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Off Topic => General Interest => Topic started by: Eddy-B on September 28, 2006, 02:46:34 PM

Title: Electronic Project
Post by: Eddy-B on September 28, 2006, 02:46:34 PM

I've been working on an electronics project the last of months.
A prototype has been finished last august, but i never shared it with you guys, so you'd know what i been doing this summer.

Below are some pics of the prototype:
(http://www.eddy-b.com/images/scroller2.gif)(http://www.eddy-b.com/images/scroller1.gif)

It is 100% designed by me: both the hardware design and the software (it runs on a microcontroller).

Specs:
Program size: 1k bytes
Character data: 640 bytes
Data memory available for text: 2k bytes (upto 8k bytes supported)
Display: 20x7 dots, expandable to 80x7 dots with current software (hardware allows unlimited expansion)
Power consumption < 5 Watts
Programming: via COM port with any pc @ 1200 baud.

Has a hardware/software error detection mechanism to prevent burnout.

Title: Electronic Project
Post by: Betaray on September 28, 2006, 02:52:09 PM

very cool

ive built things similar, but I cant program worth a damn lol

Title: Electronic Project
Post by: BlackBox on September 28, 2006, 03:25:45 PM

Looks very cool!

I remember when you were telling me about this. What was your choice for the microcontroller?

Title: Electronic Project
Post by: Eddy-B on September 29, 2006, 07:34:13 AM

Atmel TINY2313
15 I/O ports, analog comparator, watchdog timer & brownout protection, an 8bit & a 16bit timer/counter