VU2SPF and Joe VE1BWV have released the latest version of their TFT Colour Touch Control.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Low cost, standard easy to get parts, Colour, Touch Control and any combination of Touch Control or physical buttons.
TFT (Touch) Display module, Atmega 2650, Si5351 DDS, 1 UBITX and a few wires = All Band rig with Computer / Radio Touch Control Colour Display.
Some new features:
- Automatic Scanning – up to band edges in both the directions is now added in V2.9bU of software. The scanning allows one to find signals of interest across the band. Two small buttons labeled ‘U’ and ‘D’ scan in up and down directions from the currently set frequency. The scanning can be stopped by touching the frequency display area.
- CAT Control – the software now has new code to emulate FT817 Cat commands… This provides radio and computer control for the digital modes.
- User Manual – A new comprehensive user manual has also been added. Various users and new builders have been looking for this for quite a while.The new version is available on Github at : https://github.com/sprakashb/TFT_TouchScreen_for_uBitxInfo also available at:
http://vu2spf.blogspot.ca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkg-IrjV2h4&t=375s
(UBITX ver2.9bu Installation Results)
Note that at present the firmware doesn’t support CW.