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May 16, 2017 - Servo display panel

A project log for The Cardboard Computer - IO is my name

My goal is a 4-bit CPU using recycled cardboard substrate and Diode Transistor Logic. This is an educational platform for me.

dr-cockroachDr. Cockroach 05/17/2017 at 00:142 Comments

This is a rough idea for a display panel using a servo to show the output of the ALU. Input is being made with IO's front panel data switches.

This is Uglytech at its best :-)

This is a cleaned up version. Not as ugly but still Uglytech.

The ALU feeds its output to the 4 to 16 line decoder on the left. The output from the decoder goes to a resistor bank on the lower right and then to the astable multi-vibrator upper right that then sends its output to the servo.

This is how my Winscope sees the servo signal. Not bad for a simple two transistor astable :-)

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Morning.Star wrote 05/17/2017 at 09:24 point

Man that is the biggest, ugliest and most recycled MCU I have ever seen in my life XD

Its an honour working with you Mark, your 'crappy' cardboard just oozes class.

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Dr. Cockroach wrote 05/17/2017 at 14:18 point

:-D

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