I've been looking for this diy for years now, I'm so thankful I've found your guys' work! I'm a computer science, aerospace engineering student and I was an avionics electrical technician on aircraft for the Marines for the last 6 years. I can't wait to build this myself, these electromechanical flip displays mean so much to me. They embody so many aspects of all that I enjoy about aerospace, engineering, and computing. Well done!
How does it know which split-flap to display for each character? Is each character a unique key that relates to the amount of flaps each split-flap module should cycle to?
It shouldn't be too difficult. If you write the 7-segment driver using the same API as the split-flap project the Python code shouldn't need any modifications at all.
@@dave.madison Lovely! I might try my hand at recreating this project using eight of the Alfa-Zeta 1" Vane displays, I've always wanted to have a go at making something with those. Electromechanical displays are so much fun, thank you for making this project and this video!
Hi Dave, I'm setting up a woodworking shop and I'd love to make a counter like yours but running on Arduino for the "days without injuries" with a red mushroom reset button that when pressed sets it back to 0 and restarts counting, Do you have a starting point on which I can work?
Hi Tony! Start with the main split-flap project and the included firmware. It shouldn't be too difficult to modify and add a counter. Alternately, you could also use a second Arduino to count and prepare the string and then send it to the board running the display via serial.