I am getting hold of a few chips to put together a controller board for an external enclosure.
Since there are people who would like to mount CFA635 displays externally, I thought I would post my design & construction progress here.
The controller will provide the following features...
External Controller - Block Diagram
I will design a custom enclosure for the unit, since modifying an existing enclosure to accomodate the PCB, HDD and custom control PCB will be next to impossible.
There is a local engineering company I use on the very odd occasion when I need some laser cutting done, so I am thinking of designing an enclosure out of thin sheet metal and folding it up.
As I progress further along, I'll post more details here.
Since there are people who would like to mount CFA635 displays externally, I thought I would post my design & construction progress here.
The controller will provide the following features...
- USB2 4 port self-powered hub connecting to the host PC.
- USB2 SATA controller for a hard drive hard-wired on the PCB to internal USB hub Port 1
- Internal USB connection for a CFA635 display in the front of the enclosure on USB hub Port 2
- 2x external USB ports on the back of the enclosure
- Small Cooling Fan to keep system cool.
- 12v/5v/3.3v power regulation for USB Hub/HDD/CFA635/External USB Devices
External Controller - Block Diagram
I will design a custom enclosure for the unit, since modifying an existing enclosure to accomodate the PCB, HDD and custom control PCB will be next to impossible.
There is a local engineering company I use on the very odd occasion when I need some laser cutting done, so I am thinking of designing an enclosure out of thin sheet metal and folding it up.
As I progress further along, I'll post more details here.
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