|
|
Post by miguel606 on May 4, 2019 5:44:26 GMT
hi, can anyone help with hooking up the nanobridge to my ae modular to interface with other gear? I just got the nanobridge but I don't have the nanosynth. I am wondering where on the AE modular I should plug in the two bottom pins, for 0 volt and 5 volt I circled them in the attached pic. thanks!  Attachments:
|
|
|
|
Post by NightMachines on May 4, 2019 6:15:05 GMT
From looking at your image, I don’t think you need the 5V connection. You do need the 0V Ground though, which you can connect to the GND ports on your AE modular. I think the USB Socket module has those and maybe some others too. If you don’t have a module with a GND socket, you can also just plug a cable into the bus connector. Here’s a link to its pinout: www.tangiblewaves.com/diy-info.htmlConnect either of the GND sockets on the bus connector to the 0V pin on the Nanobridge. EDIT: I just checked the Nanobridge website and yes, for protection you need the 5V too, which again, you can get from the AE bus connector or the USB module. |
|
|
|
Post by spacedog on May 4, 2019 10:10:48 GMT
From looking at your image, I don’t think you need the 5V connection. You do need the 0V Ground though, which you can connect to the GND ports on your AE modular. I think the USB Socket module has those and maybe some others too. If you don’t have a module with a GND socket, you can also just plug a cable into the bus connector. Here’s a link to its pinout: www.tangiblewaves.com/diy-info.htmlConnect either of the GND sockets on the bus connector to the 0V pin on the Nanobridge. EDIT: I just checked the Nanobridge website and yes, for protection you need the 5V too, which again, you can get from the AE bus connector or the USB module. I was looking at this myself recently as the Nanobridge is so cheap for peace of mind.
At the time I found the following post and from that I deduced that the protection level (i.e. 0V to +5V in this case) is derived from the piece of equipment that you're protecting. At least that's how I read it, so I thought that I would need to feed the +5V voltage (and 0V) in from my AE Modular. The new R3 MASTER has these available as pin-outs. |
|
|
|
Post by 101 on May 4, 2019 10:48:50 GMT
I am curious about the Nanobridge. I wondered if it would work with the desktop MFB Nanozwerg and the AEM.
|
|
pol
Wiki Editors
Posts: 1,349
|
Post by pol on May 4, 2019 18:06:54 GMT
I am curious about the Nanobridge. I wondered if it would work with a desktop MFB Nanozwerg and the AEM. No idea! But had to write to say I admire your Icon. I struggle to watch Blake's 7 these days however, but I have happy memories.... |
|
|
|
Post by 101 on May 4, 2019 20:27:46 GMT
I am curious about the Nanobridge. I wondered if it would work with a desktop MFB Nanozwerg and the AEM. No idea! But had to write to say I admire your Icon. I struggle to watch Blake's 7 these days however, but I have happy memories.... Ha! Pol. All the episodes are on YouTube now. I watched them all a while ago over a few days, just great. I even own a Roj Blake Tshirt! |
|
|
|
Post by spacedog on May 4, 2019 21:01:17 GMT
No idea! But had to write to say I admire your Icon. I struggle to watch Blake's 7 these days however, but I have happy memories.... Ha! Pol. All the episodes are on YouTube now. I watched them all a while ago over a few days, just great. I even own a Roj Blake Tshirt! Sadly (for I must be officially old), I watched them when they were broadcast.. wouldn't have remembered what Orac looked like, though. So, I am old and with a failing memory... damn. |
|
Lugia
Wiki Editors
Ridiculously busy...ish.
Posts: 556 
|
Post by Lugia on May 6, 2019 2:35:57 GMT
Nanobridge is a must for connecting the AE-verse (which includes a few other things such as Bastl's pinpatchers, the pinpoints on the KOMA Field Kits, and _some_ Folktek pinpoints.) to everything else. But yes, you have to have the +5V and ground to get the protection, which is the main reason (aside of convenience) for using one. One user on here has a pic of how they've mounted one on a 4-space AE blank, where it fits very nicely. In theory, you _could_ go through the panel and rig a connector for the AE bus off of that, but the pic shows it connected to a Master via short patchcables for the power connection.
|
|
trois
New Member
Posts: 10
|
Post by trois on Jan 8, 2020 13:24:51 GMT
Hello, the nanobridge protects the AE by suppressing negative voltages and beyond + 5V. But how does it happen when you connect eurorack and AE via the nano, do you lose part of the signal? For a CV 1v per octave for example or a CV which oscillates between -10V and + 10V, the signal is altered or converted? Sorry I don't quite understand, I would like to start with an AE but having a Behringer D model, I would like them to be able to really talk to each other. How is it going, could they understand each other well?
|
|
|
|
Post by sycophante on Jan 10, 2020 10:32:44 GMT
Hello, the nanobridge protects the AE by suppressing negative voltages and beyond + 5V. But how does it happen when you connect eurorack and AE via the nano, do you lose part of the signal? For a CV 1v per octave for example or a CV which oscillates between -10V and + 10V, the signal is altered or converted? Sorry I don't quite understand, I would like to start with an AE but having a Behringer D model, I would like them to be able to really talk to each other. How is it going, could they understand each other well? The nanobridge doesn't scale CV wich means it makes it safe to patch from eurorack to AEM, but all signal under 0v will be at 0v and all cv above 5v will be at 5v. That just allows you some safety, not actual "translation". Translation could be done using a module that can scale/offset your signals in your -10v to 10v synth. |
|
trois
New Member
Posts: 10
|
Post by trois on Jan 10, 2020 12:28:00 GMT
thank you for the answer, that's what I thought. what did you know as a module that can convert? does it exist in DIY?
|
|
|
|
Post by sycophante on Jan 10, 2020 12:42:54 GMT
thank you for the answer, that's what I thought. what did you know as a module that can convert? does it exist in DIY? The Befaco's Dual Attenuverter I know from vcv. It's really simple to use. |
|
