Mmm... Nibbler.

http://www.directron.com/nibbletool.html

I thought about this a while back and here is what I found. Velleman (I got a catalog from a local electronics store but they have a web site at velleman.be) has a kit K6711 that is described as a 15 channel IR receiver. Here is a quote from the catalog: 15 open collector outputs: 50v / 100mA LED in...

There is this magic stuff called 'liquid mask'. It paints on and dries, and you can cut it with a razor knive to clean up the edges. Then it peels off. It works on lexan and other plastics. It might be a little hard to find, however. I've got some because I paint remote control truck and car bodies ...

Just go down to a hardware store and get some silver metallic paint. It works great if you're carefull.

It's not really a mod if it's all plug-and-play, is it?

Well, the digital baybus software doesn't work at the same time as LCDC but LCDC can pretty much do everything the baybus software does. I've got LCDC set up to turn on/off fans at temps reported by motherboard monitor. I'm working on a circuit that will take the output from two gpo's and send eithe...

That's just the software not displaying the large digits correctly. Check out LCDC, it's pretty awesome and does the large digits just fine.

I have the same problem with mine. I know that Henry has been working on the problem but it's apparently a bit tougher to resolve than he expected.

Hopefully they will get it resolved soon.

No problem. I'm working on bribing an EE friend of mine to design the circuit I need. I need to be able to adjust the speed at which it moves, and the endpoints, so it's a bit more complex than I originally thought.

It is going to be controled off off a GPO, tho.

Thanks,
James

Yep, here is one:

http://www.lcdforums.com/forums/viewtop ... 10&forum=1

Just to clarify a little on the software control of the fans. There is no software built in to the display that lets you do that. You'll need to use MBM and LCDC for example.

Can a GPO be used to control a servo? This link shows how a servo is controlled. http://www.epanorama.net/documents/motor/rcservos.html It says that 1.5ms pulses set the servo to one end, and 2.0ms pulses set it to the other. Can a the GPO's be told to turn on/off that quickly/precisely to control t...

If you only want or need 5 buttons, you can do the easy thing and just wire the five pair, starting in the center of the connector and working out... like this:

V Q M I E E I M Q V

The letters are what you get for input with that pair.

Henry,
Don't forget to e-mail me, please.

Thanks,
James

Okay, to try to answer your question... The GPO's on your display will not supply enough power for a cold cathode light kit. You'd have to use a relay or circuit to get them 12v. The GPO's are simple. They are 'on' or 'off'... when on, they supply power (or technically, they switch to ground). When ...

Okay, maybe it's me that's crazy.

Heh - not to worry, I'm still getting large digits.

I found my old posts, don't know how I missed 'em... I'd thought I'd replied in this thread a while back, but I guess I didn't.

Oh, well. Who needs sanity, anyway.
James