On Tue, Aug 30, 2005 at 07:12:46PM +0200, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
> > I envisioned something similar. In my case the LCD would have already 
> > been mounted. Just plug it into a port. Also I'd have a breadboard. No
> > soldering necessary. 
> 
> But this time a 16x1 LCD is OK. Next time I might need a 320 x 200
> graphical. Yet having the graphical on the board all the time would make
> it too large...

Wouter, I do see your point. To me though it isn't a situation where you have to
choose one to the exclusion of the other.

We can certainly agree that you cannot have everything that you may ever need
onboard. But a board with a handful of commonly used, permanently attached items
would be useful. This doesn't preclude attaching other items as needed.

Go back to Stef's board as an example:

http://oase.uci.kun.nl/~mientki/pic/projects/rapid_prototyping/prototyping_board.html

It certainly functions in the Dwarf style. It has connectors for attaching stuff
and sockets for the PICs and the crystals. Totally cool.

I would put it in a box with a couple of those LED modules, an LCD, a handful of
switches, a pot/opamp combo, and a MAX232/FT232. Also I'd add a breadboard.

Now will that set handle every prototyping project? No. However, it will save time
scrounging up the right combo of stuff.

What about items like the 320x200 graphical? BTW do you have routines for driving
such a device? Nothing precludes wiring one to a 10/20 pin connector and attaching
it for the purposes of a single project. Or soldering a header on it so that it
can be plugged into the breadboard.

You have the flexibility to do both. 

BAJ
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