Re: [neonixie-l] OT: Sensor networks... (motes)

2013-12-10 Thread Nick
I've ben thinking about the MSP430 series and their SoC/ wireless chips (mostly 802.15.4 based) - very nice suite of devices Trouble is I've always been an Atmel guy, so it's a big switch though I suspect that the learning curve is not too bad... Perhaps its time to change. .. -- You recei

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Sensor networks... (motes)

2013-12-10 Thread zac
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:15:20 AM UTC-7, Jon D. wrote: > > >> > Did you mean "Energia" instead of "Enigma"? > I did. I have a board that i purchased when the product first came out, but I have only fired it up maybe twice, for small hello-world type runs. Might use it for the clock

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Sensor networks... (motes)

2013-12-10 Thread Jon D.
> > > Did you mean "Energia" instead of "Enigma"? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

[neonixie-l] Re: OT: Sensor networks... (motes)

2013-12-10 Thread zac
The MSP430 is also programmable with a piece of software that is almost entirely comparable with the Arduino IDE, if you are familliar with that at all. It is called Enigma, it is exactly as easy to work with as the arduino platform. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: [TCA] Re: Shameless Plug, and Contest/Giveaway for NL5440As

2013-12-10 Thread John Rehwinkel
> How about six Nixies to replace "UP TO" six dice for playing various games. > Any number of nixies could be turned on depending on how many dice were > needed for the particular game being played, and then a random number > generator would be used to select counts of from 1-6 for each Nixie tu

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone used Iteadstudio for PCBs?

2013-12-10 Thread Nick
> > Yep - I'm using QFN56 devices amongst others, so a laser-cut paste mask > would be good too... > Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neoni

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone used Iteadstudio for PCBs?

2013-12-10 Thread H. Carl Ott
Itead and seedstudio are both pretty darn good. I've used them both a few times with no issues. Quality is good, but not great. Don't push the design limits posted on their submission pages. They may say 6/6 rules, but you have a much better chance of getting problem free boards back if you don't

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone used Iteadstudio for PCBs?

2013-12-10 Thread Nick
Hi John, Thanks for that - I think I'll give the various options here a go - they're so cheap and the quality seems comparable - however, its not a good time of year to be ordering what with Christmas here than the Chinese New Year at the end of January. That little ball clock is one of my fav

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: resistance of filament warm vs cold

2013-12-10 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
On 9 Dec 2013, at 00:01, Mark Moulding wrote: > There's a type of enamled wire that's intended to be soldered through. It > used to be used for the Vector Wiring Pencil, and is still available intended > as transformer wire. I bought the smallest spool I could (1 pound - at 30 > gauge that's

Re: [neonixie-l] Anyone used Iteadstudio for PCBs?

2013-12-10 Thread Jan Rychter
I use them regularly and so far I'm very happy with the results. Note that you should not expect miracles: those are boards produced in China at rock-bottom prices, so mistakes will sometimes be made. One of my orders got lost once and I had to ask for it to be produced and sent again. But cons

[neonixie-l] Nore shameless pluggery for NL5440As

2013-12-10 Thread laingt
I have a couple of 6 NL5440A sets listed on E-bay. Listing 281224495624 for one of them. I will be listing some other displays as well in the near future. I will be listing 6 Pinlight DIP-651Rs shortly. These are incandescent 7 segment displays in a small DIP package. -- You received this mess