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I tried it again using a DPDT momentary switch with a Deathklaw build.  I'll make a video of the noise but unfortunately it won't be for a couple of weeks as I use my brothers camera and I won't see him until then.  What I don't get is that I can have the delays set to the same time, or as close as I can get, and when pressing the switch I get the loud noise.  I was thinking that when the pots are close to the same resistance it would behave like a led/ldr modulation but you would have control of the depth with the second time pot and it would only modulate when pressing the switch down.  If I had to take a guess it would be that there is just a tiny delay when switching from one resistance to another which results in the chip acting crazy.  Could this be causing the noise?

The switch I tried it with is was a DPDT momentary that clicks when pressing it.  I could not find any soft touch SPDT or DPDT momentary footswitches.  Anything else I can try with the switch i have to make it less noisey when switching between pots?

I'm looking to switch to the other setting only when the switch is held down.

My plan is to use this with a pt2399 delay.  I would use two time pots and wire them to the momentary stomp to switch from one time to another when the stomp is pressed down.  Would the mictester be able to serve this function?

I placed an order for the Uber switch.  Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm hoping to be able to switch between two potentiometer settings with a momentary footswitch.  The footswitch would still function like a momentary switch. I will need it to be either a SPDT or DPDT.  A SPST won't work for what I'm going for.  Would something like a coda relay bypass work in this application?  My goal is to have two different resistance settings, each that you can dial in with a pot, and have the ability to go from one normal setting to the other setting while the footswitch is held down.  I have tried it with a DPDT momentary footswitch but it clicked waaaay to loud to be useable.

Any help is appreciated!

You are amazing David!

One of the positions of the rotary was linked to the common center.  Now I have 8 full slots of different effects and everything seems to be working as it should  : )

Still haven't gotten it 100 percent yet.  Here are the steps I did on my latest attempt.

In SpinAsm I open the project dialog box and load each effect that I want in the corresponding spot.  My the effects I chose are:

Prog 0   MDD Particolay
Prog 1   rom_rev1
Prog 2   rom_fla_rev
Prog 3   rom_trem_rev
Prog 4   MDD Pitch Step Glider
Prog 5   Envelope Phaser
Prog 6   MDD Double Dliaser
Prog 7   key_rev

Then I powered the pedal, connected the Pickit to the PCB which is connected and flashed the chip.  I had the 1P8T rotary set to Prog 0 when flashing the chip.  I then disconnected the pickit from the PCB and set the rotary to Prog 1.  I then did the same steps with Prog 1.  I decided to try the pedal to see if those two settings were properly loaded. 

I still have all 8 slots filled but only 4 effects.  My options for effects are this:

Prog 0   MDD Particolay
Prog 1   MDD Particolay
Prog 2   rom_fla_rev
Prog 3   rom_fla_rev
Prog 4   MDD Pitch Step Glider
Prog 5   MDD Pitch Step Glider
Prog 6   MDD Double Aliaser
Prog 7   MDD Double Aliaser

I thought this was weird since not only do I have doubles of 4 effects, but I did not even load Program 2-7 yet.

You helped immensely

I'm having a little filling all 8 slots with different effects.  With the Project dialog box open in the SpinAsm software do I use the corresponding Prog box that will be used when flashing the EEPROM.  For example, if I want a reverb in prog 4 of the eeprom do I load the reverb into prom 4 of the project dialog box and then build the hex file?  Am I supposed to clear the other programs in the project dialog box out?  Or do I load each prog of the dialog box with the effect that I want, then create the hex file and flash them one at a time in the Pickit software?

I have been unplugging the pickit each time I flash a new program into a new slot.  I trying to make this clear but am not sure if it will be...  Right now I have all 8 slots filled but am getting the same effect on multiple selections of the rotary switch (Prog 0 and 1 are the same, Prog 2 and 3 are the same, Prog 4 and 5 are the same, and Prog 6 and 7 are the same)

Thank you for being patient with me and helping with my extremely novice skills!

Success!!

We have effects!  I don't have time now before work to load a program into each slot but will attempt later tonight.  I'll need to check the build document to learn how to load programs into different slots.

I'm really excited for this one.  Thank you so much David!!

Getting closer I think..  I can find the folder with the hex files.  I now have it so the hex file will be saved to my desktop.  Do I need an additional software for my computer to recognize and open a hex file?  If I just double click to open the file,  I get the "windows can't open this file message".  When trying to import the hex file with the pickit 2 software I get a Device Error - hex file not loaded message.

Thank you again for taking the time to help me with this!

Thank you David!

I'm having some trouble generating a HEX file with SpinASM.  I'll have a project open and loaded in the project mode but when I click "Build" with the Intel Hex box checked, a new window opens that says nothing but build completed.  Does that mean a hex file was successfully created, and I just need to know where it is saved?

I'm also not positive my pickit 2 clone is working with the software.  If I open the pickit software with nothing plugged in I get a message saying Pickit 2 not found.  When my pickit is plugged in it says Pickit 2 connected but if I click read that changes to no device detected.

Thanks again for the help and for creating and sharing your creations!

Thanks Cody!

I'm still not sure why the overload indicator LED lights up.  It does so whether the pickit is connected to the PCB or not.

I'm not sure if I need additional software or different drivers but I'm thinking that the SpinAsm software doesn't recognize the Pickit.  Here are the steps I've taken when trying to program:

I attach the Pickit to the PCB using the connections David mentions in the build doc.  I plug the Pickit into my computer via USB and power the PCB with 9V.  I then open SpinAsm and open either one of David's files or one from the spin website.  I get something that looks like this: 

http://s1126.photobucket.com/user/jghfslk/media/FV-1%20Code%20Example_zpsnubwmpss.png.html

Then I click Assemble To Program 0 of EEProm.  The pickit does not flash and no code is loaded into the EEPROM. 

If anyone can explain my mistakes or can point me in the direction of coding instructions I would be very grateful!

Thanks for the reply!

When programming the chip, should I not be feeding the pcb 9v?  I thought I read in the build document that the pedal needs to be powered when programming the chip.

I am attempting to build David Rolo's Molecular Disruption Device.  I have the everything finished and now need to program the EEPROM.  I have an embarrassingly small amount of programming knowledge and am hoping someone can help guide me through it.  I have a Pickit 2 clone that I'll be connecting to the PCB and programming it that way.  When I first plugged the Pickit in to my computer it looked like the drivers were automatically installed.   I have SpinAsm downloaded onto my computer and can open different codes.  When I click the assemble to Program in the SpinAsm software my Pickit busy LED does not flash like I thought it was supposed to.  Am I missing something? 

Also, when I connect my 9V power supply to the PCB the overload indicator LED lights up.  Is this normal?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for the help!

With these mods it still won't allow me to have 100 percent dry 0 percent wet or 0 percent dry and 100 percent wet would it?  That is my main goal with this.  Would I be better off adding switches to kill the signal?  Would it work to put one by C4 and another by C38?