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* The Larson Scanner is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_A._Larson Glen A. Larson], who produced Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider series
 
* The Larson Scanner is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_A._Larson Glen A. Larson], who produced Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider series
 
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern An analog version] of a scanning red light circuit, at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
 
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern An analog version] of a scanning red light circuit, at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern2 A version written for Make], at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
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* The analog circuit was refined and [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern2 published in Make Magazine], the schematic for which is [http://cdn.makezine.com/make/cyclonschematics.pdf here].
  
  
 
Open Source Hardware documentation for the Larson Scanner:
 
Open Source Hardware documentation for the Larson Scanner:
* Source code is available at Google Code: [http://code.google.com/p/larsonscanner/downloads/list?q=label:Featured standard firmware]  
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* Source code is available at [http://code.google.com/p/larsonscanner/downloads/list?q=label:Featured Google Code].
 
* Electrical schematics are [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_schematic.pdf here]. (33 kB .pdf file)
 
* Electrical schematics are [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_schematic.pdf here]. (33 kB .pdf file)
 
* The circuit board design is in [http://www.gpleda.org/index.html gEDA], and you can download the design files [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_RevC.pcb here]. (74 kB .pcb file)
 
* The circuit board design is in [http://www.gpleda.org/index.html gEDA], and you can download the design files [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_RevC.pcb here]. (74 kB .pcb file)
* For home PCB etching, the PCB layout, showing the individual circuit board layers broken out individually with crop marks, is also available as a pdf [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_RevC_PCB.pdf here]. (124 kB .pdf file)
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* For home PCB etching, the PCB layout, showing the individual circuit board layers broken out individually with crop marks, is also available as a .pdf [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/source/ix/ix_RevC_PCB.pdf here]. (124 kB .pdf file)
 
 
  
  
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Taking the Larson Scanner further:
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* An article on linking several Larson Scanners together is [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarsonscanner here], at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.
  
  

Revision as of 20:14, 30 August 2011

This page is a central site for documentation of the Larson Scanner kit.


Main details about the Larson Scanner kit:


Assembly instructions:


Background and details about the Larson Scanner:


Open Source Hardware documentation for the Larson Scanner:

  • Source code is available at Google Code.
  • Electrical schematics are here. (33 kB .pdf file)
  • The circuit board design is in gEDA, and you can download the design files here. (74 kB .pcb file)
  • For home PCB etching, the PCB layout, showing the individual circuit board layers broken out individually with crop marks, is also available as a .pdf here. (124 kB .pdf file)


Taking the Larson Scanner further:

  • An article on linking several Larson Scanners together is here, at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories.


Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences: