I discovered the way the left right arrow buttons work while in wave select mode , to change bank from preset to arb thats a handy feature.
I completely forgot to describe the new UI funtionnalities but it seems that you discovered them all by yourself...
For the others who do no have it in front of them:
Waves: - First click on Wave button change to edit mode but does not change the current selection (big pain with the original firmare ...)
- Encoder +: change current wave to the next one
- Encoder -: idem for previous one
- Right Arrow: go to Arb1 wave
- Left Arrow: go to Sine vave
- Encoder click: end edit mode
Numerical parameters (frequency, ampl, ...):- First click on corresponding function key change to edit mode
- Right, left arrows: select next or previous digit
- Encoder +/-: inc/dec selected digit
- Encoder click: select default parameter value (0V for Offset, 50% for Duty, 0° for phase, etc ...)
- Second click on corresponding function key end edit mode
Text parameters (sweep source, source direction, etc ....):- First click on corresponding function key change to edit mode
- Right, left arrows, Encoder +/- : select next or previous choice
- Second click on corresponding function key: show possible choices for parameter on function keys for direct selection
- Encoder click: end edit mode
One thing I've never liked much about the F'tec was the need to press the channel button twice in order to mute or switch on the output channels , if channel select(to top of screen) and on or off could happen in a single key stroke it would be much handier for cueing and mixing the outputs for test signals or even if the unit was used in a musical context .
OK I will do it!
So apart from the frequency select mode issue on the encoder push button and the extra zero's that appear in front of the selected field which I thought were unessesary ,I cant fault one single other thing in the new UI , it has a definate edge in terms of intuitiveness of usage compared to Ftec 3.2 .
I will change the behaviour of the encoder click when on frequency (revert to defaut value at the moment). It's in my todo list, before the rounded corners but after the system menu
As for the leading zeros appearing on edit mode, it has been done on purpose to ease digit selection but other solutions could be used later on (like adding zeros only to the right of the cursor).
The new measure ,mod and sweep pages are a revelation compared to 3.2 , and full independent mod/sw features on both channels not to mention my formerly 15mhz machine now goes up to 62.5mhz
you have truly spoiled us sir !
Thanks a lot for the compliments
(Sweep on both channels but modulation on channel 1 only as it is done by the FPGA...)
Some days ago I was on the idea to release only the bluepill version to test the functionnalities and now the front panel version is already installed on some units... I even did not finished to test all the programmed GUI functions.
You are the Indiana Jones of the FY6600 ! No fear!
I found and corrected yesterday 2 bugs in the version you have. The counter reset function did not work anymore and the encoder driver had some issues when activating a sweep function.
I will give you another version in some days.