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Product suggestions

John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
edited 2011-03-08 10:49 in General Discussion
1. Make top boards for the C3 Enclosure and Multi-Board Enclosure with cutouts/mounting holes for the 2x16 Display.

2. An updated LCD AppMod, 2x8 and/or 2x16 with 4 buttons and an I2C IO expander chip to reduce pin requirements. Also make top boards for enclosures for the updated LCD AppMod.

John Abshier

Comments

  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2011-03-08 08:34
    John, I want to thank you for making these suggestions. We'll take them both into consideration. I think we can achieve #1 quite easily and quickly but #2 will take more time to revise the current design if we decide to proceed.

    Keep them coming - we appreciate the input!

    Sincerely,

    Ken Gracey
  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,935
    edited 2011-03-08 10:49
    I would second the LCD AppMod revision. I have used a couple of the existing LCD AppMods, but since I switched to the Prop, tend to stay away from it for the number of pins when I can just throw down a serial LCD. The price of the LCD AppMod is definitely its #1 strength as a product (half the price of a serial LCD), but it's ease of use needs work. (although it's extremely easy to use on my BOE). The size of the LCD AppMod is really nice, so definitely keep a 2x8 version even if you make a 2x16 version.

    (just FYI: for a small project idea, the current LCD AppMod fits rather nicely into the clear lid of a 0.14 litre Really Useful Box and they can be found at Staples, etc, on sale for $1.)
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