On Friday 30 March 2007 19:24, Jason Aron wrote: > I've been using geda for about six months and I think I'm > about done with my current project (I get the final boards > next week). So while I'm waiting for my boards, I'm thinking > about what I'm going to do next... and I'm drawing a > complete blank. Does anyone have some good ideas for me? > I'm a hardware guy with lots of experience in building > radios and audio systems (RF and audio). I know everybody's > got a long list of projects tucked away in the back corner of > a desk... Is there one that you'd like a jump-start on?
Since you posted here, and it appears you want a hardware project, and you want to make a contribution to us.... How about lab test equipment. There is a real need for simple stuff that is too simple to market at the high prices the big instrument companies need to charge. The kind of equipment you need in a home lab. Like Heathkit used to make. Another real need is for the hardware side of computer instrumentation. Something like the commercial product "Labview". We have most of the software. We are lacking the hardware. The first piece here would be a box that has analog inputs, like an oscilloscope, plugs into a USB, and provides a data stream that software can use. One input to one USB would be perfect. A more advanced version could sample and store a block of time, enabling higher frequencies than you could send over USB directly. Once we have this, we have a schematic program that can draw as well as Labview can, we are working on interprocess communication anyway, we are working on waveform analysis tools anyway, we have a simulator that will soon have real behavioral modeling. We would need some interface software for your board. Then we have a free/open-source alternative to Labview! _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user