2025-02-15 (Sa) EWC_Soother New faceplate design

My new faceplate should have been a quick redesign, but I spent a lot of time on it, and the layout is better for it. I put the power switch between the MIDI cable connectors since I will not need to access it often, and it is, in the spot, least likely to get bumped. By placing the wire connectors at the ends, I can use their mounting points to connect to the bottom plane and strengthen the structure. The backplane had room for a lot of text, so I could make the top totally functional. There was a small "table" to hold the microcontroller since it had no mounting holes. It will stay securely in place because I will push the square header pins through 24 round holes and solder to them from below. The onboard buttons are only accessible by pinhole since I do not think I will want to touch them during regular operations, but I use them for diagnostics. I staggered the encoder, which should make navigation more intuitive for scrolling through a text menu and changing parameters.

Faceplate for the smaller screen with two encoders

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