Hi all,
As the title says this is my first project and first post on the forum.
I'm not exactly new to electronics, but in the past i have always been more of a fault find and replace person, rather than designing and producing.
I want make a display with 2 counters. the display needs to fairly big, so its easily visible from a distance,
one to count the total number of days, one to keep a record of the highest number of days achieved.
Then to have a key switch to reset the first counter, rather than a button, so it can only be reset by me.
the counter would need to tick up on its own once per day and update the record if its beaten, so a micro controller and programme would be needed (i think)
I also want it to be battery powered, with a back up battery to keep the count in memory for when the main battery is replaced.
I'm sure after reading some of the posts on here, this would be doable for someone experienced, so im looking for help to get started and advice on what components to buy and how it all fits together.
many thanks in advance for any help/advice you can provide.
As the title says this is my first project and first post on the forum.
I'm not exactly new to electronics, but in the past i have always been more of a fault find and replace person, rather than designing and producing.
I want make a display with 2 counters. the display needs to fairly big, so its easily visible from a distance,
one to count the total number of days, one to keep a record of the highest number of days achieved.
Then to have a key switch to reset the first counter, rather than a button, so it can only be reset by me.
the counter would need to tick up on its own once per day and update the record if its beaten, so a micro controller and programme would be needed (i think)
I also want it to be battery powered, with a back up battery to keep the count in memory for when the main battery is replaced.
I'm sure after reading some of the posts on here, this would be doable for someone experienced, so im looking for help to get started and advice on what components to buy and how it all fits together.
many thanks in advance for any help/advice you can provide.