NP-41 Emulator (may be)

[Sylvain Cote]

Hello Chris,

I have receive the 2016 NPC V1 prototype board yesterday. 8-)

Unfortunately, Canada Post was not very gentle with the package and things moved a lot inside.
The 3D printed case was a little damaged but easily repairable.
At first the board was not working but after replacing the battery everything started working perfectly.

First impressions ...
- I have spent about an 1 hour with the unit at this time
- I see that you have implemented a 41CV emulator.
- Very responsive keyboard, like the NP-25C v2 that I have
- The key labels placement on the PCB take some time to get used to, but after 15 minutes of usage I was fully running.
- Like the NP-25C, ENTER should be activated on both keys
- There is a bug on the power saving because a new battery is depleted within 12 hours (I am at my second new battery that I now remove when I am not testing)
- Is there a way to change the display from 4 stack display to a single line display like the real 41 ?
- When I insert the battery I am going into a some sort of test mode, could you give me more information as to how it work.
- I have not yet tested the launchpad
- Better indication as to how to insert the launchpad connector to the PCB is needed for the less technical people
- The 3D printed case is way too fragile around the launchpad connector and is breaking the case (I have removed the airline plastic bridge)

Keep up the good work!

Best regards,

Sylvain