I'll volunteer to write a subroutine that will translate messages to Morse code and transmit them via an LED =o)
I'm with Bob on the spartan end. Hopefully the module will be fully functional in it's basic form, with the ability to accept the "accessories" the user chooses.
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frankly, i'd be completly satisfied with a few LEDs to display a
program number in binary, a la the miniwave... perhaps that's a
spartan extreme, but there ya are. there might be middle ground,
too, like a couple of 7segment readouts. but i think we should keep
in mind the matrix of critical features vs enhancements on one axis,
and low impact vs high (in terms of difficulty, as well as cost) on
the other.
a second consideration is programming complexity & compatibilty. one
of the beauties of the PSIM model is that even someone like me can
get into the code and at least tweak programs, if not create my
own... adding routines to manage the displays might make this less
accessible. and, assuming that folks may build implementations that
don't include a display (it would be optional, no?), hopefully most
programs would still need to be able to run with or without?
i guess behind this all is, the display thing seems to be presenting
difficulties. if these are resolvable and low-impact, that'd be
great; if it becomes a stumbling block, i'd just want to keep in
mind: is it a critical feature, or just a nice-to-have?
my $.02