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rchadd:
i wonder...would it be possible to build yourself a dmd?

i mean its only lots of led's right?

i guess you need some interfacing electonics too

Q*Bert_OP:

--- Quote from: rchadd on July 07, 2010, 07:13:03 pm ---i wonder...would it be possible to build yourself a dmd?

i mean its only lots of led's right?

i guess you need some interfacing electonics too



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A true gas filled DMD? The glass/cables costs $12 less than the whole assembly with pcb attached...

There are 4096 "dots" on a standard 128 x 32 DMD...that would be 8192 solder connections for just the LEDs, not counting the necessary resistors and driver ICs. I don't think it would be cost effective to make this by hand. PinLED already makes an LED DMD...that's what export Stern pins today ship with due to RoHS BS...the gas filled displays are hazardous...
mark shaker:

--- Quote from: rchadd on July 07, 2010, 07:13:03 pm ---i wonder...would it be possible to build yourself a dmd?

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This guy did it: http://benheck.com/bill-paxton-pinball-making-of

   - Mark
gstellenberg:
FYI - We will be at Pinball Expo in Chicago this year showing off the P-ROC.

We'll be presenting a seminar at 9:30 AM on Saturday: 10/23: "Custom Software Development with the
P-ROC & pyprocgame"

Following the seminar and for the rest of the day, we'll have a P-ROC running our custom JD software in a Judge Dredd machine.  Feel free to come by, play a few games, ask some questions, etc.  I'll have boards for sale there as well.  If you'd like to buy one, I'd recommend sending me a PM to reserve one since quantities will be limited.

See you at Expo!
- Gerry
mark shaker:

--- Quote from: gstellenberg on September 29, 2010, 05:21:54 pm ---FYI - We will be at Pinball Expo in Chicago this year showing off the P-ROC.

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Gerry;

Real life has gotten in the way of my P-ROC project (as I know it would).

However I keep up with your developments by lurking at http://www.pinballcontrollers.com/forum/.

I hope you can post a video of your presentation, for those of us who can't make it to the expo.

   - Mark
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