... my weekly (?) email from TI the other day had a link to this interesting development kit, which consists of an MSP430 with integrated <1GHz transceiver, in a digital watch form factor. Also includes the PC USB dongle to talk to the transceiver side. http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html?HQS=aec_ez430-chronos_091129&DCMP=mytinwsltr_11_28_2009 (tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/yg4ogn8 ) This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any useful purpose to which I could put it...
Speaking of interesting development kits...
Started by ●December 2, 2009
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:42:01 -0800 (PST) larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote:> ... my weekly (?) email from TI the other day had a link to this > interesting development kit, which consists of an MSP430 with > integrated <1GHz transceiver, in a digital watch form factor. Also > includes the PC USB dongle to talk to the transceiver side. > > http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html?HQS=aec_ez430-chronos_091129&DCMP=mytinwsltr_11_28_2009 > > (tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/yg4ogn8 ) > > This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any > useful purpose to which I could put it...Other than, of course, the sheer geek credentials available to anyone who says that they programmed their own wrist watch just because. -- Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology Email address is currently out of order
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
On Dec 2, 12:47=A0pm, Rob Gaddi <rga...@technologyhighland.com> wrote:> Other than, of course, the sheer geek credentials available to anyone > who says that they programmed their own wrist watch just because.it's just a shame that it's not a dot-matrix display - I would have bought one to make a cuneiform watch using the base-60 number set I drew up for my "cuneiclock".
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
Rob Gaddi wrote:> On Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:42:01 -0800 (PST) > larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote: > > >>... my weekly (?) email from TI the other day had a link to this >>interesting development kit, which consists of an MSP430 with >>integrated <1GHz transceiver, in a digital watch form factor. Also >>includes the PC USB dongle to talk to the transceiver side. >> >>http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html?HQS=aec_ez430-chronos_091129&DCMP=mytinwsltr_11_28_2009 >> >>(tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/yg4ogn8 ) >> >>This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any >>useful purpose to which I could put it... > > > Other than, of course, the sheer geek credentials available to anyone > who says that they programmed their own wrist watch just because.Bug? Remote controlled bomb? VLV
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
larwe wrote:> ... my weekly (?) email from TI the other day had a link to this > interesting development kit, which consists of an MSP430 with > integrated <1GHz transceiver, in a digital watch form factor. Also > includes the PC USB dongle to talk to the transceiver side. > > http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html?HQS=aec_ez430-chronos_091129&DCMP=mytinwsltr_11_28_2009 > > (tiny version: http://tinyurl.com/yg4ogn8 ) > > This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any > useful purpose to which I could put it...Who needs useful? I got a couple of some other ez430 kits to dress up a party costume last summer. Useless, but fun. And they worked very well considering I had to do the final integration and debugging in the woods (literally). BTW: I ran their tools (including USB dongle debugging) in an XP Parallels VM running on an Intel macBook with no problems. Have some fun! Bob
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> writes:> This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any > useful purpose to which I could put it...Wireless pointing device? There! There! There!
Reply by ●December 2, 20092009-12-02
On Dec 2, 1:02=A0pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...@nowhere.com> wrote:> Bug? Remote controlled bomb?I think the world presently has an oversupply of both articles, no need to create more.
Reply by ●December 3, 20092009-12-03
On Dec 2, 6:42=A0pm, larwe <zwsdot...@gmail.com> wrote:> ... my weekly (?) email from TI the other day had a link to this > interesting development kit, which consists of an MSP430 with > integrated <1GHz transceiver, in a digital watch form factor. Also > includes the PC USB dongle to talk to the transceiver side. > > http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html?HQS=3D..=.> > (tiny version:http://tinyurl.com/yg4ogn8) > > This is one of those kits I am itching to buy but cannot think of any > useful purpose to which I could put it...Just imagine walking your dog in the suburbs and every garage door opening and closing as you walk by...
Reply by ●December 4, 20092009-12-04
