Build your own Wifi radio

Step 11 The front and back panel

The front and back panels where CNC-milled out of alucobond.

Three switches and five LED's (in LED holders) were inserted into the frontpanel.

The switches are for:

• Main power
• Amplifier power
• Toggle front or back output

The LED's are for:
 

• Main power
• Amplifier power
• Air (wifi connected)
• Router ready
• Soundcard playing

There is also a headphone output in the front, which cuts all other outputs when a headphone is inserted.

After all these devices were added to the front panel, the panel was glued to the the body. After that the rotary encoder was added and finished off with a nice knob.

The back panel had an audio output and a programming connector inserted and glued to it, a powerconnector was screwed to it and the router was added. The panel is screwed to the body so that it can be removed easely.