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Ideas from China

Post by BabyBear_China »

First of all apologize for my poor English.

I come from China's northern cities.

I learned this two years ago inadvertently software.

At that time very like it.

However, because it is difficult to buy such products in China.

So we do a USB interface VFD display.

I find myself processing products very cheap.

US dollar prices of about 50.

Including case, keyboard interfaces, GPO interface, USB interface and connection lines, VFD display.

VFD display is the Korean Samsung products.

CPU use is PIC MCU.

In China there are many friends like LCD Smartie.

However, because our mother tongue is Chinese language, so it was rarely able to use this software.

Some of my friends like this on the very software.

I now have two ideas.

The first idea that the cheap USB-VFD monitors to the country.

The second idea, LCD Smartie translated into Chinese language version.

This would allow more people to use this software.

I hope someone here can help me achieve those ideas.
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Post by limbo »

Translation is an option we like to have in some of the future versions...
However we need someone with good knowledge of chinese languange to do it! :D
So we do a USB interface VFD display.
I find myself processing products very cheap.
US dollar prices of about 50.
about the hardware we need extra information!
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Post by BabyBear_China »

First of all thank you for your answer.

I hope that the English name would not cause trouble.

I will provide a detailed hardware information and pictures.

If you interested in this product, I can provide free samples to you.

If we are considering the production of Chinese language plug-ins.
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Post by _X7JAY7X_ »

Babybear, I assume your display uses standard chinese fonts instead of english? What size is your VFD, how many buttons and GPO's?

I would be interested in more information as well.

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Post by BabyBear_China »

The VFD is used in the standard model VFD English characters.

The VFD has two GPO interface.

The VFD is used in USB interface.

And it fully compatible with Matrix Orbital and LCD Smartie.
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Post by BabyBear_China »

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Later there will be wall samples.
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Post by _X7JAY7X_ »

Did you do the pic programming yourself?

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Post by BabyBear_China »

The pic program is me and my friends prepared. You have MSN? We can discuss in MSN.
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Post by limbo »

Sorry babybear the pictures are not displayed!
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Post by _X7JAY7X_ »

limbo I got them, right click and do a view picture. I think they are too big to load into the thread for some reason

Babybear, I do not have MSN just AIM. What did you use to write the firmware? (C, Basic, Assembly?). What PIC are you using?

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Post by BabyBear_China »

I usingPIC16f873a and Assembly.
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Post by ch424 »

Looking good!

How did you make it USB? FT232BM?

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