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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    Arrggghh, Checkout the new iPhone...out tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/2y7zwe Wonder what display that is...probably OLED but...with a touchscreen ! WatchJohn
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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    . OK no problemo...thanks ! One thing with OLED´s is that it takes a second to switch them on...meaning...if it´s off because you want to save power...it will take a second to get a picture,so you could miss some information, that could be overcome by storing/buffering whatever info there was...
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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    . Hi itsmoked, > "a second to update" I dont know about that ...how can they play smooth video then? ...that is at least between 10 to 30 frames per second !! Maybe you have seen a demo where someone tried to show a 3D model that was moving...and it maybe was slow because the model was...
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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    . Thanks, The displays in the Digikey catalog are either to big or they are not alphanumeric...also i have a problem understanding exactly what the sizes of the modules are as far as i can see now...nothing for me unless i´m overlooking something. The displays from that German company...
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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    . Thanks Keith, Checked out both companies...they have NO off-the-shelf 4 digit, alphanumeric or dotmatrix display ...that comes close to mentioned small size ...maybe i have overlooked it ? LED would be fine... i wouldn´t care..they could be better readable in the light)no backlight needed)...
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    Smallest LCD/LED-module character/dot display ???

    . Hi, For my wristwatch sized bugdetector i need a very small display(module)...it should be: a) Small as possible something like 20 mm x 10 mm x 3 mm b) 4 characters (alphanumeric or even better dotmatrix) c) Low voltage 5 V or better less d) Low power draw 100mA or better much less...
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    FSK or just serial digital data.

    DTMF "Dual Tone Multi Frequency" can also be used to transmit (very slow) data. DTMF transmitter and receiver chips are available for less then 1 U$ They will give you at least 10 codes that can be transmitted over great lengths as simple audio. Transceivers (RX and TX in 1 chip) are also...
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    Very low power miniature motor control

    I can´t remember the exact name but their seems to be a technique where the power drawn by an electrical motor is observed..it seems that pulses can be observed on the power line those pulses represent the motor-speed and are in turn used to control the engine speed ...so it´s some kind of...
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    Antenna for Video-Camera-Detector (15 khz)

    . Shure it seems easy to find cams that produce non-standard formats. But at the moment these are not offered at the regular outlets for video-spy-equipment. i´ve seen thousands of such websites and they don´t have them...for various reasons: 1) To expensive. 2) No pinhole/covert lens...
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    Antenna for Video-Camera-Detector (15 khz)

    . Yes...in case of non-analog or non-NTSC or non-PAL or non SECAM ...etc it won´t work. But.... Check out the 1000 spyshops on the net and show me 1 miniature/pinhole camera with a real digital ouput (non NTSC or PAL) So in 99.99999% a analog camera is going to be used..when we are...
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    Antenna for Video-Camera-Detector (15 khz)

    . Hi Dan, That was a very fast answer ! (4 minutes) Why don´t you give it a try ? Take your shortwave-receiver or connect a line to your soundcard and download some spectrum analyzing software. Start with a few turns around the video-cable ...close to the camera. The point is that: CMOS...
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    Antenna for Video-Camera-Detector (15 khz)

    . I need a antenna for a Video-Camera-Detector ...this is not just for wireless cams but for all cams...specially the !! WIRED !! The detector is in fact a receiver for the horizontal-sync frequency used by all video-cameras and other video-equipment For NTSC that is 15734 HZ (15,7 khz)...
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    Array of antennas for 80 MHz

    . It depends on your DF-equipment usually they come with (4)antennas included and instructions on how to adjust them to freq. For 80 Mhz best results would give 1/4 wave whips...so they would be around 1 meter each. Best to space antennas at minimal 1/2 wavelength ...wich is 2 meters....less...
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    Panning over 4 audio-channels using only 1 pot ?

    . IRstuff said: > "High end bugs don't continuously broadcast, > "specifically to avoid detection by standard > "RF detection methods. Yep...those are called "Burst-transmitters" Just as with digital or encrypted bugs...these are not common available or in use by the greater public...
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    Panning over 4 audio-channels using only 1 pot ?

    . Hello again, > "The world's first 10 kg (22 lb) 'wristwatch" Believe it or not...but i have most of the device already designed..and it is indeed the size of a wristwatch...not even that redicioulous big currently i think it will be 40mm Diameter x 18 mm High Fortunately i realised that...

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