I forgot to add that a simple redrafting of the II as an Arduino shield with appropriate chips and chip passives would accomplish the desired end without losing the very careful engineering and testing that has already been done? Would be nice to have a way to change caps without soldering as well, maybe just some .1" jumpers? Don
> It might be time for a group project to design a "Pictic III" that uses > parts that are readily available. Today I'd build it around an Arduino > rather than a PIC even if the cost is more. Arduino is programmable by > __anyone__ and plugs into a USB port, no onwwouldhave to supply > programed > chips and because it is so easy to program maybe some users would try to > make improvements and offer them to others. > > Other suggestions to do something like this have come up on this list > but > then someone starts talking about using some specialized technology that > 99.99% of the readers don't know (like FPGAs) I'd like to see it done > with > 25 cent parts and technology a beginner can master > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- "Neither the voice of authority nor the weight of reason and argument are as significant as experiment, for thence comes quiet to the mind." R. Bacon "If you don't know what it is, don't poke it." Ghost in the Shell Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL Six Mile Systems LLP 17850 Six Mile Road POB 134 Huson, MT, 59846 VOX 406-626-4304 www.lightningforensics.com www.sixmilesystems.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
