John,
I am planning to make it available in both wood and acrylic cases. The
laser cutter works on either. There will be bolts and tabs holding it
together, similar to the Makerbot.
The PC board will be SMT, with all the parts visible through the acrylic
front panel. A few thru-hole parts will be on the rear of the panel. I
will have a USB port on the board, and a header to mount a USB jack on
the rear panel of the case.
I do plan to offer it as a board semi-kit (machine-stuffed SMT parts),
and to publish the laser cutter files for people to make their own cases.
I plan to eventually produce a generic board that works with any tube
size, but first I want to get the one done that helps me unload all
those 3RP1 CRTs I have!
On 1/13/16 10:08 AM, NeonJohn wrote:
Is this going to be like the original scopeclock, in the clear acrylic
case? If so sign me up. I'll find the money tree somewhere... :-)
John
On 01/13/2016 08:55 AM, dixter wrote:
wow,,,, David,,, please put me down for one when you are selling
these... thanks
dick bell
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 12:00:04 AM UTC-6, nixiebunny wrote:
Folks,
I have been trying to find a way to fit all my stuff into the storage
room, and realized that it has too many CRTs in it. This has led to me
taking the year off the First Robotics team I've mentored, to get some
free time to design a product that will help me sell all those CRTs.
I am working on reviving my Scope Clocks.
I've decided to go with an Arduino style processor, since it's way more
user-friendly and popular than those wacky Motorola processors I used or
the PICs that the OscilloClock uses. So I'm rewriting the code in C,
which will take a few weeks.
I've also redesigned the board and case to be DIY-friendly, and to
resemble an old 3 inch oscilloscope. I have come up with a circuit board
layout that fits behind the front panel. The panel has the look of a
fifties 'scope, with the intensity and focus knobs at top corners and
the H and V knobs below, and a big time-setting encoder in the lower
center. (Did you know that it's impossible to find high voltage pots and
rotary encoders that share a common knob?)
I've already designed and made a quickie laser-cut case, since I have
access to a laser cutter now. Quick turn fab is marvelous.
I'll post photos when I have something to take photos of.
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David Forbes, Tucson AZ
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