jack.minardi.org
Hardware
led display
SHOW HN2013
40points
10comments
#620of 1,739 in 2013
Top 36%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Great, awesome work on the project.
From 2 comments
Hey, great work! This is awesome! If you're looking to display weather and stock information too, you might want to check out my project here:…
thebiglebrewski on HNNice work. I don't know much about hardware programming but if I manage to recreate it I am going to use it on Christmas :) How much did it cost you?
brickcap on HN
Objections
Android tablet is cheaper alternative.
From 1 comment
Alternative: 10 inch Android tablet for 70$.
createaccount0 on HN
Requests
Drive the display from a Raspberry Pi instead of the Imp.
From 1 comment
I was gonna ask about that. Also could you just drive the TiM with the rPi? I have a TiM board lying around and this looks like a great project to throw up for decoration and…
aray on HN
Questions
Cost comparison of Imp versus Raspberry Pi.
From 1 comment
Let me know if anyone has any questions, this was a fun project to tackle. The electric imp was interesting to work with, however the cost of the Imp + breakout board was more…
doctoboggan on HN
Alternatives named
Android tablet
From 1 comment
Alternative: 10 inch Android tablet for 70$.
createaccount0 on HN
Mozilla Imp-driven RGB LED tickers on blimp
From 1 comment
Though there's no Neopixel library at the level of the current one for Arduino, you could drive the whole system off of the Imp. Mozilla built two RGB LED tickers, driven by an…
kfury on HN