Your ChallengeBuild a PICaxe based project to help your father around the house. It can be standalone (a sports score tracker) or modify something he already has (keylogger for his computer), but you can't ask him to gut anything around the house for parts (like pull the flyback transformer from his TV). You have the following equipment to use for your design:
The Project has to utilize a PICaxe. To enter, you'll need some photos or video showing it working and a brief description of what it does. The Prizes1st place prize: 
Your project in kit form; ready to be the perfect Father's Day gift and a USB oscilloscope for yourself.
Your project in kit form; ready to be the perfect Father's day gift and a 0-30V, 0-3A bench power supply.
Your project in kit form; ready to be the perfect Father's Day gift and a Gadget Gangster PICAxe Development Pack. The winning project will have the broadest appeal to fathers. To enter, post your project on Gadget Gangster, on our forums, or by emailing info@gadgetgangster.com. 4th place prize: 
Your project in kit form; ready to be the perfect Father's Day gift and a Micro 090 PICaxe-Based 28X1 USB Mini Board (generously donated by Advanced Micro Circuits) for yourself. Hurry! All entries must be in by Midnight Pacific, June 5th, 2009.
QuestionsQ: What If I'm not in the US?No problems. About half our designers are international. You can sign up here and we'll mail you a pack of boards. Q: Does the project have to built with The Boss Board? Yes. We sell a 2 pack of boards for $15. We also mail out a sample board to anyone who signs up as a designer. Q: Can you provide a picture that shows the copper layer of the boss board? Here's a PDF. 3 layers - silkscreen, top and bottom copper. Q: Do you sell parts from your inventory for designing? Yes! Just go here if you need a few parts. Have another question? Check out our forums. |
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