that sounds like a great project :)

glad to hear! we‘re almost done with the oscilloscope expansion - just a couple more weeks :)

you can check the Labor manual for a list of commonly used components (bill of materials/full kit section): www.ericasynths.lv/media/LABOR_MANUAL.pdf

yeah, it’s surprisingly hard to even find bench power supplies with dual voltages

A few years ago I bought a plate with four or five pieces of breadboard glued to it which I thought would be good. It was while building one of Moritz' prototypes that I realized it was absolute garbage, so I followed his recommendation for breadboards and my new ones are so much more reliable, albeit a bit more expensive.

Yeah cheap breadboards are terrible.

yes, we've been discussing this - we want to publish the specs and encourage people to make their own modules :)

@@MoritzKlein0 Awesome!

it‘s still in development - we’re aiming for a release at the end of next month.

exactly :)

hmm how would those empty cards work? is the idea that you would have something like a stripboard section where you can set up your own circuitry? we do plan on publishing the specs so you can create your own module :)

we‘re aiming for a release near the end of july. price not entirely clear, but we‘re trying to keep it very affordable :)

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hmm haven’t thought about that. i‘ll discuss it with the others :)

yeah a big chunk of it. we left out some specialized components, but you should be able to work around that!

@@MoritzKlein0 great, thanks very much for the response 🤙

we’re hoping to release the oscilloscope module late next month!

gotta check with erica if we plan on doing a fully DIY version, but so far we haven’t considered it!

the first expansion modules (oscilloscope and eurorack power outlet) are in the works, will hopefully be released very soon!

@@MoritzKlein0 Judging by the photos I've seen, most of the main PCBs are populated with surface mount components. I'm not saying it's impossible to re-design it for through-hole, but I don't believe it would be a worthy endeavour for this project in particular.. of course, you may choose to keep it SMT and still make it DIY, but that also complicates things as then the target audience shifts from people that are just starting with electronics DIY, to more experienced hobbyists and makers. Mhm. I've quickly taken a look at the instruction manual and, personally, I think that this project has the perfect amount of user assembly required. Congratulations to you and to the team at Erica Synths, it looks like it will be a great little tool and a very nice companion to the rest of your DIY kits! I am looking forward to know more about the expansion modules too. Quick question: is the circuitry of Labor entirely analog? I know it's probably a "yes", but I just want to confirm. Looks like its elements are simple enough to all be implemented analogically, correct?

@@dr.getter7118 you're right, there is a good chunk of SMT components on the main board. that said, all the interfacing elements at the top are through hole and could be left for the user to assemble. i'm not sure it makes a huge difference though, since there is already plenty of stuff to solder. and yes, all the circuitry is entirely analog - i designed a big chunk of it, expect for the power supply, short circuit protection and output amp :)

the schematics for the utility section are up on my patreon, but the power supply is a readymade block :)

we're aiming for a release of the oscilloscope module late next month, together with a eurorack power adapter module. more modules are in the works as well!

@@MoritzKlein0 thanks. Do you know if these will be sold in the US or only on the one website?

you mean use a 15V wall wart instead? that shouldn't change anything about the supply voltages, since they are transformed inside the device.

i think so, not 100% sure though

asked Erica - Labor will be sold by Thonk!

we’re still working on it - it will release soon separately

@@MoritzKlein0 coool!! because i will want that too :)

just checked - Thonk will stock Labor :)

Labor is now up on Thonk: www.thonk.co.uk/shop/mki-erica-edu-labor-kit/

you can find them by searching for „cherry push button“

@@MoritzKlein0 managed to find them well thanks, how about the key cap? i cannot seem to find ones with the window for the led? cheers

no, it’s not a limited run!

No that doesn't _sound_ selfish it _is_ selfish. ;)

no, it’ll release as an add-on next month!

ah that's too bad. yeah would be interested, can you shoot me an email to moritzkleininstruments@gmail.com? thanks!

The analog discovery studio which is the most similar to this seems to be around $700. This is €195 for the full kit. Analog discovery’s offerings around that price point don’t really seem to be that similar to this.

We are not comparing apples to apples here. This a sandbox rig to Kickstart diy electronics projects, that needs very little addons to get up n running and with the analog discovery you need to buy a lot of extra stuff to give it a use.

Can't you see the difference between these products? Also, this is significantly cheaper.