Oh hey is this you?: https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/seeking-remex-rrs3300-paper-tape-reader-info.1248555/
Now I'm worried about the state of the tension control in my unit haha. -- Anders Nelson www.andersknelson.com On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM Anders Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > Remex RRS6500BE1/660/DRB/U901. > > Pictures: https://goo.gl/photos/Wa3W7mtTwwuTczUV7 > > =] > -- > Anders Nelson > www.andersknelson.com > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM David Wise <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anders, what model is your Remex paper tape reader? I have an RRS3300, >> the only one I know of. >> >> Dave Wise >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Anders Nelson via cctalk <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, April 14, 2025 9:13 AM >> *To:* General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts < >> [email protected]> >> *Cc:* Anders Nelson <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [cctalk] Re: Paper Tape Reader Needed >> >> Following Chuck's comments, I would recommend throwing a job description >> up >> to Upwork <www.upwork.com> and paying someone in Eastern Europe, South >> America or Southeast Asia to implement some STM32 firmware to get this >> done >> at low cost, maybe $500 total. >> >> Job category: Firmware, electrical engineering, hardware, C >> programming language >> Job keywords: STM32, USB device >> >> Job description: We want to build a device that directs an industrial >> paper >> tape reader [manufacturer] [exact model number] to read paper tape, and >> store data to an SD card with a FAT32 file system. The device needs 7 >> buttons (left, right, up, down, ok, start, stop), a common 128x64 OLED >> display, and a 5v tolerant parallel control and data interface to the tape >> reader. The user can adjust a filename based on the date, defaulting to >> 2025-01-01, and an additional sequence number starting at -001 added by >> the >> device that increments with each tape read. When the start button is >> pressed, the device controls the tape reader to advance the tape and >> record >> the data stream to a file with the displayed name on the SD card. The >> device should create 2 files with identical data in different formats: >> File >> one has extension ".bin" and contains 8-bit binary data from the >> tape, one binary character for each byte. File two file has extension >> ".txt" and contains 8-bit HEX data as text from the tape, two text >> characters for each byte ("00"-"FF"). >> >> I've been wanting to do this for a while with my Remex tape reader, haha. >> Maybe we can combine forces? I do HW/FW design for a living but need to >> complete other projects first... >> >> =] >> -- >> Anders Nelson >> >> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 11:44 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < >> [email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > On 4/14/25 07:47, Mike Katz via cctalk wrote: >> > > I have a couple of Sanyo Denki units that I can do the same for. I >> was >> > > hoping for a serial/USB option that would handle fan fold in stead of >> > > rolled paper tape. >> > >> > I threw together my USB interface for the Sanyo Denki in an afternoon, >> > using the lowest of the STM32F103 MCU "Blue pills" - the C6. Useless >> > for many blue pill projects, but adequate to hold USB comm support and >> > the simple logic to control the paper tape reader. >> > >> > Why the STM32F103? I had a bunch of the things wasting space and they >> > feature 5V tolerant I/O and a sufficient number of GPIOs to interface to >> > the parallel reader output. There was plenty of flash program memory >> > left unused so that other features could be added if desired. >> > >> > I suspect almost all CNC-oriented tape readers have a similar interface >> > to that of the Sanyo. >> > >> > Really, if you're talking about it and not doing it, you're squandering >> > time that you could spend implementing it. >> > >> > --Chuck >> > >> >
