Shadyman

Oh! So THAT's how it works! I was beginning to wonder. Pin-based addressing! ;D

Wow, TK! Excellent work! I just read this thread from start to finish, just to see how far it has come in such a short time ;D Congrats!

Hey all, Found Winbond's Speech ICs... Sounds like they could be an interesting 'hack' for anyone who wants to try, ala MBHP-SpeakJet-style. http://www.winbond-usa.com/en/content/view/55/159/

Premounted switch matrices... Black, White, Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Grey, Etc, mounted in 4x4 configuration, with a 0.1" header pinout http://www.smcelectronics.com/swkey.htm And a huge macro keyboard... http://www.smcelectronics.com/emod.htm (Good eye, SmashTV ;D) Edit: Thanks, DrBunsen, I blame the clipboard ;D

AllElectronics has some pretty neat stuff. Here's a few things you folks might find of interest: Knobs, even a soft-touch knob or two Buttons with LEDs!!! Little panel-mount N.O. switches: Black or Red Some nifty keypads Even a Keypad encoder IC (with debouncing, repeat, etc) Intelligent Alphanumeric 2x4-digit displays (stackable) An NES Power and Reset switch, with LED! A really interesting little LED display Various rubber feet

Exactly! Case closed ;D Can we just lock this thread and make one to discuss merits of different copyright/copyleft licenses? ???

Could make for a nice core module someday? ;D

Whoa. an ARP-8. Looks like someone might smack you if you ripped it up. http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-ARP-8-PERFORMACE-SERIES-MIXER-broken-VINTAGE_W0QQitemZ320195187916QQihZ011QQcategoryZ119022QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Rack-mount goodness? http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-Professional-S900-Midi-Stereo-Digital-Sampler_W0QQitemZ360004379348QQihZ023QQcategoryZ3278QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Fostex MR-8 looks like it's got plenty of sexy features. By features, I mean buttons, and LCD window, and sliders, and... http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FOSTEX-MR-8-DIGITAL-MULTITRACK-RECORDER_W0QQitemZ220182019942QQihZ012QQcategoryZ41478QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Maybe for a small midibox... http://cgi.ebay.com/ART-X-11-MIDI-MASTER-CONTROL-MULTIVERB-WORKS-NO-AC-CORD_W0QQitemZ320196636405QQihZ011QQcategoryZ3278QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem A cute little rackmount case, going CHEAP. http://cgi.ebay.com/ART-FXR-Multi-Effects-Processor_W0QQitemZ220183171123QQihZ012QQcategoryZ23790QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Again with the cheap buttons and sliders and case... http://cgi.ebay.com/Tascam-Portastudio-424-4-Track-Multi-Track-Recorder_W0QQitemZ120197981243QQihZ002QQcategoryZ41480QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Frontpanel, knobs and buttons http://cgi.ebay.com/STUDIO-MASTER-8-INTO-2-PA-MIXER-broken_W0QQitemZ320195647596QQihZ011QQcategoryZ23785QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Another nice rackmount case with knobs http://cgi.ebay.com/Behringer-Composer-Pro-XL-MDX2600_W0QQitemZ280184241452QQihZ018QQcategoryZ23793QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Edit: A nice Stanton RM-3 http://cgi.ebay.com/Stanton-RM-3s-DJ-Mixer_W0QQitemZ160190242459QQihZ006QQcategoryZ23785QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

*points at the linked thread*

So maybe I won't announce bumps, just see who pays attention? I think I've bumped what I can bump, the rest can lie in the (search) dump ;D

I was thinking about the MB wiki, but yeah, Wiimote wikis work too ;D

Indeed! hooray for swinny! ;D

Um, Megabump? Has this idea died off? :-X

Cool beans ;D Maybe this should be WIKI'd somewhere? 8)

I did! ;D

Woo! Going to post a how-to on the wiki? :o

I know, I know, again with the bumping... I cracked open a Gameboy Pocket, and it's pretty amazing, all the pins have holes for headers, and pretty much everything's labeled. I see Sin, Sout, Sck lines on the processor, MA0-MA11, MD0-MD7, SO1-SO2, LD0-LD1, CPL, CPG, CP, ST, S, FR, etc. And of course, audio out, a DC-DC converter, and a pot for volume :) I know most folks have been focusing on external connections to gameboys, but I figured the whole 'internal' approach might yield better results. Edit: From my research, it seems that the Z80 would require a cartridge to be programmed. These carts and programmers are getting harder to find... Mind you, the GB Advance/GBA SP/GB DS have better cores, and let you access the serial port directly. As much as I love the Z80 pseudo-sound-chip, you can get GBA's for $10 or $20 on ebay. I'm thinking it might be easier to just develop with those :-[

No, but I'd sure like to GET a SID chip with a single!!! ;D

Hey guys. I couldn't find any posts in the forums describing how to get numerical LCDs to work. It looks like this little guy, the Microchip AY0438 (http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1335&dDocName=en010755), could be the answer. ;D Looks like it can be stuck right on the I2C Bus. I'm not sure if it's any better/worse than the numerical LCD code/schematics already posted on ucapps.de :-[

Not meaning to bump old topics, but what about using a Parallel Port switch? Those boxes that let you select which printer you want to print to. :-X

As for the touchpad bits... I'd try taking off all the controllers and stuff, they're likely just to convert the signals into PS/2. Try reading data straight off the touchpad lines ;D

AFAIK, You could always cheat... test[0] = {1,2}; test[1] = {2,2}; ;D

Microchip has a capacitive touch system, code and all. It looks like it MIGHT be able to handle multitouch. (Check out Fig 2 in http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/01103a.pdf|AN1103) Take a run around in this "design center" for Application Notes, downloads, etc. http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2599&param=en531501 I've been pondering a capacitive frontend for a MIDIbox SID, it'd be cheaper than buying rotary encoders, etc, and would have the coolness factor, too. ;D

There are some 8x8 LED matrixes at SparkFun. The Dual-Color matrixes are actually 3 colors, the third color you get if you use both LEDs in one position at once :) The Tri-Color matrix, I'm sure you can get a number of colors from ;D Small 8x8 Dual-Color: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=681 Medium 8x8 Dual-Color: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=682 Large 8x8 Tri-Color: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=683

Hey folks, I found this lovely little piece of engineering on MAKE: Blog... http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/12/control_a_modular_synth_w.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890|"Controlling a modular synth with a Wiimote" I think this would be a rather fun use of the wiimote, especially with regards to a midibox input. Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks, Shadyman