[time-nuts] IRIG-B with Arduino

Bruce Lane kyrrin at bluefeathertech.com
Thu Dec 16 02:26:04 UTC 2010


	Already a bit ahead of you, Don. The Mega just happened to be the one I started with. I selected it because I found details online for someone who used the Mega to construct a clock which runs from decoding NMEA sentences, and I'm using his source code to help me along.

	Keep the peace(es).

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On 14-Dec-10 at 23:59 Don Latham wrote:

>Bruce: You may not need the Mega. I started with the arduino in 
>duemilanuove, and found that there are chips with the bootloader
>available. 
>The IDE is actually pretty good, not too steep, and there are libraries 
>available for lots of peripherals and lots of sample code. I suggest 
>Sparkfun as a source, I have had very satisfactory dealings with them. The 
>Due also has piggyback boards called, for some unknown reason shields,
>which 
>make the construction of small systems very easy.
>
>Don
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bruce Lane" <kyrrin at bluefeathertech.com>
>To: <time-nuts at febo.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 11:19 PM
>Subject: [time-nuts] IRIG-B with Arduino
>
>
>> Fellow clock-tickers,
>>
>> I'm finally starting to learn microcontrollers, and have selected
>Atmel's 
>> AVR line as my tool of choice. I've also discovered the Arduino site,
>and 
>> am starting to learn their IDE as well.
>>
>> My first goal will be an open-source/open-hardware IRIG-B decoder (takes 
>> IRIG-B 1kHz stream, sends the timecode to an LCD panel). I've noticed a 
>> distinct lack of hobby-priced decoders on the market, and I intend to
>try 
>> and remedy that.
>>
>> My initial development platform will be the Arduino Mega-2560 board. 
>> However, that particular microcontroller is unlikely to be my final chip 
>> of choice due to the fact it's not available in a hobbyist-friendly DIP 
>> package. If others with more development skill have suggestions for a 
>> different chip, I will gladly listen.
>>
>> Stay tuned for further developments (no pun intended). I expect this to 
>> take at least a few months, as the learning curve looks kind of steep.
>>
>>
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