Remember the PCB design which I totally forgot and sent it off to JCLPCB? Well, it has arrived today and I was so happy. My hands were trembling again but I know it is not with happiness but with suspense. To be honest, that design is actually a ‘still in progress’ work and there are […]
Category Archives: Tricorder
20220720 My eBay Tricorder
The parcel took less than 2 weeks to arrive from Texas, United States. The total came to about USD36.00, give or take with the shipping taking up half of that. Yeah, my eyes popped when I saw the eBay listing too. The description said, ‘Vintage 1993 Star Trek Next Gen Tricorder NOT WORKING FOR PARTS’. […]
Did you hear about the JQ8400FL?
More than a decade ago, the sound chips were quite obscure and the only one in town was the ISD from Sequoia Technology. Or was it Winbond? It was so long ago that even Radioshack, which came to Malaysia for less than a year, has them in stock. But after that, I started to hear […]
That Ratcheting Sound
When you open the flap of a TNG, Voyager Tricorder, the unmistakable ratchet sound is there. But there is no such sound on the real props because they added in the sound effect during post-production. Still, that did not stop a lot of people from adding the sound into their Tricorders. If you are going […]
20220717 TR-595E: The LCD Screen
I forgot to take a look at the LCD screen which arrived two weeks ago. The 2.2inch 18-bit LCD screen used in the TR-595E is a 320×240 TFT with a microSD card. Unfortunately, it is also out of stock at Adafruit. When it comes to electronics, I have challenges in sound, LCD screen, motors, and […]
