Hi Bakis,

here comes my description for the poll. Compared to my former suggestion
I added a small additional feature: a reed-relais out. Usually switches
are realized by transistors that shorten the connections. There may be
gear (guitar-amps, dimmerpacks) that requires galvanic separation and/or
higher loads, which cannot be provided by simple transistors. So a
switching over relais might be required. But this would be an additional
feature.


Bakis Sirros wrote:

> so, florian, please tell me a simple and
> understandable poll that i should create about such a
> "switch converter module".

Should Doepfer make a module that features the conversion between
voltage based gate signals and switched keycontrol connections.

General purpose: interface switched gear (like some Moog and Korg
synths, footswitch controlers etc.) with voltage based gate gear (like
A-100, Roland synths,...)

Connectors:
- "Gate in tip" (3,5mm)
- "Gate in ring" (3,5mm) connected via socket switch to
the inverted signal of "Gate in tip"
- "Gate out" (3,5mm)
- "Switched socket in" (2-poles 6,3mmm)
- "Switched socket out" (3-poles 6,3mmm)
Manual switch:
- "Gate out inverted/not-inverted"

Functions:
- closed connection bewteen tip and shaft of "Switched socket in"
produces logical high signal (10V) at gate out (if manual switch is
set to not-inverted), open connection between tip and shaft of
"Switched socket in" produces logical low signal (10V) at gate out.
- logical high signal (>0.5V) at "gate in tip", nothing connected
to "gate in ring", causes the connection tip/shaft to be closed
and the connection ring/shaft to be opened.
- logical low at "gate in tip" causes the inverted setting of tip/shaft-
and ring/shaft connections.
- inserting a cable to "Gate in ring" causes a separate control for the
ring/shaft conection of "Switched socket out".


Possible addon:
- real switches (reed-relais) instead of transistor switching for
the "Switched out socket"



Question
[ ] We don't need such a module.
[ ] I would buy the version without the reed-relais addon.
[ ] I would buy the version whith the reed-relais addon.
[ ] I would not buy such a module, but I think other people
might need it.



Best regards, Florian