Quick-links:
Quick-links:
First 'proof of concept'
First Serial Data Shown
early non-inversed output
Output pin enabled 1 cycle too late
Output pin correctly enabled
Self Documenting Hardware!
Dithered characters (176, 177 and 178) don't tile particularly well on an (8+1)x9 pixel grid. I've attempted to reduce the effect by having a more 'granular' pattern, but it's not perfect.
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The following files are available for download:
| Version | Date | File | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Text on TV" article | 1.1 | 2009-02-25 |  art_SerialVideo_02.pdf |
1.4 MB |
| 1.0 | 2009-02-06 | art_SerialVideo_01.pdf |
1.4 MB | |
| circuit schematics | 1.4 | 2009-06-20 | sch_tm_14.pdf |
57.8 kB |
| 1.3 | 2009-05-20 | sch_tm_13.pdf |
50.5 kB | |
| 1.2 | 2009-03-17 | sch_tm_12.pdf |
48.3 kB | |
| 1.1 | 2009-02-25 | sch_tm_11.pdf |
43.1 kB | |
| 1.0 | 2009-02-06 | sch_tm_10.pdf |
41.2 kB | |
| firmware (source + hex) | 1.0.14 | 2009-09-05 |  code_tm_114.zip |
110.2 kB |
| 1.0.11 | 2009-06-25 | code_tm_111.zip |
79.5 kB | |
| 1.0.10 | 2009-06-20 | code_tm_110.zip |
79.1 kB | |
| 1.0.9 | 2009-06-09 | code_tm_19.zip |
58.9 kB | |
| 1.0.8 | 2009-05-20 | code_tm_18.zip |
58.4 kB | |
| 1.0.7 | 2009-03-23 | code_tm_17.zip |
57.8 kB | |
| 1.0.6 | 2009-03-10 | code_tm_16.zip |
58.0 kB | |
| 1.0.4 | 2009-02-25 | code_tm_14.zip |
56.5 kB | |
| 1.0.1 | 2009-02-12 | code_tm_11.zip |
47.0 kB | |
| 1.0.0 | 2009-02-06 | code_tm_10.zip |
44.9 kB | |
| example client code | 1.1.0 | 2009-03-06 | Brownian_01_1.zip |
9.5 kB |
| 1.0.0 | 2009-02-20 | Brownian_01.zip |
9.3 kB | |
| example client code (skiing) | 1.0 | 2009-03-13 | Skiing_1_0.zip |
12.1 kB |
