What it does?
Here are some photos of my Winter 2017 project.
And Spring. And possibly Summer.
It started out as an integration of a dozen or so electronics kits
that I had assembled over the years, but like the universe we live
in it evolved into a seemingly infinitely expanding project.
Right. So What it does?
It also satisfies a longtime desire to do something
cool with a couple of really neat control panels salvaged from
some test equipment associated with a mainframe computer that
Bishops University scrapped back in the '80s.
Ok, ok. So What it does?
The project is consists of six N555 astable multivibrators
under the control of six variable interval timers which are in
turn under the control of a master variable interval timer and
four environmental sensors and all monitored by an oscilloscope
and a digital counter.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. What it does?
I call it the 4-Hand 555 Sextet. Model 456.
Are you going to tell us what it does or not?
Oh, did I say it will be Bluetooth enabled?
Say what it does or I'm leaving!
Very well then. What it does, is it does many
things. It is multi-purpose. First, and foremost, it is a
Musical instrument for 1 or 2 players.
It also functions as
Door annunciator
Alarm clock
Lighting genie
Advanced High-Frequency Sonic Cannon
Temperature alarm
Morse code practice oscillator
Cat distractor
LED light show
Multisensory intrusion alarm
Digital Paperweight/Doorstop
Marketing is working on a bigger list. I'll keep
you posted.