bluehash 1,581 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I know most of you are still getting your boards and getting familiar with it. Will anyone be interested in a Project of the Month Competition? This will really help the board add fresh content and new members. Let me know! chicycrusty, abecedarian and roy69fast 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Definitely a good idea, although personally I'd need a bit more time to get something worthwhile finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hvontres 22 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Sounds great, would this be for Nov or for Dec? Nov might be bit early, since a lot of Bords won't get shipped till mid-Nov (mine ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Probably through the two months.. giving you guys a good amount of time... even if you need to get PCBs made from seeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pramode 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Good idea! Please make it run for 2 months so that more people can get their hands on the board. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t0mpr1c3 91 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Yes! a year end deadline would work for me. Might get a prototype of my dancing robot up by then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Martytoof 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 My monthly project is refreshing Newark.ca to see if they have the LP in stock Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 My offer still stands to donate to the prize. IIRC, it was $10 to the winner, and another $10 if the winning project included an MSP430. (have to encourage complex things, no?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The Stellaris Launchpad may make for an interesting holiday show on it's own... ... but when paired with MSP430's and/or C2K's... and even more Stellaris Launchpads.... How many snowmen, manorah, trees, sidewalk lights... or ...?.... can you control? So, let me clarify the offer: 1) I will contribute $10 US to the prize, be it a gift certificate to whichever online source or cash prize, at a minimum, assuming the winner used a Stellaris Launchpad. ... OR ... 2) I will contribute $20 US to the prize, if the project also includes an MSP430, C2000 or 2nd Stellaris Launchpad. ... OR ... 3) I will contribute $40 US to the prize, if the project includes the Stellaris Launchpad and at least two of the following: MSP430, C2000 or Stellaris processor. The criteria are mutually exclusive- if the winner meets the criteria for [3], the winner can't claim [2] and [1], for example. I will entertain, pending community opinion of course, the idea of "runner ups", provided those meet certain other standards. A runner up cannot get a prize above the winner: if the winner doesn't meet the [3] criteria, neither can the runner up, right? Therefore the runner up(s) would win the prize(s) below the winner... catch my drift? Anyone could hook up a few MCU's and make some lights blink, but it's more about doing the most with the hardware and software than just hooking things up. Besides that, I may possibly looking at forking over $70 just for doing this so I want to be sure people are putting real effort into their works. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Thanks Abe, That's very generous. I have 10 LM3S8962 kits to give away too. So that adds alot. I'd suggest we have one around the Stellaris Launchpad for now. We can have a cash prize for the first prize and then kits for the runner ups. So far the prize list: 10 LM3S8962 kits. $10 from abecedarian. I can match another $10. Members are welcome to contribute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Ironically, the kits are worth more than the cash prize. So maybe the winner should get the cash prize and a kit, and the runner-ups would get a kit? I will stipulate that if you enter the same project here, and on 43oh.com as well, you cannot claim the prize from both, should you win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I also think all the entered projects should be fully open source- code, boards, et cetera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 I also think all the entered projects should be fully open source- code, boards, et cetera. Yes.. that's one of the rules. All schematics have to be published. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 My wife found out about this and made me change things. I can contribute $20 (US) to the prize and that's it, but she considers 43oh separate from this so I will gift $40 US to Bluehash to divvy up as necessary between Stellarisiti and 43oh. bluehash 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abecedarian 330 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Sorry for any confusion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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