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− | This page is | + | This page is a central site for documentation of the Larson Scanner kit. |
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+ | Main details about the Larson Scanner kit: | ||
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/larsonkit Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/larsonkit Announcement article] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | ||
− | * [http:// | + | * [http://evilmadscience.com/productsmenu/tinykitlist/152-scanner Kit page] at evilmadscience.com |
− | * The Larson Scanner is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_A._Larson Glen A. Larson], who produced the Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider series, and is responsible for introducing scanning red light effects to the sci-fi TV viewing population of the 1970s and 80s | + | * The Larson Scanner is named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_A._Larson Glen A. Larson], who produced the Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider series, and is responsible for introducing scanning red light effects to the sci-fi TV viewing population of the 1970s and 80s. |
− | + | Assembly instructions: | |
* [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/Larson_150.pdf PDF Version] (3.8 MB PDF) (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]]) | * [http://evilmadscience.com/KitInstrux/Larson_150.pdf PDF Version] (3.8 MB PDF) (Trouble Viewing? [[Downloading_PDFs|Please click here.]]) | ||
− | + | Open Source Hardware documentation for the Larson Scanner: | |
− | * Source code is available at [ | + | * 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 [ | + | * 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) | * 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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− | + | More red scanning light projects: | |
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern An analog version] of the scanning red light circuit, at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/CylonOLantern An analog version] of the scanning red light circuit, at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories | ||
* The analog circuit above 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]. | * The analog circuit above 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]. | ||
* [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/minipovcylon MiniPOV Cylon] using the Adafruit [http://www.ladyada.net/make/minipov3/ MiniPov]. | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/minipovcylon MiniPOV Cylon] using the Adafruit [http://www.ladyada.net/make/minipov3/ MiniPov]. | ||
+ | * An article on linking several Larson Scanners together is [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarsonscanner here]. | ||
− | + | Places for questions, answers, and sharing experiences: | |
− | * [ | + | * [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/forum/index.php?forum=6 Larson Scanner Forum] at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories |
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* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/evilmadscience/ Evil Mad Science Auxiliary Flickr Group] where you can share photos of your Larson Scanners | * [http://www.flickr.com/groups/evilmadscience/ Evil Mad Science Auxiliary Flickr Group] where you can share photos of your Larson Scanners |