LCD projector with microcontroller

Archiver

I have a personal project of creating a DIY LCD Projector. However
the zooming/focusing of the lens will be motorized and handled by a
circuit board(with a programmable microcontroller programmed by me
using my PC) .
As im quite new in this, would you guys recommend me getting a
parallax kit for that purpose? Or maybe i can just get hold of
a LEGO mindstorms kit and reflash and reprogram the eprom to my
liking. Do help guys...

Many thanks in advance guys.

Archiver

For a one-of project like this, the BS2 seems perfect.
You can get the Stamp, a prototyping board, all
compilers/downloaders/debuggers for around $150.

You can get it down to $50.00 + a radio shack
solderless breadboard + $10.00 for the wall-wart
+ $10.00 for the serial connection if you are
really trying to 'roll your own'. I've found the
parallax BOE kit the simplist and most complete
way to get started.

And the BS2 has one of the fastest program/compile
try-it/re-program cycle's I've worked with, for the
price.

It's only drawbacks: You can't multi-task with it,
it runs at about 2,000 basic instructions/second,
and a pure PIC solution's hardware is cheaper.
(Pure PIC solution has MUCH higher development
system costs, though)

--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
wrote:
> I have a personal project of creating a DIY LCD Projector. However
> the zooming/focusing of the lens will be motorized and handled by a
> circuit board(with a programmable microcontroller programmed by me
> using my PC) .
> As im quite new in this, would you guys recommend me getting a
> parallax kit for that purpose? Or maybe i can just get hold of
> a LEGO mindstorms kit and reflash and reprogram the eprom to my
> liking. Do help guys...
>
> Many thanks in advance guys.

Archiver

Thanks a lot for replying!!!!

But i dont really get you on the bs2, should i get the bs2 starter
kit with BOE + motor controller? or the other things in parallax's
website?
Anyway im not local so im just relying on parallax's site for
everything [noparse]:)[/noparse]

Thanks again.


--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Lane" <allan.lane@h...>
wrote:
> For a one-of project like this, the BS2 seems perfect.
> You can get the Stamp, a prototyping board, all
> compilers/downloaders/debuggers for around $150.
>
> You can get it down to $50.00 + a radio shack
> solderless breadboard + $10.00 for the wall-wart
> + $10.00 for the serial connection if you are
> really trying to 'roll your own'. I've found the
> parallax BOE kit the simplist and most complete
> way to get started.
>
> And the BS2 has one of the fastest program/compile
> try-it/re-program cycle's I've worked with, for the
> price.
>
> It's only drawbacks: You can't multi-task with it,
> it runs at about 2,000 basic instructions/second,
> and a pure PIC solution's hardware is cheaper.
> (Pure PIC solution has MUCH higher development
> system costs, though)
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
> wrote:
> > I have a personal project of creating a DIY LCD Projector.
However
> > the zooming/focusing of the lens will be motorized and handled by
a
> > circuit board(with a programmable microcontroller programmed by
me
> > using my PC) .
> > As im quite new in this, would you guys recommend me getting a
> > parallax kit for that purpose? Or maybe i can just get hold of
> > a LEGO mindstorms kit and reflash and reprogram the eprom to my
> > liking. Do help guys...
> >
> > Many thanks in advance guys.

Archiver

If your pretty good with electronics, you could put together your own
carrier board for under 20$ with simple components. Contact me off list
for pictures and such.

-Mike

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Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: LCD projector with microcontroller

Thanks a lot for replying!!!!

But i dont really get you on the bs2, should i get the bs2 starter
kit with BOE + motor controller? or the other things in parallax's
website?
Anyway im not local so im just relying on parallax's site for
everything [noparse]:)[/noparse]

Thanks again.


--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Lane" <allan.lane@h...>
wrote:
> For a one-of project like this, the BS2 seems perfect.
> You can get the Stamp, a prototyping board, all
> compilers/downloaders/debuggers for around $150.
>
> You can get it down to $50.00 + a radio shack
> solderless breadboard + $10.00 for the wall-wart
> + $10.00 for the serial connection if you are
> really trying to 'roll your own'. I've found the
> parallax BOE kit the simplist and most complete
> way to get started.
>
> And the BS2 has one of the fastest program/compile
> try-it/re-program cycle's I've worked with, for the
> price.
>
> It's only drawbacks: You can't multi-task with it,
> it runs at about 2,000 basic instructions/second,
> and a pure PIC solution's hardware is cheaper.
> (Pure PIC solution has MUCH higher development
> system costs, though)
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
> wrote:
> > I have a personal project of creating a DIY LCD Projector.
However
> > the zooming/focusing of the lens will be motorized and handled by
a
> > circuit board(with a programmable microcontroller programmed by
me
> > using my PC) .
> > As im quite new in this, would you guys recommend me getting a
> > parallax kit for that purpose? Or maybe i can just get hold of
> > a LEGO mindstorms kit and reflash and reprogram the eprom to my
> > liking. Do help guys...
> >
> > Many thanks in advance guys.


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Archiver

You'd want the "Board of Education Full Kit", which comes
with BS2, power supply, 232 cable, and prototyping area.
($119.00)

Then, you might want the "What's a microcontroller"
class ($54.00), which has the parts and information
for interfacing a servo to your Stamp.


--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
wrote:
> Thanks a lot for replying!!!!
>
> But i dont really get you on the bs2, should i get the bs2 starter
> kit with BOE + motor controller? or the other things in parallax's
> website?
> Anyway im not local so im just relying on parallax's site for
> everything [noparse]:)[/noparse]
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
> --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Allan Lane" <allan.lane@h...>
> wrote:
> > For a one-of project like this, the BS2 seems perfect.
> > You can get the Stamp, a prototyping board, all
> > compilers/downloaders/debuggers for around $150.
> >
> > You can get it down to $50.00 + a radio shack
> > solderless breadboard + $10.00 for the wall-wart
> > + $10.00 for the serial connection if you are
> > really trying to 'roll your own'. I've found the
> > parallax BOE kit the simplist and most complete
> > way to get started.
> >
> > And the BS2 has one of the fastest program/compile
> > try-it/re-program cycle's I've worked with, for the
> > price.
> >
> > It's only drawbacks: You can't multi-task with it,
> > it runs at about 2,000 basic instructions/second,
> > and a pure PIC solution's hardware is cheaper.
> > (Pure PIC solution has MUCH higher development
> > system costs, though)
> >
> > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "terewbonf" <terewbonf@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > I have a personal project of creating a DIY LCD Projector.
> However
> > > the zooming/focusing of the lens will be motorized and handled
by
> a
> > > circuit board(with a programmable microcontroller programmed by
> me
> > > using my PC) .
> > > As im quite new in this, would you guys recommend me getting a
> > > parallax kit for that purpose? Or maybe i can just get hold of
> > > a LEGO mindstorms kit and reflash and reprogram the eprom to my
> > > liking. Do help guys...
> > >
> > > Many thanks in advance guys.