Comments on: Hacking The Cenzic POV Fan https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/ A Hardware Hacking Blog Sun, 09 May 2010 17:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LED POV message fan hacking https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-157899 LED POV message fan hacking Sun, 09 May 2010 17:56:17 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-157899 [...] Full story, tutorial and videos at https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/ [...] [...] Full story, tutorial and videos at https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/ [...]

]]> By: Boomer https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-60586 Boomer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:09:05 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-60586 I have another chinese fan that doesn't have the header of outside eeprom. Its a Boss/Roland one I got at the NAMM show a few years ago. has anyone made any progress with this one? I can make a scan for anyone interested. there are 15 pads on one side so guessing is going to take a loooong time. there are no unpopulated pads besides that. I wish that epoxy-ing your ICs was illegal :) I have another chinese fan that doesn’t have the header of outside eeprom. Its a Boss/Roland one I got at the NAMM show a few years ago. has anyone made any progress with this one? I can make a scan for anyone interested. there are 15 pads on one side so guessing is going to take a loooong time. there are no unpopulated pads besides that.

I wish that epoxy-ing your ICs was illegal :)

]]> By: Craig https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-46026 Craig Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:41:58 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-46026 Brian, I assume that you're running Windows, so you'll need to download and install the Python interpreter for Windows ( http://www.activestate.com/activepython/ ). The python scripts need to be run from the command line, so open up a command prompt, cd to the directory where you saved the scripts, and run them from there. That should be all there is to it! Brian,

I assume that you’re running Windows, so you’ll need to download and install the Python interpreter for Windows ( http://www.activestate.com/activepython/ ). The python scripts need to be run from the command line, so open up a command prompt, cd to the directory where you saved the scripts, and run them from there. That should be all there is to it!

]]> By: Brian https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-45895 Brian Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:36:31 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-45895 I'm getting one of those Dealextreme fans. I got a question. How am I suppose to use python? I'm new to it and was stuck in visual basic for a programming course. I’m getting one of those Dealextreme fans. I got a question. How am I suppose to use python? I’m new to it and was stuck in visual basic for a programming course.

]]> By: Craig https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-43083 Craig Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:10:39 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-43083 Jelle, That's a bummer! Would it be possible to post some pictures of the DX fan PCBs? I'd be interested to have a quick look-see. Also if you really want one, I do have an extra Cenzic fan that I could send you - if you're interested, drop me an email (https://hackingwithgum.com/contact/). Jelle,

That’s a bummer! Would it be possible to post some pictures of the DX fan PCBs? I’d be interested to have a quick look-see.

Also if you really want one, I do have an extra Cenzic fan that I could send you – if you’re interested, drop me an email (https://hackingwithgum.com/contact/).

]]> By: Jelle https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-40989 Jelle Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:25:20 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-40989 I just got my fan today from DX, and unfortunately it is not quite the same. There is not header on the pcb, and no separate flash. it is unclear to me how these units are programmed; there are some blank pads on the pcb, maybe they provide the i2c interface. An alternative might be that they are programmed before the board is soldered, but that might be a problem with low volume orders. I just got my fan today from DX, and unfortunately it is not quite the same. There is not header on the pcb, and no separate flash. it is unclear to me how these units are programmed; there are some blank pads on the pcb, maybe they provide the i2c interface. An alternative might be that they are programmed before the board is soldered, but that might be a problem with low volume orders.

]]> By: Craig https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-30327 Craig Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:18:12 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-30327 Jelle, Nice find! Those do in fact look exactly like the Cenzic fans. Cenzic actually gets the fans from a third-party supplier (http://nadel.com/); the fans are cheap, but the minimum order there is 250. I would expect that the fans from Deal Extreme come from the same supplier, and at $3.99 with free shipping, they look like a good deal! Jelle,

Nice find! Those do in fact look exactly like the Cenzic fans. Cenzic actually gets the fans from a third-party supplier (http://nadel.com/); the fans are cheap, but the minimum order there is 250. I would expect that the fans from Deal Extreme come from the same supplier, and at $3.99 with free shipping, they look like a good deal!

]]> By: Jelle https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-30188 Jelle Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:51:13 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-30188 maybe this fan will be hackable too: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29154 ? It is not really clear if the header cover is there too, but I just hope the mechanism is the same. I'll see, I ordered one. maybe this fan will be hackable too: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29154 ? It is not really clear if the header cover is there too, but I just hope the mechanism is the same. I’ll see, I ordered one.

]]> By: POV fan EEPROM hack | Diy all the Way https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-29333 POV fan EEPROM hack | Diy all the Way Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:43:32 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-29333 [...] fan-based POV display we’ve seen but it’s still a fun device to tinker with. They hacked into the EEPROM on the device in order to change the message the fan [...] [...] fan-based POV display we’ve seen but it’s still a fun device to tinker with. They hacked into the EEPROM on the device in order to change the message the fan [...]

]]> By: POV fan EEPROM hack - Hack a Day https://hackingwithgum.com/2009/10/06/hacking-the-cenzic-pov-fan/comment-page-1/#comment-29290 POV fan EEPROM hack - Hack a Day Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:01:45 +0000 https://hackingwithgum.com/?p=308#comment-29290 [...] fan-based POV display we’ve seen but it’s still a fun device to tinker with. They hacked into the EEPROM on the device in order to change the message the fan [...] [...] fan-based POV display we’ve seen but it’s still a fun device to tinker with. They hacked into the EEPROM on the device in order to change the message the fan [...]

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