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Propeller based GameBaby3 with 1.8" LCD

jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
edited 2012-09-25 14:12 in Propeller 1
Cancelled due to lack of interest.

It was a project that required a cash outlay on my part ... no one was interested.

The thread delete function no longer works.

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  • StefanL38StefanL38 Posts: 2,292
    edited 2012-09-24 14:51
    Hi jazzed,

    what did you cancel due to lack of interest?
    a certain project?
    all your propeller activities?
    man ! If it is any more than this please put your "final solution" out of focus just for 10 minutes and
    watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhxjNYvJbgM&feature=relmfu !!!

    thank you so much if you're watching it
    best regards
    Stefan

    P.S. If somebody thinks this is oversized. I didn't saw the small signals once. This should NEVER happen again to me!

    Edit: OK glad that it seems to be alright. Anyway keep this video in the back of your mind if you should meet a person that might be "thinking about" it
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,516
    edited 2012-09-24 15:28
    jazzed wrote: »
    Cancelled due to lack of interest.

    It was a project that required a cash outlay on my part ... no one was interested.

    The thread delete function no longer works.
    Huh? What is cancelled? Your Propeller supercomputer with 1024 TetraProp boards? :-)
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-09-24 15:46
    What? You post something at 9:30 on a Sunday night and assume no one's interested because you don't get a response by Monday morning? C'mon, what was it? Enquiring minds want to know!TM

    -Phil
  • Peter JakackiPeter Jakacki Posts: 10,193
    edited 2012-09-24 16:16
    Ve vill ask de questions, you vill answer, before ze enquiry turns into an inquiry. Ja?

    BTW, good ploy, get everybody interested, get everybody to contribute $$$ to find out what it's about, and then you will have the cash and the interest!
  • User NameUser Name Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-09-24 16:38
    @jazzed: How dare you accuse me of passing up an opportunity to spend money! :)

    Seriously, I never saw a thang.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-09-24 16:39
    Someone I value greatly sent me a PM asking what I meant in the thread, so I added some comments hoping that would keep some negative guessing out of it all. It was about a project that I was willing to build copies at cost and send to anyone interested. Of course that offer is now rescinded.

    The topic has nothing to do with Parallax related projects.
  • pedwardpedward Posts: 1,642
    edited 2012-09-24 16:43
    With all the suspense and speculation:

    [h=3]Thread: GameBaby3 1.8" LCD[/h]
  • Peter JakackiPeter Jakacki Posts: 10,193
    edited 2012-09-24 16:54
    You mean the thread that was posted less than a day ago that went like this:
    In addition to the larger 1.8" LCD display, some things have changed so the platform can be more flexible. The most recent GameBaby3 will be a Propeller TV Game console and controller in a single ...
  • Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) Posts: 1,720
    edited 2012-09-24 17:05
    Actually I was interested and read about it during my morning coffee, before work but there were allot of details and options. So many options to read about I decided to take a day or two to decide if I wanted the stereo or TV option. I'm not a gamer so that option was out and I knew I wanted a larger screen like the 3rd or 2rd version(can't remember which one ). I don't know which knuckle head ticked you off but it's only one knuckle head LOL. Anyway it's too bad because it was a great design and very interesting product. Also, I'm on a diet and the weight and activity tracking app sounded like something fun to try.

    Bob
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-09-24 17:09
    We must learn to strike fast while the iron is hot.
    Opportunity often knocks but once....and sometimes when when nobody is home.
    He who hesitates...misses the worm.
    The early bird is usually cranky by dinner time.

    YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!

    (the last one usually works on Balrogs)
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-09-24 17:44
    Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) wrote: »
    Actually I was interested and read about it during my morning coffee, before work but there were allot of details and options. ...

    Bob, I already planned to make 5 pieces of the new one for testing. I'll send you a copy when it's ready. Options are just assembly operations on one PCB. I wasn't ticked, I just decided it was a fruitless endeavor.
  • Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL)Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) Posts: 1,720
    edited 2012-09-24 18:10
    @jazzed

    re:Bob, I already planned to make 5 pieces of the new one for testing.

    ok great It will be fun to play with. It's amazing that you can make it so small. What do you use to solder and assemble parts that small?My eyes are still very good but I use a microscope allot.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-09-24 20:09
    Bob Lawrence (VE1RLL) wrote: »
    ok great It will be fun to play with. It's amazing that you can make it so small. What do you use to solder and assemble parts that small?My eyes are still very good but I use a microscope allot.

    Bob,

    I use 37/63 by hand with a slanted hoof tip at about 750 F. For coarse work I use the Helping Hands Magnifier on a PanaVise (magnifier fits neatly beside the vise), and a single 7x eye-piece for inspection.

    The hardest part to solder on the board is the DFN8 MMA7660 accelerometer, but it is easier than a QFN. Everything else is like the Propeller QFP part. I always build prototypes by hand. If I decide to produce more than 5, I'll have someone assemble them for me - that drives up total cost. My original estimates were purposely high to allow for that (and would be adjusted down to reality).

    Regarding size, the boards are packed with components on both sides, and the LCD takes up most of the space on the top side. I keep a small 450mAH 3.7V Lipo in my prototype also, so the box is full. There is no way I could put a P2 in that box with all the buttons, and other stuff on board.

    The calorie counter / activity monitor software is still being developed. Parallax projects take priority over all this stuff though. Now that I can sit down for more than an hour at a time again (after a minor skin-tag surgery), I can start making progress on the new IDE stuff. I use the IDE regularly for development and the GameBaby software is a few of my test projects. Yes I "eat my own dog-food" as is standard practice here in San Jose.
  • pedwardpedward Posts: 1,642
    edited 2012-09-24 23:11
    Steve, we need to have lunch some day, I'm just over the hill from you.
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-09-25 12:49
    pedward wrote: »
    Steve, we need to have lunch some day, I'm just over the hill from you.

    Indeed.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-09-25 13:20
    @Steve you are a marketing genius!

    You've gotten more traction from "Cancelled due to lack of interest" than I have on any of my products.
    Time to drop in the original thread title, and start selling these things...

    Actually man, having going down this road a little myself now, I can feel your pain..

    Jeff
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2012-09-25 13:41
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    ... Actually man, having going down this road a little myself now, I can feel your pain..

    Jeff

    Ya, it can only be a hobby for me until some big volume idea hits.

    I added a TV DAC just for you.

    NES Gamepad buttons + TV Audio/Composite in a 2x3 inch black box :)
  • David BetzDavid Betz Posts: 14,516
    edited 2012-09-25 14:12
    jazzed wrote: »
    Ya, it can only be a hobby for me until some big volume idea hits.

    I added a TV DAC just for you.

    NES Gamepad buttons + TV Audio/Composite in a 2x3 inch black box :)
    All very nice but will it come with Whack-a-Mole? :-)
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