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  • 059 - FindIt! 2.4 GhZ lost item beacon. (Autumn 2009.)

  • 048 - KIT4: EchoTwo: mp3 player / recorder with optional FM RDS, RGB OLED Display and JPG viewer. Lyrics3 support. (Winter 2009-2010)

  • 058 - KIT6: Bluetooth interface and pc app remote control. (Winter 2009-2010)

  • 055 - TD-Sense: DIY sensor board with UART/USB/I²C interface.

 

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  • Hardware vocoder.
  • Digital HiFi audio recorder.
  • HiFi Microphone preamp.
 
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2009, November 24 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Serial interface control.
2009, November 11 063 - JPG Decoder * KIT8 JPG Decoder ready.
2009, October 19 048 - EchoTwo * JPG to RGB decoding in development.
2009, October 15 059 - FindIt! beacon. * Building and programming prototype 2.
2009, May 27 059 - FindIt! beacon. * Prototype 1 development under way.
2009, April 24 047 - TouchPad Interface * TD-USB-02 TouchPad example with WinAmp application interface.
2009, March 28 046 - Mouse Module * TD-USB-01 interface example with Visual C# 2008 windows application.
2009, March 10 Online Poll * Online survey: tell us your thoughts.
2009, March 6 046 - Mouse Module * TD-USB interface example with Visual C# 2008 windows application, completing prototype.
2009, February 11 020 - EchoMp3 Player * More support for SDHC (SD High Capacity) Cards. Contribution by Ben Stembridge.
2009, February 2 056 - Speech Module * KIT7 released: TD-SP01 Text-to-Speech Module (056)
2009, January 29 Tools page * Tools page added.
2009, January 28 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * TD-CMP compass calibration added (all versions and KIT1.)
2009, January 15 053 - JPEG recorder * New menu structure, RS232 communication, screen previews (split screen /4)
2008, December 22 Search page * Search page added for the techdesign and omniboard sites.
2008, December 21 056 - Speech Module * prototype in final stage. Coming up in a couple of weeks.
2008, November 14 023 - Compass Modules * Windows application now compatible with Windows Vista. Faster samples; up to 25 a second.
2008, November 14 054 - LiveQ * LiveQ TMC receiver (054): added France to the road map supported countries.
2008, October 22 054 - LiveQ * LiveQ TMC receiver (054): added Germany to the road map supported countries.
2008, October 18 i041- Tuner interface * KIT5 released: Tuner Module Interface (i041)
2008, September 21 054 - LiveQ * LiveQ TMC receiver (054): added Netherlands to the road map supported countries.
2008, September 7 054 - LiveQ * KIT3 released: LiveQ TMC receiver (054)
2008, August 16 023 - Compass KIT1 * TD-CMP KIT1 (compass) released, schematics available.
2008, August 15 041 - Tuner module * Free source code. KIT launch date: September 10, 2008: high quality FM RDS/RBDS + AM tuner.
2008, August 15 044 - TMC Receiver * Free Schematics + Nokia 6610 colour c source. Project will be ported to OmniBoard (054-LiveQ)
2008, August 13 053 - JPEG recorder * KIT2 released: JPEG camera recorder (053)
2008, August 1 t01 - OmniBoard KIT1 * KIT1 released: "hello world" (t01)
2008, July 14 048 - OmniBoard * prototyping completed, launch date: August 1, 2008.
2008, May 16 048 - OmniBoard * prototype 2: testing phase, includes C328 serial JPEG camera support.
2008, April 8 048 - OmniBoard * new project for portable dsPIC and RGB OLED applications
2008, February 8 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Support for SDHC (SD High Capacity) Cards.
2007, December 12 021 - RDS Decoder * scrolling characters updated, preset save added.
2007, November 20 044 - TMC Receiver * TMC Project preview (under development)
2007, October 30 041 - Tuner module * New module prototype: high quality FM RDS/RBDS + AM (MW, LW, SW) tuner.
2007, October 12 020 - EchoMp3 Player * SD-mini (with adapter) cards support.
2007, August 28 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Added support for shuffle (random play) and extended character set (german, scandinavian and french characters.)
2007, August 14 545 - Keypad Access * Dual programmable keypad code lock.
2007, June 9 044 - TMC receiver * TMC decoding success, prototype 2 design. Soon further testing in Belgium, Holland, France and Germany.
2007, April 28 044 - TMC receiver * Prototype1 and software design. Sign up here to receive project/KIT notifications.
2007, March 26 041 - HiFi tuner module * FM RDS/RBDS+ AM (MW, LW, SW) tuner: prototype1 design. Sign up here to receive project/KIT notifications.
2007, March 24 043 - OLED Interface * OLED interface with software example.
2007, March 24 042 - DisplayTech Interface * Lcd interface with software example.
2007, January 12 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Added support for directory scrolling and file fragmentation.
2006, December 22 031 - LiveMP3 Player * Prototype2: PCB testing. KITs out in a couple of weeks.
2006, November 9 031 - LiveMP3 Player * Prototype1: USB & TMC research. Sign up here to receive project/KIT notifications.
2006, September 25 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * TD-CMP03 (compass, tilt/roll and temperature) new module released.
2006, September 13 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * TD-CMP03 (compass, tilt/roll and temperature) being developed.
2006, August 22 031 - LiveMP3 Player * Prototype design.
2006, June 25 021 - RDS Decoder * PI Code and RS232 interface added.
2006, June 1 025 - Wireless MultiMeter * New products added.
2006, May 20-26 021 - RDS Decoder * PCB layout published
2006, May 6 012 - Weather Station * Remote transmitter: software updated
2006, April 26 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * C# application updated.
2006, March 26 025 - Wireless MultiMeter * Completing prototype design.
2006, March 7 021 - RDS Decoder * RBDS and RDS versions updated
2006, January 27 Components shop * Moved the shop to the domain techdesign.be
2005, December 21 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * I²C routines and example updated.
2005, December 17 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Enhanced support for SD cards.
2005, December 11 023 - Compass and Tilt/Roll * New modules and project example added.
2005, October 12 023 - Compass and Tilt * Completing prototype design.
2005, August 19 020 - EchoMp3 Player * Cards up to 1GB and FAT32 also supported.
2005, August 7 023 - Compass and Tilt * New USB/I²C modules are now being designed, project follows.
2005, July 11 004 - PIC Programmer * Support for 18F4550 and 18F2550 added (bootloader included)
2005, July 10 021 - RDS Decoder * new project added.
2005, July 5 IT services * IT services added.
2005, June 29 021 - RDS Decoder * Completing project, soon to be published.
2005, June 5  020 - EchoMp3 Player * KITS are shipping + online construction guide
2005, May 9 Components shop * brand new shopping site.
2005, May 2 Products page * new products added.
2005, Apr. 27  020 - MMC/SD MP3 Player * new hex (v31) version, support for SD Cards, L1 lowered to 10µH.
2005, Apr. 25 new company * TechDesign Electronics starts its activities.
2005, Apr. 23  020 - MMC/SD MP3 Player * new schematic, pcb and hex (v30) version, added micro joystick and software LCD contrast adjustment.
     

 

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