tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.comments2010-04-05T23:05:01.044+01:00.Nerd ClubChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274133286396866480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-67802957124629526912010-04-05T23:05:01.044+01:002010-04-05T23:05:01.044+01:00True, 9k for a font is massive! I got the font cha...True, 9k for a font is massive! I got the font characters down to 40 chars (uppercase A-Z + numbers + a few special characters) and each character is an 8x8 grid (8 bytes per character). In fact, I also include a mask for each character, so each character takes 16 bytes. The whole thing weighed in at 40 x 16 = 640 bytes.<br /><br />But to store and recall 640 bytes in a lookup table (retrieving font data from eeprom was too slow) meant the compiled PIC code grew by about 4k in total.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274133286396866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-78073429301985272812010-04-05T22:36:15.825+01:002010-04-05T22:36:15.825+01:00The images seem to be broken :-( An extra 9k for t...The images seem to be broken :-( An extra 9k for the font seems substantial. Surely it would be 8 bytes per character for 96 character = under 800 bytes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-63839799625795750692009-12-10T02:45:26.335+00:002009-12-10T02:45:26.335+00:00Way to go!! Looking good :-)Way to go!! Looking good :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684867795007513645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-38953473661490293652009-12-06T00:50:45.058+00:002009-12-06T00:50:45.058+00:00just askin'just askin'minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262570698634031498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-9511207267399478672009-12-06T00:50:23.533+00:002009-12-06T00:50:23.533+00:00ok so it is more like monkeys with no crayons disc...ok so it is more like monkeys with no crayons discovering pigment medium and making marks on caves??? Or producing Picassso without fully fledged DNA?minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262570698634031498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-3332584243720021502009-11-26T12:30:37.599+00:002009-11-26T12:30:37.599+00:00I take I should be applauding rather than listenin...I take I should be applauding rather than listening to the blank echo inside my own head?minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262570698634031498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-43342579774484950722009-11-09T18:58:45.528+00:002009-11-09T18:58:45.528+00:00I was taught by a soldering-jedi-master ;-)I was taught by a soldering-jedi-master ;-)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274133286396866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-31567605702047634082009-11-09T18:14:36.856+00:002009-11-09T18:14:36.856+00:00Well done on the SMT soldering, Nice neat PCB too ...Well done on the SMT soldering, Nice neat PCB too :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684867795007513645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-71492125529025235082009-11-09T18:13:32.897+00:002009-11-09T18:13:32.897+00:00http://www.tuug.fi/~isaarine/electronics/rc-switch...http://www.tuug.fi/~isaarine/electronics/rc-switch/<br /><br />Already been done using simple components. I keep telling Tom this, plus you can pick them up for £5 all in.<br /><br />http://www.active-robots.co.uk/pololu-rc-switch-with-digital-output-p-1840.html<br /><br />Robot Steve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684867795007513645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-17269010368599254252009-10-21T17:38:49.737+01:002009-10-21T17:38:49.737+01:00Nearly pre-ordering time! Just getting some build ...Nearly pre-ordering time! Just getting some build costs together to see how much this thing is going to cost to bring to market.... Exciting stuff. In the meantime, here's a preview of what to expect: <a href="http://nerdclubuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/scoresure-petanque-pro-video.html" rel="nofollow">http://nerdclubuk.blogspot.com/2009/10/scoresure-petanque-pro-video.html</a>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274133286396866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-30719262575714968982009-10-16T08:07:37.615+01:002009-10-16T08:07:37.615+01:00Sounds good - can I pre-order?
RaySounds good - can I pre-order?<br /><br />RayRagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931134746236971473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-26376665653358881112009-08-28T20:28:11.208+01:002009-08-28T20:28:11.208+01:00The controller is a PIC18F2455 with built-in USB s...The controller is a PIC18F2455 with built-in USB support. We work (almost) exclusively with PIC mcus because of the tool-chains we have here.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274133286396866480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-663002979820496438.post-855876778932003352009-08-28T12:56:47.719+01:002009-08-28T12:56:47.719+01:00have you use ATmega16 mikrokontroller by ATMEL?have you use ATmega16 mikrokontroller by ATMEL?Inzar Salfikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647715127447913178noreply@blogger.com