.... For some reason the episode title "I MUDD" comes to mind. Not the episode just the title.
Sorry, I could not resist....... <la..
TREKSTER
"I, Mudd" is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series first broadcast November 3, 1967
Sometimes posts of a type written nature can be cold. What I mean is, it's human nature when in a conversation with someone and you can't hear their voice inflection or see their expressions, people tend to read the post and think the worst.