Hi all,
I am producing a Scoreboard for a Christmas Present. It consists of two LCDs and an IR receiver that will be used with a remote control.
I am fairly close to finishing all the breadboard work and coding and I want to get a PCB manufactured and a custom enclosure to fit it all in so that it looks good.
I am looking for some information/experiences on how to go about this and lead times, software packages etc etc.
In terms of the enclosure, I would like ideally a wooden one however an ABS would be fine. It would need two LCD cut outs, a hole for the IR receiver and a hole for the DC Jack.
I am also looking for advice in terms of ventilation - inside the enclosure is an Arduino controlling the IR receiver and 2 LCDs.
Mods edit : The below was copied from another thread with same project.
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Currently I am using a standard YouView remote, however for the final product this remote has too many buttons so would look unappealing.
The final design will use 11 buttons and I was wondering if anyone has any experience or ideas with suitable remotes or ways to make them more good looking towards the product.
A universal remote with 11 buttons would suit me even if the labels were wrong on the buttons but they seem hard to find or are very unreliable.
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Cheers
JSwale
I am producing a Scoreboard for a Christmas Present. It consists of two LCDs and an IR receiver that will be used with a remote control.
I am fairly close to finishing all the breadboard work and coding and I want to get a PCB manufactured and a custom enclosure to fit it all in so that it looks good.
I am looking for some information/experiences on how to go about this and lead times, software packages etc etc.
In terms of the enclosure, I would like ideally a wooden one however an ABS would be fine. It would need two LCD cut outs, a hole for the IR receiver and a hole for the DC Jack.
I am also looking for advice in terms of ventilation - inside the enclosure is an Arduino controlling the IR receiver and 2 LCDs.
Mods edit : The below was copied from another thread with same project.
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Currently I am using a standard YouView remote, however for the final product this remote has too many buttons so would look unappealing.
The final design will use 11 buttons and I was wondering if anyone has any experience or ideas with suitable remotes or ways to make them more good looking towards the product.
A universal remote with 11 buttons would suit me even if the labels were wrong on the buttons but they seem hard to find or are very unreliable.
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Cheers
JSwale