Big Dot-Matrix LEDs / Mechanical Flip-Flop Sign s
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When will the free tickets to the Embedded Systems Conference be on the web
site? I just looked and could not find them. But the conference sounds
very interesting, I would love to go!
Shawn
Original Message
From: Ken Gracey [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=N2zVtMkVWCDb8lSvByBtNBddtt9Q-jIIVDJP7LCULKCyWPfQ6fOZOLneby62Q71wwA0YgiXG4qsPZe1Z3-2J]kgracey@p...[/url
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:30 AM
To: basicstamps@egroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Big Dot-Matrix LEDs / Mechanical Flip-Flop Signs
Hello,
We're planning out our booth for the Embedded Systems Conference in April
(San Francisco). The Parallax booth is *entirely* BASIC Stamp-controlled.
Everything from the 25 demos to the lighting, air circulation, and display.
In the land of 32-bit DSPs and expensive compilers it's great to find that
there's a place where you can press buttons, drive robots, and program
microcontrollers without needing a team of engineers. If you have ever
wanted to
talk to Parallax people or see the new stuff, this is the place. Plus, we're
there to see you. Free tickets will be available from our web site. That's
the marketing part of my message.
The reason I write is that our logo sign will be BASIC Stamp-controlled.
We've thought about using large Liteon LEDs, but unless we build an entire
array with every possible dot occupied we'd only build our logo which limits
what we could show on such a sign. The total dimensions of this illuminated
sign is about 1' x 6'. Before we commit to such a design, I'd like to know
if you have any better ideas and sources for the LED part.
For example, where can I find big dot-matrix LEDs that are intended to be
stacked to be a bigger size (we'd use Max 7219s to control them)? What about
huge Hitachi-compatible LED signs - like the type you've seen in banks or
airports. Or, how about a mechanical gizmo that flip-flops between red and
black dots -- sorta like the old airport or train station signs that show
departure info?
I've seen some panels from Noritake, but they are very expensive.
Sources, ideas?
Thanks!
Ken Gracey, Parallax
In January we'll introduce two ideas to put your BASIC Stamp
"on the net" to send/receive e-mail and data for web pages
Keep watch at www.parallaxinc.com for details
(916) 624-8333 ~ fax (916) 624-8003
site? I just looked and could not find them. But the conference sounds
very interesting, I would love to go!
Shawn
Original Message
From: Ken Gracey [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=N2zVtMkVWCDb8lSvByBtNBddtt9Q-jIIVDJP7LCULKCyWPfQ6fOZOLneby62Q71wwA0YgiXG4qsPZe1Z3-2J]kgracey@p...[/url
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 11:30 AM
To: basicstamps@egroups.com
Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Big Dot-Matrix LEDs / Mechanical Flip-Flop Signs
Hello,
We're planning out our booth for the Embedded Systems Conference in April
(San Francisco). The Parallax booth is *entirely* BASIC Stamp-controlled.
Everything from the 25 demos to the lighting, air circulation, and display.
In the land of 32-bit DSPs and expensive compilers it's great to find that
there's a place where you can press buttons, drive robots, and program
microcontrollers without needing a team of engineers. If you have ever
wanted to
talk to Parallax people or see the new stuff, this is the place. Plus, we're
there to see you. Free tickets will be available from our web site. That's
the marketing part of my message.
The reason I write is that our logo sign will be BASIC Stamp-controlled.
We've thought about using large Liteon LEDs, but unless we build an entire
array with every possible dot occupied we'd only build our logo which limits
what we could show on such a sign. The total dimensions of this illuminated
sign is about 1' x 6'. Before we commit to such a design, I'd like to know
if you have any better ideas and sources for the LED part.
For example, where can I find big dot-matrix LEDs that are intended to be
stacked to be a bigger size (we'd use Max 7219s to control them)? What about
huge Hitachi-compatible LED signs - like the type you've seen in banks or
airports. Or, how about a mechanical gizmo that flip-flops between red and
black dots -- sorta like the old airport or train station signs that show
departure info?
I've seen some panels from Noritake, but they are very expensive.
Sources, ideas?
Thanks!
Ken Gracey, Parallax
In January we'll introduce two ideas to put your BASIC Stamp
"on the net" to send/receive e-mail and data for web pages
Keep watch at www.parallaxinc.com for details
(916) 624-8333 ~ fax (916) 624-8003