DIR Units

Here is a complete list of DIR units built so far.

DIR-1

  • First DIMI-A unit built by me (#3 DIMI-A ever built) (November 2015 – March 2016)
  • Aluminium sheet case
  • Motherboard revision 1
  • Linear power supplies, individual supplies for bipolar digital and analog supplies

DIR-2

  • DIMI-A #4 unit built during residency in Dimension+ (Taipei, Taiwan) (September 2017)
  • Aluminium case with see through acrylic sheets.
  • Motherboard revision 3b.
  • Switching power supply (5V,+12V,-12V)

DIR-3

  • Viulukone controller for the original Sähkökvartetti (March 2020)

DIR-4

  • First DIR DICO (#2 DICO ever built) (May 2020 – September 2021)
  • PCB v3 which was upgraded to PCB v5.1 in July 2024.
  • Square LED lenses (blue/yellow).

DIR-5

  • DIMI-A #5 built during Aalto Media Lab workshop (December 2022 – January 2023).
  • Motherboard revision 3b.

DIR-6

  • DICO #3 (February 2023)
  • PCB v4.1 which was upgraded to PCB v5.1 in May 2024.
  • 5mm LED through panel (red/yellow LEDs).

DIR-7

  • DICO #4 (August 2023)
  • Built for Helsinki University museum LIEKKI
  • PCB v4.1
  • Firmware restricted for legacy functions with an auto disable function.

DIR-8

  • Sähkökvartetti Sequencer (April 2024)
  • PCB v1.2
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