6. Gills
Gills is a standalone desktop unit for the Ksoloti Core.
Black and white (pictured) cases available. The Gills on the picture doesn't have switch caps installed yet, please ignore.
- 1.3" OLED screen, 128*64 pixels, I2C
- 1 Encoder with switch
- 10 Potentiometers
- 4 Buttons
- 4 assignable LEDs: 2 fade-able "Axoloti status" LEDS, green & red. 2 fade-able dual-color LEDs, blue-red
- 2 line input jacks, 2 line output jacks, 6.35mm mono
- Stereo volume pots for line input and line output
- Headphone output jack, 6.35mm stereo. Optional headphone volume pot with a bit of DIY
- 2 Expansion jacks: 3.5mm stereo, no connection by default. Can be wired to become additional analog/digital/expression pedal inputs, or analog/digital outputs
- Optional CV expander board (uses the 2 expansion jacks): 2 synth-level CV outputs, +/-5V or 0..10V via solder jumpers, trimmers for scale and offset, V/oct precision
- DC power input, 9-18V, common 2.1mm * 5.5mm plug, center positive. Power draw: ca. 175mA at 9V with CV expander installed.
- Can also be powered and completely operated via USB port
- DIN MIDI input jack, DIN MIDI output jack (buffered). Input jack can be reconfigured via jumpers into buffered output (not an independent port though, i.e. still 16 MIDI channels overall)
- Ksoloti Core connectors brought out to the rear: Micro SD card socket, USB (Type-C) power/programmer connector, USB (Type-C) host connector
- Full kit includes PCB (SMD pre-assembled), all parts, and enclosure
- Solder headers, pots, jacks, buttons, encoder, LEDs, OLED yourself
- The kit requires a Ksoloti Core (with pin headers) to function
- Dimensions: ca. 15.8cm x 10cm x 6cm (including knobs). Weight: ca. 0.4kg
"Where gills dance in the depths, secrets unfurl like tendrils of the unknown, beckoning the curious to decipher the riddles of existence."
ChatGPT, 2023