I have personally only ever used single socket board designs and have not seen that issue (yet!). I have also only used a maximum of 16 sockets in any single chain. I just had a quick look at the IV-17 files for the first time and I can see that it's a little more sophisticated than the single display version and it includes some commands to re-enumerate the displays (software version 235), is that the version you were using and did you try the commands to re-enumerate the tube numbers? - Richard
On Tuesday, 7 July 2020 09:53:23 UTC+1, Richard Scales wrote: > > I have long been inspired by 'word clocks' as well as the 'smart socket' > concept which was used to drive things like the Burroughs B-7971 displays. > > Having some time on my hands recently I decided to create a 'smart socket' > to drive 2.3" Starburst LED displays. I have now got to the point where I > actually have something to show as the proof of concept would appear to be > successful! > > [image: IMG_20200707_093413.jpg] [image: IMG_20200707_093315.jpg] > > > > The original smart socket code which was created by Chris Barron ran on a > PIC16F690 which did not have enough ports to drive all 16 segments plus the > decimal point so I moved over to a PIC16F886 (I am no PIC expert so the > choice was based on what my development environment and programmer would > support). > > > At the same time a colleague of mine was hinting that I really should have > a go at surface mount components. The result is a single board with the PIC > and some Darlington Drivers and associated series resistors. The 2.3" LED > display plugs in to the back. As many sockets as you desire (1-255) then > link together and by sending simple ASCII commands, any required data can > be displayed. > > > Multiple transitions as well as user defined characters are supported. > > > I re-purposed the original 'underscore' command (the B-7971 has an > underscore segment) to control the decimal point. > > > That's pretty much it. > > > I already have a 'controller' which handles all the WiFi, NTP Time setting > and fancy display controls including motion detector activation etc. I just > need to make a version specifically for these displays which will provide > optional PWM control for the 12V LED power and we're done. > > > I plan to make a 10 segment version, the case for which is currently a > concept in my head - so it could take a while to see the light of day. > > > I plan to publish full details over at the Smart-Sockets group when I get > things finally buttoned down. > > > - Richard > > > > > -- 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/a1b836b2-c8b7-4794-bbeb-6ad751fc0930o%40googlegroups.com.
