Yes, it's certainly not the simple and straightforward venture I thought it would be! It has been quite humbling. I have some other neat projects I am working on too - a Geiger counter with a nixie display and a ham radio with a magic eye for tuning. Will be a few months before those two are up and running. So much to try and learn - but so little time!
On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 10:40 PM Bill Notfaded <[email protected]> wrote: > We use embedded development tools where I work and they always have new > plugins based around all the lastest USB IP (usually the latest next > generation straight outta ACM and IEEE research). It's totally non trivial > 4 sure! There's a LOT more to newer USB like USB type-C than I ever would > have guessed. Reading the documentation for it wow. We've come along way > since RS-232! Sounds awesome though... Cutting edge new tech mixed with > classic old tech like nixie, numitron, and dekatron is straight up bad a$$ > as far as I'm concerned! > > Bill > > On Mon, Aug 5, 2019, 7:20 PM Mahdi Al Husseini <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi there, Bill, >> >> I have before, yep. That's a beast of a roll. Tried and true technology. >> I have begun moving away from the use of ribbon cables because cross-talk >> has bitten me a couple of times. I have been learning to write my own USB >> drivers, though it's still very much a work in progress. >> >> Mahdi >> >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 10:01 PM Bill Notfaded <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Mahdi- >>> >>> You've made other keyboards that interface like this before correct? >>> I've seen something like this before with ribbon cable connecting a the >>> small keyboard and Nixie display. >>> Check out this roll of ribbon cable I bought made in 1974. It has 48 >>> lines. 4 sets of 12 different colors. >>> >>> You can count me in when you're ready. >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn09J%2B1cbTFooKk6D%2ByxXTPvs%2BTQ5upd%3Dv111oSGJt-sFA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn09J%2B1cbTFooKk6D%2ByxXTPvs%2BTQ5upd%3Dv111oSGJt-sFA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/WGfs1dPZyWY/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAO97pxW_guDwWQzm1xchQu5OOzB8oEdjXwCbYc3QB8gZsbBkmg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAO97pxW_guDwWQzm1xchQu5OOzB8oEdjXwCbYc3QB8gZsbBkmg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn0oVLHtfUjrmuePVoTBi9fuKJxJUA1BNdjrk1S%2Ba0n%3DPA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CADToqn0oVLHtfUjrmuePVoTBi9fuKJxJUA1BNdjrk1S%2Ba0n%3DPA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAO97pxVMnsXf4OLsw7NKognjuez9GME75VksQBywJKr%2BPYoU8g%40mail.gmail.com.
