| Student project idea? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Being German in Nature... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| rather costly for a student project, isn't it? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| not necessarily | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Dont you think that would be too difficult for a student? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Why moving-message? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| How can he display all the text? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Then you've entirely missed the point! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| BTW: It actually does 1 minute resolution | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Moving ???? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Maybe you could be more specific | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Why so specific? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| but entirely too expensive ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| who gives a friggin hoot | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| and how does your 8x8 array apply? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Up to student to decide cost. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Other options | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Interesting ... how does the student do that? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I'm sure they'd figure that out... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Maybe you can enlighten me | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Mechanical Engineering | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Yes, that's the kind of thing. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I once had a complete machine shop too ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| what sort of engravers/routers do you mean? [edited] | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| We keep forgetting about the costs | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Old news | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Apparently things have changed. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| eMachineShop.com ? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Maybe | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
Another option ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Darn straight. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| look at the model again ... there is no matrix | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| of course there is | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| but it's not the 8x8 LED matrix ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| One LED per character | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| If not cheaper than at least way faster | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Gee ... I'm not sure I follow ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Simple, simple, simple | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Why multiplex ... there are so few words ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Really is applicable | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Wait a minute ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I never did | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| well, then, you should clarify | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| proof of concept, not product | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Backpedalling on what? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Tiny budget for tiny clock | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Now go to the next step ... the word arrangement | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I did my best | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I caught that only after I asked | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Many, but quite simple steps | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| At last! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I wasn't asking you , Andy ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I believe you overestimate the challenge, Andy | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not a first-year project | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I'm not so sure ... maybe I'm out of touch ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| RE: I believe you overestimate the challenge | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| You'd be right ... except ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Trivial? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Those may not be as important as you think | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Zero-crossing detection isn't suited... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Complexity quickly grows with scale | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Frequency reference | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| SIGH | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| have you counted lines and characters | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not spinning-arm display printing in air... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| are you missing a critical word? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| The word you require is... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Oh! OK ... that works. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| signs for dummies | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Better selected dioder at custom locations for production | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| See each character as a bit in a small 11x10 bitmap | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| This is where you should explain a bit more | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| overly complex | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I don't see it as overly complex. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| "MUCH" is relative | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| if you squint just right ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I don't see how multiple LED's per character help anything. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| That seems reasonable | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| options | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| That might work, but it would cost | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Cold optical process keeps plastic flat | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| That looks like the most straightforward way to do it! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| If you think that's a lot of LEDs, ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| just for fun | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| once again, who gives a hoot | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Shouldn't a "proof of concept" demonstrate feasibility? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| What nonsense! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Good project - relatively easy but much room for own ideas | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| what the hell is REAL company??? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| A real company | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not at all! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| No matter how well it works ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| That would be a very bad professor | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Unfortunately, you're wrong ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| What nonsense! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Look at some real examples - "Made In Brunel" | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| These items most certainly are well-finished | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Exactly | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not all the characters are used | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| 8x8 modules don't care about unused characters | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| other arrays are cheaper | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Depends on expectations of total size | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| that seems very nearly feasible ... and almost affordable | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| original site | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Two languages not full | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| It works for me... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Filler characters | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I was going to buy this guy.... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Very expensive! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Yes, designer niches allows very high prices | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Do you really think that manufacturing costs are low? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| That's why I was complaining about cost! | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| You forget the costs... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not exactly ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Mass market or unique low-volume status product | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| I think a backlit LCD would work. | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Assumptions... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Border needed for the look | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Not only... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Cost of lenses including mounting? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| about those costs ... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Individual taste... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| And one implementation | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| illuminating... | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Man, look at how the light spills over | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
| Or something more traditional, perhaps...? | | 01/01/70 00:00 |
