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3rd Party RC2014 Modules
It seems like more and more of you are creating their own modules designed for RC2014, such as this lovely sound card by Ed Brindley. I've started to collate a list of
ones I know about on the RC2014 website, but if you are working on one
that isn't listed, please drop me an email with some details so I can
include it.
$70 Full Monty
People often say that the $88 price tag for the Full Monty RC2014 is an excellent price.
Well, if you place an order before 25th May and use discount code
FULLMONTY70 you can get one of these beauties for the bargain price of
just $70.00 (plus shipping)
Bay Area Maker Faire!
In a weeks time I will be heading off to the Bay Area Maker Faire.
If you are going to be there too, please swing by the Tindie booth
and say Hi!
I won't be selling any kits there, but if you want to pre-order anything and get 15% off, use the discount code SEEYOUATBAMF before 16th and I'll bring it with me
Easter Madness!
It seems like you all enjoyed the Easter
Egg Hunt last month. It was record breaking sales that week, so
than you everyone that played along.
Looks like I'm going to have to make things a bit tougher next time!
Hex Keypad Prototype Update
Following on from the hex pad and LED display discussion mentioned in
Issue 5 of this newsletter, I was about to get a prototype board made
when I spotted this lovely 24 button keypad on Tindie.
So thanks to that, progress is coming on well with both the keypad and
LED display side of things. Still need to decide on a ROM Monitor
though.
CP/M and Input/Output Conflicts
It has recently come to light that using either the Digital Input, Digital Output, Digital IO or the Joystick Module on an RC2014 running CP/M can result in odd behaviour due to address conflicts with the Compact Flash Storage Module.
User gfcwfzkm on the Google Group has come up with a very simple solution with 6 diodes and a resistor that doesn't even involve cutting any tracks!
Revised PCBs will be released soon.
Community Support
Got a question about the RC2014? A project
you want to share with other RC2014 users? Need to find some
software that runs on your RC2014? Or just want to see what other
RC2014 owners are up to?
Google Groups and GitHub are starting to become vibrant parts of the RC2014 infrastructure. Why not join up today?
Feedback
We'd love to hear feedback about your RC2014, this newsletter or
anything else. Please use the email or Google Group links at the
top of this email to get in touch.
