Auto Mail Delivery Alert System (Ken's project)

Microcontrolled

I have now completed my first profitable project in the electronics industry. Behold.... The Auto Mail Delivery Alert System! I have completed this project for Ken Gracy, and it will ship out to him as soon as I get his address. (He's been busy and hasn't gotten my email).

I've had this running correctly for over a week, and everything is in working order
The device looks for an incoming signal, when it gets one, it displays the "Package arrived" message on the display. To save power, the display is turned off every night at 9 PM and turned on every morning at 6 AM. It turns off entirely on the weekend. It also has an "LCD Off" option on the side menu. (see video)

For details and attachments, see the last few pages of this thread:

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?t=124911&highlight=make+money+Propeller+projects%3F

Some of the information is out of date. There has been many changes to the video hardware. I will upload the new files shortly.

Here is the YouTube video of it working:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_qfZjCC3qY

Thanks for all your support!

Micro

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)

Wow! Good job, Micro! That's a nice-looking unit.

-Phil

Microcontrolled

Thanks Phil!
I've enjoyed the chance to make a project that doesn't look like a bird's nest, as cosmetics are usually written off my design plan as "unnecessary expenses". I used a mountain king tech enclosure, but to accommodate the 4.3 inch LCD, I had to mill out traces on the sides of the enclosure panels and grind down traces in the side of the standoffs. All with a Dremel, but it still ended up in acceptable condition.

sam_sam_sam

Very Nice Project and it sound like you had a lot of doing it

I think that you have a very good start in the electronics industry with this project Good luck to you

Ravenkallen

Cool looking device... Nice job!!

eod_punk

Very nice Microcontrolled.

Microcontrolled

Attached is fully optimized code. The device uses modified code from a touchscreen clock I made for mctrivia (in exchange for a plastic enclosure), and so the previously attached code includes a lot of unneeded touchscreen code. The attached code has no touchscreen sections, as the touchscreen is not used here, but the 5 position switch.

Thanks,
Micro

Cluso99

Nice job ! Even as a clock it looks impressive

sam_sam_sam

Can Ken chime and let us know how he like your project Just an idea

Thanks