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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Posts: 32 Location: CA
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: I have gone Official! |
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I have been making my own photolitho pc boards forever. I sell product with my own "homegrown" boards. Well I finaly took the blung and got a board house to make my boards. I used Pad2Pad, its quick and easy. Will go China shop next cause China pcb houses are dirt cheap.
Below is the first run for one version of Led Chasers. I just got the boards in the mail today. Finally, the anticipation was killing me!
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Alan Site Admin

Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1399 Location: Winnipeg, MB
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Wow the board looks real good. Do you have a step by step build process for your kits? Or do you just sell them pre-built? |
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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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They are sold pre-built. SOIC and 1206 parts are a little (haha) much to handle for the non experienced. I will be moving to SSOP and 806 parts which are 1/2 the size of current parts. Now if I made that a kit I would have to include a microscope  |
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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
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Turd HG Ruler

Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 274 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:37 am Post subject: |
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Wow, great interface anotherhackmember!
When are you going to be selling these?
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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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All patterns are composed of frames. Each frame has either 8 or 16 channels. Each channel spans from level 0 (off) to level 50 (full bright). User simply sets desired level per channel for each frame. Frames can be copied, pasted, rotated left and right, inserted and deleted. Frames also feature automatic fading. All user has to do is set the start and end levels and then enable fading, it just fads from one frame to the next. The led board will automatically either fade up or fade down and generated all the inbetween levels during pattern run time. Once a pattern is done, one click will burn the pattern into SPI EEPROM on the led board.
The hardware part is simple. The software, which is free, is where most my efforts are spent. The software is also a simulator so that if you do not have the hardware you may still create your own patterns till you decide to get the hardware . There is also a Show Case. These are pattern configurations: lets say you want numbers 1,2,6,8,10 and 3 seconds between each or whatever other than straight 1 to 15, simply setup the Show Case and boom done. Each pattern burns into the led board in the time it take to click a mouse button, I bull shee-it you not. Software also supports Live Frames. This allows you to in real time view the led brightness levels on the real board at the same time in the software. Each led in software may also be re-arranged to a fixed shape or any shape by the user. I will have to get off my lazy but and film this to do it justice.
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The board is now ready! I just got them for the PCB house last night. This is the USB powered and configurable LED Chaser board. Its small, 1.2 x 1.5 inch and uses SSOP ICs, which are twice as dense in pin pitch as SOIC. Will add more later. Boss over shoulders
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Alan Site Admin

Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 1399 Location: Winnipeg, MB
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great!
How do you solder the surface mount components? Are you using paste and a stencil? |
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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Posts: 32 Location: CA
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Alan wrote: | Looks great!
How do you solder the surface mount components? Are you using paste and a stencil? |
I use an adjustable heat Weller, fine solder, and nerves of steel. SSOP is the only real challenge. Plan on going the paste stencil route and hot plate some day. |
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Shamrock Newbie
Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet |
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Project_Nightmare HG Master

Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 119 Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: |
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I can't wait to get one, I think this is the one that creates the cool patterns that I wanted a few years ago but couldn't find the source code or .hex
Where do you get that Pattern Creator - LED Chaser program???
Nvm, took me awhile to find that you made it, I'd love to get a copy of the program when you releace it  |
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anotherhackmember HG Contributor
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:48 am Post subject: |
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The Pattern Creator is my own software work in progress. The program will always be free. I can send you a beta copy now which will be similary from the release but different in looks and style both of which are the holder backs of the release. |
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Project_Nightmare HG Master

Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 119 Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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I can wait. BTW, it looks great and I'll have a bunch of fun messing with it. I'd especially like it if you have the program of the patterns that you made and showed on the old movies
So, will the program only work with your LED PCBs or can we use it on our DIY circuits also?  |
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Nielubie Newbie
Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Just found this article and saw the video's and I loved it.
Any updates on this project, the software, any possible kits forsale? I'm a noob to electronics but I have a huge project that I'm considering on playing around with (huge to a noob at least) and this software and board would make life so much easier to do what I need.
I checked out your personal website and I didn't see any updates so I'm not sure is the project dead or am I looking in the wrong places.
Thanks for your feedback. _________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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T-Mage Newbie

Joined: 03 Jan 2009 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 3:54 am Post subject: |
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I will second the above
Love to have more info on this
Cheers
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Nielubie Newbie
Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Chicago, IL
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 11:28 am Post subject: |
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T-Mage wrote: | I will second the above
Love to have more info on this
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Yeah, been a year since they last posted and I checked out the websites they have listed but no info. I'm thinking the project is probably dead. Time to learn some Cublock or Arduino Basic.
It sucks because it looks like the proggi above made things so much easier. _________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-=-=- Nielubie (a.k.a. Pete) =-=-
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