RE: Those lovely graphic LCD screens

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Work through the night - just like Keith is doing to complete the Kat5
Switcher for the show!  ;)

Sounds good - yes I am going - filming again!

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian.bird@cibavision.novartis.com
> [mailto:ian.bird@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 16 January 2004 11:12
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Those lovely graphic LCD screens
>
> 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
> Please respond to ukha_d
>
>
>         To:     <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
>         cc:
>         Subject:        RE: [ukha_d] Those lovely graphic LCD screens
>
>
> 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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