Oh right, that's an important piece haha. I imagine fusing that Arduino project mentioned earlier in the thread with an SPI RAM chip and little extra firmware should be able to grab any length of tape one may have.
-- Anders Nelson On Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 4:59 PM Mike Katz <[email protected]> wrote: > Plus the circuit and software to operate it and convert the data to serial > or USB CID. > > On Apr 13, 2025 3:10 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Here's a super cheap reader assembly you could bolt to a board, then hang > your supply reel from a bolt stuck in it if you're looking for the lowest > cost option: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/224491588288 > -- > Anders Nelson > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 6:49 AM Martin Bishop via cctalk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > The Sanyo Denki readers I have known use sprocket wheel feed, an > > additional means of damaging tapes. > > > > The Fanuc readers use a friction pinch, "rubber on steel", so they can't > > "saw" the tapes. > > > > Perhaps a consideration - if one has a choice > > > > Martin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chuck Guzis via cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 13 April 2025 02:18 > > To: Ethan Dicks via cctalk <[email protected]> > > Cc: Chuck Guzis <[email protected]> > > Subject: [cctalk] Re: Paper Tape Reader Needed > > > > My PT reader is a Sanyo Denki, from a piece of CNC gear. (Bitsavers has > > some docs on those), Added a +5/+24 power suppy and a STM32 "Blue Pill" > > MCU interfacing as a USB communications device. > > > > Easy peasy and woks a treat. > > > > --Chuck > > > > >
