Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO to Serial Port Calipers

You might also checkout http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShumaTech/.
Scott currently sells PC boards and overlays for a standalone DRO
but I'm pretty sure that he's currently working on a PC based
system. See message #2702 for an initial start of the discussion.

Drew

William Harrison wrote:

> Well, you've got some options...
>
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/CIRCUITS/DRO%20files/Caliper_info/Imported_Caliper_Info/
>
> Courtesy of Lee Studley (indigo_red@...) who I think is still on
> this list. Originally intended for a parallel interface, but later
> modified for serial (stripped the parallel code out of the PIC, but
> left it on the schematic). Use RX and TX from JP1.
>
>
> http://rchobby.gmxhome.de/elektro/pic/caliper/calip_eng.htm
>
> W. Fedtke (wfedtke@...) is in Germany as I recall, and has
> interfaced to a seven segmnet LED for standalone use (no PC required).
> You can get pics and schematics for this from Lee (above), but no
> source code.
>
>
> http://www.pcmx.net/gauge/
>
> The only one I've built to date. This was a winner in a design contest
> sponsored by PCMX, who make really really nice PC Boards. I ordered
> six boards (minimum order) to build these, programmed the chips, built
> a board, and the computer talked to them, but I couldn't get the scale
> to talk to it - kept spewing gibberish. So I stopped working on it
> (ran out of time) and its been waiting for me ever since. You are on
> your own with this one, as I've tried multiple tiems to comtact the
> author to no avail.
>
>
> http://gaugelink.com/
>
> You can always get something commercially made, but as I recall they
> are quite expensive.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you have any questions,
> -billfrog
>
>

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