I am creating a DMX controlled giant (1200mm x 600mm) 3 digit 7-segment scoreboard for our next show. As they 'scoreboard' only has to display up to the maximum number of seats in the house (in our case 230) I only need two dmx channels - one for the no. of seats and one to dim it.
A Prop reads the DMX stream from the console and parse channels 98 and 99. It then spits the data out on a new DMX universe to a 27 channel LED dimmer, of which I use 21 channels, one for each segment. Mock up works great so just waiting for LED strip to arrive and for the stage carpebter to build the display case.
Something a bit different.
Also converting an AVR project (from DIYXmas) that emulates an ENTTEC DMX Pro to Prop in my spare time. A bit more challenging so may take a while.
What are my summer projects? I'll sneak in a few robots when I can. But spending time programming, debugging, and interacting these two cuties is this summer's top priority. They're only young once!
@erco. Gorgeous. And you are correct, they are only young once. Enjoy them while you can. Once they hit 12 going on 21 then you will really have your hands full!!!!
I have a whole stack of 2"x2" boards being done...
3 of these will make a TriBlade (cheaply) - The RamBlade, the video/keyboard etc, and the proto board. All thru hole except a few caps/resistors/etc which will be presoldered. The props and eeproms are DIP.
There are a few prop based smt boards too.
And some other micro versions as well that fit well with the above.
After that I have a series of 1"x1" boards to be completed next...
Updated CpuBlade, MemBlade, ClockBlade
New FT232Blade, CanBlade, and some others as well.
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Maybe it's time for me to buy some stock in a company that manufactures 9V batteries ;-)
A Prop reads the DMX stream from the console and parse channels 98 and 99. It then spits the data out on a new DMX universe to a 27 channel LED dimmer, of which I use 21 channels, one for each segment. Mock up works great so just waiting for LED strip to arrive and for the stage carpebter to build the display case.
Something a bit different.
Also converting an AVR project (from DIYXmas) that emulates an ENTTEC DMX Pro to Prop in my spare time. A bit more challenging so may take a while.
That's Amy on the left, and Lindsey on the right.
3 of these will make a TriBlade (cheaply) - The RamBlade, the video/keyboard etc, and the proto board. All thru hole except a few caps/resistors/etc which will be presoldered. The props and eeproms are DIP.
There are a few prop based smt boards too.
And some other micro versions as well that fit well with the above.
After that I have a series of 1"x1" boards to be completed next...
Updated CpuBlade, MemBlade, ClockBlade
New FT232Blade, CanBlade, and some others as well.
@Cluso: And maybe a 1"x1" board with a FT245R and a MAX488? Oh! and a 1"x1" board with a FT232 and a MAX488?
@NWCCTV: But by 31 they come right again.
You ever hear someone say, "If I would have known how much fun the grandkids were, I woulda had them first."?
That's pretty much what I did since I'm 52 with 3-1/2 year old twins: eliminate the middleman!