Deja Vu? Did you bring this to the list to discuss illuminating the chess pieces? All seems vaguely familiar. You can always identify the techie - facial hair and/or pony tail. :-) chuckc -----Original Message----- >From: Vitaliy >Sent: Jun 16, 2011 12:07 AM >To: piclist >Subject: [AD] TechMate, ScanTool.net sponsored project > >FIve years ago, our company started to regularly sponsor local student=20 >teams. This semester, we sponsored two teams, and met an exceptionally=20 >determined and gifted student who designed and built an electronic chess=20 >board. I thought you guys might like to see the pictures (it's a FaceBook= =20 >album): > >http://tinyurl.com/64r6ln7 > >The goal of the project was to build a "smart" chess board. There are=20 >sixteen modules, each with a PIC24H controlling four squares. Each square= =20 >has a hall effect sensor, and an RGB LED to light up the piece from below.= =20 >The hall effect sensor is used to determine whether the square is empty, o= r=20 >has a "black" or "white" piece. Each of the pieces has a small circular=20 >magnet that fits over the square's LED to align the magnet over the sensor= .. > >Brian spent at least 80 hours working on our premises (plus untold hours=20 >working on the project at home). In one month, he: > >- Mastered EAGLE, which he used to create parts, capture the schematic, an= d=20 >lay out the PCB >- Learned how to make (etch) rapid prototypes using presensitized PCBs >- Learned MPLAB/C30 and used it to generate test and production code >- Reflowed/soldered, what amounts to a small production run (16) of hybrid= =20 >(SMT/PTH) boards > >If you know any professors or students in North Phoenix, you can tell them= =20 >about the sponsorship. We match student spending dollar for dollar, up to= =20 >$1000. More importantly, we are happy to donate our time to advise, teach,= =20 >provide feedback, review schematics, and let the students use our tools an= d=20 >equipment. The requirements are very lax: it just has to be a reasonably=20 >complicated electronic project. > >I'll post the pictures of the Solar Tracker project, by Friday. > >Best regards, > >Vitaliy Maksimov >Co-Founder, General Manager >ScanTool.net, LLC >+1 623 582-2366 >http://www.scantool.net > >P.S. Each photo has a "Download" link which lets you see the hi-res versio= n=20 >of the image.=20 > >--=20 >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .