What to do with an old TBI LM

[tkelly27]

Anyone do anything creative with TD LM's? Could I use it to control a robot or something?

[90TurboVan]

Honestly, there aren't any high current drivers on a LM, the MCU's on the LM's are so outdated that they really aren't worth playing with, and there aren't any schematics/memory maps for them that I know of. I guess if you wanted to you could modify the code and make a datalogger out of one or control some relays, but as for any kind of control you're better off going with a new(er) Freescale or Microchip MCU and making up a new board and such.

You can always use it for parts if you feel like desoldering stuff, there should be a 5 volt regulator, all kinds of diodes/transistors/resistors most of the IC's aren't marked with real part numbers, so they're pretty much useless...

[tkelly27]

Figured I'd check before I threw it away. Thanks!

[looneytuner]

WAit WAIT

Make a little blinky thing from it, glue it to a sweatshirt, and get shot dead at Boston airport@Q@@@@

An MIT female student got hauled in for one yesterday. Apparently the security there never heard of Geeks? I hate to think what would happen if someone was seen wearing a computer vest from a few years ago with components attached everywhere.

Or maybe they didn't like the dirty Geek language on the back. "Socket to ME"

[Terry Again]

Instead of throwing away SAVE it and some day someone will try to restore a TBI car and need one to run!! Sell it and make some money?? It will happen I remember with the 55 to 57 Chebbys and how people started fixing up the 4 door cars just to have one and those prices climbed and those laughing still paid also!!!
It Could happen!!
Terry
I am brain damaged,what's your excuse?