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Originally Posted by MrB
Oh, and I'm still open to suggestions of alternative designs if anyone can think of one.
Cheers.
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Hi Simon,
I actually build one couple of years ago..
The design was similar to Audine, but with somewhat different approach.
It had two pieces, the on-board controller (to generate timing for CCD, it was TC237 - still available from Texas Instruments) and PC-based application.
The communication was via RS232, at highest possible speed available on Fujitsu Stylistic 1000.
It was also cooled with Peltier.
Well, if you are interested, I have all the documentation available - schematics, layout.. source code.. even couple of bare PCB's.. you name it. Even working prototype.
I still want to use this design as a stand-alone guider, when I find some time for this - right now I am very busy, trying to find a new job as I was retrenched from NEC Australia, together with 250 other staff/management in the recent restructure.
Also, I am trying to find someone who will be able to help with guiding algorithm. I am not skilled enough in those things - I can make them work somehow but it will take too much time and effort fromby side only to complete it.