What would it take to make this display?
- A micro-controller
- A power source
- An ANT+ module
- A display
- An ANT+ source of distance information (Garmin
Forerunner 410Foot-pod)
MCU
I have quite few Arduino boards lying around, so that seemed to be the easy choice on the processor. I ended up using a Tinyduino (Tinyduino) and an Arduino Pro Mini (link) in my two separate iterations.
Power
I also have some LiPo batteries around from other projects. Lightweight and powerful (link).
A display
7-segment displays are cool in my opinion and so that was the display I decided would make most sense (in spite of the difficulty in getting some letters represented). These seemed to be good and cheap options based on the MAX7219 (http://dx.com/p/8-segment-led-display-board-module-for-arduino-147814) and cheaper than I could get the main chip for myself.
ANT+
An ANT+ module for talking to the Garmin. This would need to be purchased. The sparkfun modules (link) seemed good - however they weren't available anywhere. I ended up buying from Goodluckbuy.com in China (http://www.goodluckbuy.com/nrf24ap2-wireless-module-zigbee-module.html)
Source
I have a Garmin Forerunner 410, Heart Rate Monitor and Foot-pod.
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