RE: Those lovely graphic LCD screens

[ian.bird@xxxxxxx]

You are very optimistic on the time scales. I managed to fix the screen
display bug last night but there is months of work ahead yet .Don't forget
I have a paying job and a family to fit in as well.

A fully built unit would probably be around the 125 to 150 mark depending
on a lot of unknowns like  assembly time, case cost etc.
I would probably have to sell them assembled as I use smt components where
possible to keep costs and size to a minimum. Whilst it is not difficult
to solder the resistors etc. (if you can see the little suckers) the
processor (64 pins) and the network chip (100 pins) are challenging for
anybody. Finally, being complicated units if there is a problem support
would not be practical.

Are you going to UKHA 2004? If so I will most likely have a prototype of
whatever functionality for you to look at so you will see what I mean.

Ian






"Paul Gale" <groups@siliconpixel.com>
15/01/2004 18:06
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Go, go, go - I'm sure there will be lots of people interested! :)

Any idea what a fully built unit might cost? - do you have plans to sell
them yourself in kit form or fully assembled?

...bet you could sell a few at UKHA2004 - especially if combined with a
nice surround for wall mounting!

Paul.

> Hi Paul
>
> Long time no hear
>
> Funnily enough I have been working on this since around xmas. At the
> moment I have a VB application that enables a 6 level menu to be
designed
> and some actions assigned to various options. It can then download
this
to
> the micro via serial (at the moment) and I can navigate around the
menu
> structure. I have a bug or ten here at the moment and more to do of
course
> but things are coming together.
>
> Next steps are to complete the menu software then design and implement
the
> actions side of things. Finally I suspect the Ethernet interface will
go
> in. I have also looked at and got working writing to 1 wire serial
EEPROM
> and the Dallas temperature stats. Soon I am going to exhaust the
> development environment I am using at which point I will have to
design
> and build a prototype which is very time consuming.
>
> After all this I hope to add the displaying of data floating around
the
> network but that is way in the future.
>
> A long way to go but very pleasing so far. I will have to update the
web
> site soon as things are moving along nicely.
>
> Ian
>





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