1. define BANK_A 0
2. define BANK_B 1
3. define BANK_C 2
4. define BANK_D 3
5. define CHARLIE_EXTENT 11
6. define ARRAY_WIDTH 21
7. define ARRAY_HEIGHT 7

1. define sbi(var, mask) ((var) |= (uint8_t)(1 << mask))
2. define cbi(var, mask) ((var) &= (uint8_t)~(1 << mask))

uint8_t g_BankBReg; uint8_t g_BankBDir; uint8_t g_BankCReg; uint8_t g_BankCDir;

uint8_t g_Rows[] = {PD0, PD1, PD2, PD3, PD4, PD5, PD6}; uint8_t g_currentRow = 0;

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tpic6c595 cd4069ubc srck from 4069-8

1 gnd 2 4069-1 - !sdata 3 4 4069-13 5 +5v

6 4069-9 - !srck 7

Need a real vacuum at some point. Need it full of filtered argon. http://belljar.net

Somewhat inspired by this device, which cost $750 + $600 for shipping, and is totally not worth it.

I'm going to build a box to do some of the OLED work in, with some built in facilities for:

• gauntlet/glove sealing
• dust removal (ionization)
• UV ilumination

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Resources for making my own OLEDs/OLEPs

I'm planning to make my own OLED devices with the help of a biologist. And maybe some other things that light up too! Below are links to labs with instructions, easy-to-deal-with suppliers, and a whole lot of extra info. This page is here both as a resource for building information on how to do this, as well as a log of my own experience.

Supplies

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Warning - I write this standing on a soapbox, and this is pretty open and unorganized. This is how I brainstorm in general. I've decided to start putting these up on my wiki instead of keeping them in my head.

I am big on thin client lately. I believe there is a general sine-wavyness in the industry that causes things to move towards ubiquitous computing and back to having everything localized again because some things about thin client just plain suck. Namely, bandwidth, latency, and the power of the client.

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