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
>>>
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