Alphanumeric Vacuum Flurecent Display questions.

[Wombat-Pipex-News]

Hi all
Anyone know about Alphanumeric VFDs.?
or even better a DIY circuit for making a stand alone one.
only Ive seen lots of nifty VFDs on ebay that run via a connection to the
serial ports of the computer.
Id like one that I can just program a few messages in and then have it
display them on a role over.
Also id like it to be able to survive a power down.

Regards
Wombat.


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[John Fields]

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:36:13 +0100, "Wombat-Pipex-News"
<wombatppc@nospam@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

Hi all
Anyone know about Alphanumeric VFDs.?
or even better a DIY circuit for making a stand alone one.
only Ive seen lots of nifty VFDs on ebay that run via a connection to the
serial ports of the computer.
Id like one that I can just program a few messages in and then have it
display them on a role over.
Also id like it to be able to survive a power down.

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=AlphaNumeric+Vacuum+Fluorescent+Display&spell=1


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JF

 

[Wombat-Pipex-News]

"John Fields" <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:36:13 +0100, "Wombat-Pipex-News"
wombatppc@nospam@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:

Hi all
Anyone know about Alphanumeric VFDs.?
or even better a DIY circuit for making a stand alone one.
only Ive seen lots of nifty VFDs on ebay that run via a connection to the
serial ports of the computer.
Id like one that I can just program a few messages in and then have it
display them on a role over.
Also id like it to be able to survive a power down.

---
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=AlphaNumeric+Vacuum+Fluorescent+Display&spell=1


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JF

Ya I did that before I posted mate.
Ow I also got my speedo working 100% now mate.
I ended up buying some CA displays and whent with the original chips. Worked
out cheeper than doing more development.