Gearing up for End of Year Project of the Month Contest. Donations Welcome

[bluehash 1,581]

Hello everyone,

I'm planning to have a POTM mid-nov to december end. I know you guys are itching for a contest. I have a few kits to give away. You can see them in the sidebar, but they are below too.

 

I'd like to ask if any one has kits to donate. We can also do Sparkfun giftcards. I can open a donation box with Paypal to facilitate that, so it is transparent. If it's a good idea, let me know. Sometimes having a cash prize helps... and there is no shipping hassle.

 

Some have PM'ed me with stuff to donate. If you still wish to, please add a comment below with what you want to donate.

43oh Project of the Month Prizes

[*]Texas Instruments :MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board

[*]Texas Instruments:TMP006 Thermopile Sensor BoosterPack

[*]CubeBerg:Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD

[*]A few Ressans kits donated by Geekdoc.

[*]Sptrks: TI Chronos kit

[*]Bluehash : EnerChip

[cubeberg 540]

I'm still up for giving the Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD kit that I won as a prize. Comes with a CD, cable and wallwart.

[bluehash 1,581]

I'm still up for giving the Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD kit that I won as a prize. Comes with a CD, cable and wallwart.

Nice! Thanks so much Cube.

Adding to list:

1. MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board
   
2. TMP006 Thermopile Sensor BoosterPack
   
3. CubeBerg:Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD
   
4. A few Ressans kits donated by Geekdoc.
   
5. Paypal? Good idea? See comments above
   
6. oPossum donated a few LS Research rf modules. I'd like to give them away.
   
7. Booster Pack designers with products in Store can donate kits/boards by PM'ing me.
   
8. Donate
   

[SirPatrick 35]

I can donate a brand new TI Chronos kit.

[bluehash 1,581]

I can donate a brand new TI Chronos kit.

Perfect. Thanks sptrks!

1. MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board
   
2. TMP006 Thermopile Sensor BoosterPack
   
3. CubeBerg:Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD
   
4. A few Ressans kits donated by Geekdoc.
   
5. Sptrks: TI Chronos kit
   
6. Paypal? Good idea? See comments above
   
7. oPossum donated a few LS Research rf modules. I'd like to give them away.
   
8. Booster Pack designers with products in Store can donate kits/boards by PM'ing me.
   
9. Donate
   

[bluehash 1,581]

 

Adding ez430-RF2500 MSP430 Wireless Development kit

 

1. Texas Instruments :MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board
   
2. Texas Instruments:TMP006 Thermopile Sensor BoosterPack
   
3. CubeBerg:Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD
   
4. A few Ressans kits donated by Geekdoc.
   
5. Sptrks: TI Chronos kit
   
6. Texas Instruments: ez430-RF2500 MSP430 Wireless Development kit
   
7. Paypal? Good idea? See comments above
   
8. oPossum donated a few LS Research rf modules. I'd like to give them away.
   
9. Booster Pack designers with products in Store can donate kits/boards by PM'ing me.
   
10. Donate
    

[bluehash 1,581]

Adding EnerChip

[bluehash 1,581]

Thanks to Gabotronics.. we now have an xProtolab!

 

 

 

[*]Texas Instruments :MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board

[*]Texas Instruments:TMP006 Thermopile Sensor BoosterPack

[*]CubeBerg:Noritake GU160x80E-7900B Graphic VFD

[*]A few Ressans kits donated by Geekdoc.

[*]Sptrks: TI Chronos kit

[*]Bluehash : EnerChip

[GeekDoc 226]

Those xProtolabs are great! Tiny, yet incredibly useful.

 

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2

 

 

[cde 334]

And they do i2c sniffing... So much need.

 

So with all these prizes, how are they being broken up? Multiple winners (1st,2nd,3rd?), winner gets first pick type deal?

[spirilis 1,265]

Any details on #4 (Renesas kits I presume)?

 

Sent from my C3PO via Tapatalk

 

 

[GeekDoc 226]

Any details on #4 (Renesas kits I presume)?

 

Sent from my C3PO via Tapatalk

 

Yes, they are Renesas demo kits. I divested myself of all the free Renesas stuff I had accumulated. I knew I'd never get around to using it. It's all new; I've never even powered it up. :-|

[bluehash 1,581]

Any details on #4 (Renesas kits I presume)?

 

Sent from my C3PO via Tapatalk

Yes, they are Renesas demo kits. I divested myself of all the free Renesas stuff I had accumulated. I knew I'd never get around to using it. It's all new; I've never even powered it up. :-|

 

Pic of kits sent by Doc.

[spirilis 1,265]

Yes, they are Renesas demo kits. I divested myself of all the free Renesas stuff I had accumulated. I knew I'd never get around to using it. It's all new; I've never even powered it up. :-|

Nice, (for others' reference)-

The top board is the RX62N RDK, a 32-bit CISC ARM-competitor chip (link; can run up to 100MHz, has DSP-like instructions, very Cortex-M4F like, with a boatload of busses/external busses/true DMA controllers) with a boatload of goodies on the board (including PHY hardware for the chip's built-in ethernet MAC controller). It runs at 96MHz on this board and boasts 1.65 DMIPS/MHz, I think it has 512KB flash/96KB SRAM. I have this board too.

 

The lower left is an RL78 promo board, a 16-bit CISC MCU--generally looks similar to the MSP430 in peripherals/flash/etc (link: http://am.renesas.co.../rl78/index.jsp) although it seems to boast higher performance and lower power consumption (whether or not that's really true would require some study).

 

The other 2 boards are V850 Low Power Demonstrators ... the V850 is a 32-bit MCU, different from the RX, and this particular version (link) is meant for low-power so it runs at a max of 20MHz (but boasts 1.9DMIPS/MHz). Main link for the V850: http://am.renesas.co.../v850/index.jsp

[abecedarian 330]

Bluehash has received my donation to the prize.

I hope the winners make the most of whatever prize they may receive.

 

I also invite all the forum members to contribute something to the forum.

Whether it is cash or product for competitions, code for a project, or even basic insight into programming, it is all appreciated.