Hi everyone! Thank you Radomir for setting up the mailing list and taking the time to write a newsletter. Radomir Dopieralski wrote:
* I made a "how it would look like if it didn't have to be cheap" version of the PewPew Standalone, called PewPew Pro. It has additional 2MB flash storage for files, and a bi-color red-green display controlled with a separate chip, that can also do 255 brightness levels. Unfortunately I didn't have a display with square pixels, so this one has round. I don't have any plans for producing or selling this, but I will make the design files available for anyone who wants to try building their own. More info: https://hackaday.io/project/159733/log/160221-pewpew-pro
I was quite excited when you posted a picture of that layout on Twitter. It looked like it would do away with all the compromises you had to make to get the cost down, which (even though no small feat in and of themselves) are the main reason why my favorite is still the PewPew Lite. (I was guessing on a SAMD51 though :) - and I'm missing the regulator for USB power.) I would totally buy a PewPew Pro just to play with it. I wouldn't even mind trying to solder it myself, but I guess getting all the components and especially the PCB in quantities of 1 (or maybe better 2 or 3 in case I fry any) would be more expensive than it needs to be. Maybe you can produce a kit version if enough people are interested? -Christian