Status of Timer Boards For MOSS/DARTS
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Jay I Watkins
Nov 7, 2024, 4:24:26 PM11/7/24
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His Guys,
Just an interim report on the subject of building timer boards for MOSS and DARTS to use in F5J contests.
A key component of any timer board is an item built by Chris Bajorek - a Gliderscore Display Interface circuit board.
I called Chris recently to ask about buying a few of those boards. I ask for three boards plus at least two spares.
Unfortunately Chris only has parts for two boards.
These boards use custom-programmed chips that Chris made many of years age.
The computer that Chris used to program those chips has been ‘decommissioned’ - i.e. no longer available.
I don’t know if the LED display panels are still available but they too are old technology.
Here’s a little bit of history:
The interface between the computer running Gliderscore and the timer board is RS-232 which dates to 1960 !
In my opinion, the most desirable timer board (bright, color display panels) is no longer available.
In a perfect world, someone would design a new timer board with modern interfaces and modern components.
That’s something to think about during this building season.
Regards,
Jay Watkins
Just an interim report on the subject of building timer boards for MOSS and DARTS to use in F5J contests.
A key component of any timer board is an item built by Chris Bajorek - a Gliderscore Display Interface circuit board.
I called Chris recently to ask about buying a few of those boards. I ask for three boards plus at least two spares.
Unfortunately Chris only has parts for two boards.
These boards use custom-programmed chips that Chris made many of years age.
The computer that Chris used to program those chips has been ‘decommissioned’ - i.e. no longer available.
I don’t know if the LED display panels are still available but they too are old technology.
Here’s a little bit of history:
The interface between the computer running Gliderscore and the timer board is RS-232 which dates to 1960 !
In my opinion, the most desirable timer board (bright, color display panels) is no longer available.
In a perfect world, someone would design a new timer board with modern interfaces and modern components.
That’s something to think about during this building season.
Regards,
Jay Watkins
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