For all interested in building these, I found software for a PIC18f458 to controll the PGA2311, it has very nice remote controll routines, but is written in some basic-type code which is not very efficient...
On the matter of displays, vacuum flouescent versus liquid crystal:
VFD = about R700 for a cheapie
LCD = about R60 for a backlit version.
The difference is, you can read the VFD while sitting in your armchair!
Mantech might be able to get them through farnell, RS stock them.
On the matter of displays, vacuum flouescent versus liquid crystal:
VFD = about R700 for a cheapie
LCD = about R60 for a backlit version.
The difference is, you can read the VFD while sitting in your armchair!
Mantech might be able to get them through farnell, RS stock them.