NP-41 Emulator (may be)

[Chris Chung]

Apologies for a very belated reply / update.

I hit another obstacle in life mid August and I had to again take another leave from my hobbies and other routines to attend to it.

I was not on a good mood and also do not want to upset you all w/ my own troubles and had ceased visiting the forums.

A member PMed me on my well-being and I recognized I should give an update here. I am well and all things are improving.

As for the NP41 project. I had ordered and received a few new PCBs (one piece) in August. And I had, with help from Waon again, ordered and received 300 units of 14-segment LCD.
All of them untouched sitting in my basement.

I will work on the new PCB for another unit and see if it fits to be made into a general offer (as it was intended). And I am not interested in expanding / refining the firmware at this moment. The firmware will be confined to it's current state.

I had both the NP41 and NP41S units at home and in the office for day to day use. They are still on the same battery for 3+ months. And I am confident that the firmware is reliable for the basics. Have not spent much time in the ROM modules but they do load when I was playing w/ them.

I will return and check on the forum again. Thanks for your interest in my projects.