paradug 4 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I was surfing the Instructible's microprocessor contest today and realized that there are no MSP430 projects in the running. With all the talent of the folks who are regulars on this forum, It seems a shame. I did a quick breakdown of the microprocessors the current entries use. The contest ends on Feb 13. AVR / Arduino - 26 PIC / PICAXE - 17 Cypress - 1 Motorola - 1 Parallax - 1 MSP430 - 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NatureTM 100 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I think I might enter something. I have a levitating magnet and a stroboscopic guitar tuner working. Any opinions on which I should enter? If you're wondering what a stroboscopic guitar tuner is, it works by strobing an RGB led at the frequency of the string being tuned. It strobes red, then green, then blue repeatedly. If the string is in tune, it looks white. If it's out of tune, you see 3 strings, one of each color. Just wondering if anyone thinks one has a better chance than the other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Either sounds cool, but I'd say the guitar tuner has a better chance in the contest. Remember: Good pics, diagrams, and video make a good instructible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Agree on the guitar tuner. As a side note: TI sponsored a full box of goodies for future contests, but Fedex delivered it to some other address and unable to trace it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NatureTM 100 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 As a side note: TI sponsored a full box of goodies for future contests, but Fedex delivered it to some other address and unable to trace it Wow, that stinks. I hope it gets worked out. Very nice of TI! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsolarski 94 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 lol wish i had more time for contests, this Mbed contest is killing me lol and taking most of my time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMLB 24 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 same here except I am working on the stm32 contest lol My dad started programing the msp430 so I started up a project again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeekDoc 226 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 As a side note: TI sponsored a full box of goodies for future contests, but Fedex delivered it to some other address and unable to trace it Wait, FedEx, who built their reputation on speed and tracking, can't trace a delivery? Man, they've gone downhill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cde 334 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Most likely, they can't/won't trace it for a third party, which you, as the non-paying receiver are. Only the paying customer, the one that Fedex has a contract with, TI, can have a trace started and/or insurance claim made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cde 334 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 One has been entered. http://www.instructables.com/id/LaunchP ... ansmitter/ Not mine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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