Unoffical empeg BBS

Quick Links: Empeg FAQ | RioCar.Org | Hijack | BigDisk Builder | jEmplode | emphatic
Repairs: Repairs

Topic Options
#8755 - 01/06/2000 00:56 the buttons
Liufeng
member

Registered: 14/09/1999
Posts: 149
Loc: Alaska
I just finished browsing the new empeg site, very nice job.
I noticed one picture of the rear of the face plate and it looks like the four buttons are back lit. I like that idea if its true. It helps on dark nights.

Reg_2845 Serial #00173
_________________________
Reg #2845: Mark 1 #00173, Mark 2 #119, Mark 2a

Top
#8756 - 01/06/2000 05:00 Re: the buttons [Re: Liufeng]
Dignan
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/03/2000
Posts: 12338
Loc: Sterling, VA
I don't think they are

_________________________
Matt

Top
#8757 - 01/06/2000 06:29 Re: the buttons [Re: Liufeng]
dionysus
veteran

Registered: 16/06/1999
Posts: 1222
Loc: San Francisco, CA
In reply to:

I noticed one picture of the rear of the face plate and it looks like the four buttons are back lit


That's the same impression that I got... Empeg?
-mark

...proud to have one of the first Mark I units

_________________________
http://mvgals.net - clublife, revisited.

Top
#8758 - 01/06/2000 06:35 Re: the buttons [Re: dionysus]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
The picture does show backlit buttons. However, whilst the hardware supports this, doing it would have required that (a) the buttons were made transparent, and (b) that we used white LEDs to ensure that whatever screen colour you had, the buttons lit up in the correct way. We were also worried about it looking strange as the rotary control wouldn't light up.

Still, the hardware support is in there (and they can be turned on/off/dimmed by sending commands to the display board)...

Hugo



Top
#8759 - 01/06/2000 07:42 Re: the buttons [Re: altman]
muzza
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 21/07/1999
Posts: 1765
Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...
is the lighting control global to the cluster or can lighting commands be sent to individual buttons?
This would give some extra cool factor to the visuals!!

____________________________
Murray
_________________________
-- Murray I What part of 'no' don't you understand? Is it the 'N', or the 'Zero'?

Top
#8760 - 01/06/2000 09:08 Re: the buttons [Re: muzza]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
Sorry, no. Not enough pins on the PIC :)

Hugo



Top