Homemade NMEA multiplexer

[nimbusgb]

oh God. Tape and not heatshrink! And is that tinned cable or not? Silicon insulated? Good grief is that SPEAKER TWINFLEX? No covers on the DB9.

You haven't tidied up your mess either!

 

[BruceDanforth]

and leaving that poor little PIC on it's back with it's legs in the air and no esd protection....

 

[misterg]

YOU WANT THE MOON ON A STICK, YOU LOT!!!!!!

 

[AngusMcDoon]

YOU WANT THE MOON ON A STICK, YOU LOT!!!!!!

Now you're just ranting. Stop it. That's my preserve in this thread.

 

[westernman]

It is built on canbus and rs232 is an absolute no-no there...

There are plenty of cheap microcontrollers available with CAN interface on them.

 

[electrosys]

and leaving that poor little PIC on it's back with it's legs in the air and no esd protection....

For lying on yer back with legs in the air, a condom is highly recommended - even the Pope says so now, and he should know ...
Saves the spread of the ESD virus.

 

[misterg]

Antistatic condoms... Now there's a niche market.

 

[nimbusgb]

Antistatic condoms... Now there's a niche market.

Saves getting a prick on the dick!

 

[Danny]

Now, now children. I know it's boring when the schools are closed...

This thread started as an announcement of an interesting project which provoked a helpful response, developed into a technical discussion that got a little warm with apparent hints of zenophbia and parania and now seems to have deteriorated into playground humour.

Why am I so compelled to read this stuff?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

Now, now children. I know it's boring when the schools are closed...

We're just trying to get the post count up to 232

Why am I so compelled to read this stuff?

You and now over 3000 others

Must be the most read NMEA thread ever!

 

[Danny]

We're just trying to get the post count up to 232

422 would be better

 

[angelsson]

For some reason, despite only understanding one word in four, I found this thread absolutely fascinating...!

There are some talented people around...

Welcome to the club, it is a very steep learning curve

 

[Fantasie 19]

Welcome to the club, it is a very steep learning curve

Yup - and the first time I've ever seen geek-rage.....