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− | The [[Alpha Clock Five]] is an alarm clock and alphanumeric LED display development platform based on the ATmega644A AVR microcontroller. It can be programmed through an AVR ISP programmer, using standard AVR-GCC techniques, or through an FTDI USB-TTL interface, using a modified version of the Arduino development environment. | + | The [[Alpha Clock Five]] is an alarm clock and alphanumeric LED display development platform based on the ATmega644A AVR microcontroller. It can be programmed through an AVR ISP programmer, using standard AVR-GCC techniques, or through an FTDI USB-TTL interface, using a modified version of the Arduino development environment. |
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− | === | + | === Planned future versions === |
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+ | A future version of the Alpha Clock Five firmware is planned, which will-- as its major change --use a more up-to-date software environment. Planned improvements include the use of Arduino 1.0, updated Sanguino components, the new Arduino Time library, and compatibility with updated versions of the serial and I2C libraries within Arduino. | ||
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+ | Planned future features include: | ||
+ | * Additional display modes | ||
+ | * Expanded serial communication, with additional commands | ||
+ | * Expanded serial communication, using the second serial port for daisy-chained displays | ||
− | + | If you would like to suggest additional features, please use the [http://wiki.evilmadscience.com/Talk:Alpha_Clock_Firmware talk page] or the [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/forum/index.php?forum=15 Evil Mad Scientist Forums]. | |
+ | Code contributions and are welcome, of course, and we will be setting up a formal repository in the near future. In the mean time, please [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/staticpages/index.php/contact contact Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories] if you are interested in contributing. | ||
== Alternate "Demo" firmware == | == Alternate "Demo" firmware == | ||
A simple demo program, which shows displaying text on the LED display, playing sounds, lighting up the rear-panel nightlight, and recognizing button events is available for download [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/alphafive/alpha_5_hello.pde here] (15 kB .pde file). | A simple demo program, which shows displaying text on the LED display, playing sounds, lighting up the rear-panel nightlight, and recognizing button events is available for download [http://evilmadscientist.s3.amazonaws.com/source/alphafive/alpha_5_hello.pde here] (15 kB .pde file). |