> > I assume these are kits built around micro-controllers, right? If so, > how did they replcate the firmware? Trivial if they got hold of an > original controller without code protection, but much more concerning > if they would have had to crack it. Obviously one assumes that > organisations with significant resources could crack a protected PIC > or AVR, but it'd be pretty worrying if that kind of technology was > within reach of the casual eBay nixie clock rip-off artist. >
Hardly a need to try cracking the protection. It'd be easier to write the code from scratch. If you figure out the hardware it doesn't take a lot of work to write code for a clock, I've rarely spent more than a couple of evenings on mine and I'm not all that great at coding. Come up with a good design and somebody probably copy it, it's just a fact of life. Focus on making your own products a good value so that people buy them over the imitations and don't spend a lot of time fretting over copies. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
