I Just gOt PaNGoEd

[rfourt]

I have just been PANGOLIN:ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Just got my FB3 package bought from Francesco.

I havent really sat down with the stuff yet but hooked it up with "R+/R-" to my red 800mW
and started Showrider. Works great. atleast the blanking. hehe

havent hooked it up to any scanners or anything else yet, that will happen this weekend.


Although i have a question.

Regarding to: http://www.pangolin.com/LD2000/qm2000pinouts.htm

The modulation output is only 0-2.5Volts.
and if i know correctly the modulation for all my laser modules is stated 0-5Volts.
Wouldent this mean that the FB only gives out 2.5 volt and that the laser will not shine at the maximum?

or have i missunderstood?
(i thought 0-5Volt is needed to make the maximum power)

Thank you.

/Rickard

[DZ]

I have just been PANGOLIN:ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the club!

Although i have a question.

Regarding to: http://www.pangolin.com/LD2000/qm2000pinouts.htm

The modulation output is only 0-2.5Volts.
and if i know correctly the modulation for all my laser modules is stated 0-5Volts.
Wouldent this mean that the FB only gives out 2.5 volt and that the laser will not shine at the maximum?

or have i missunderstood?
(i thought 0-5Volt is needed to make the maximum power)

That is only for the QM2K. The QM2K can have differential output for color, if the "-RGB" are grounded, an onboard gyrator circuit forces the output of "+RGB" to be 0-5V.

If I'm not mistaken, the FB3 only has single ended outputs, so the +RGB outputs will be 0-5V.

[danielbriggs]

I have just been PANGOLIN:ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I join too?!
I've had my FB3 just a few weeks and picked up a copy of LivePro today!

LivePro is 5300% better than LiveQuick. I should have bought it at the time with my FB3!

Many Thanks Bill and Francesco for the super-duper support and top service

My FB3 has differential outputs and it comes in a tidy little box too, so perhaps there is a differential board bolted in there somewhere.

Dan

[DZ]

My FB3 has differential outputs and it comes in a tidy little box too, so perhaps there is a differential board bolted in there somewhere.

Hmm, it may be some type of add-on. For some reason I thought the outputs from the FB3 were single ended. Maybe it's single ended for the color outputs and differential for the X/Y outputs. Are the color outputs from your board differential?

[mophead]

Instead, it has a different kind of daughterboard that we made just for this box. It gives full differential signals for X and Y, and actually even amplified signals for RGB (by "amplified" I mean it has enough power to drive long cables). There is no external power connection on this. It is meant to be "bus powered" -- i.e. powered directly from the USB cable itself.

Bill

The FB3 i got awhile back is the same way.

[rfourt]

Yea i noticed the link i gave where for the QM board.

I will check with multimeter tomorrow.. But i draw a line in the editor and all i got was 300mW.

But i didnt check any settings mayby there is some setting to raise the power.

[danielbriggs]

Do these pics help?

Dan

[DZ]

I like the new boxes the FB3's are in. Very pro looking.

[buffo]

The FB3 has been through several revisions. The latest ones are supposed to have both differential outputs *and* support for the smaller XD flash cards. They also come in the metal enclosure now. (Long ago you only got the bare board.)

Adam

[Stuka]

Yeah - my "ancient" 2007 model FB3 lived in the plastic container from some PX-bought coughdrops for several months!

Worked fine, but sure looked funny - and led to some interesting comments from my fellow detainees....


Congrats, rfourt - you've just acquired some nice hardware!!