Position sensors are active and the PICs are timing — we have control. The fully interrupt-driven PIC C18 code is not yet displaying bitmaps, but simple algorithmically generated patterns are displaying easily at no less than 260 pixels per revolution (in the bottom pair of images with the blue and green grid, each vertical line corresponds to 10 angular steps). The position sensors for each side are slightly misaligned, which is causing a convergence problem in the interlacing, but that will be a quick fix by simply moving the hall effect sensor on one side or the other. On a brighter note, the simple firmware is doing a relatively good job of adjusting for a wide range of operating speeds. The display looks best at the full rated motor speed of around 1600 RPM, but the wiring needs more securing before it can run continuously at that speed.

Up next is creating code to save and read bitmaps (and animation) to and from the flash memory for full control. In the meantime, here are some photos of tonight's work: