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David Precision food scale

From: David 戴维 P. Solomon <daiwei@longteng-co-ltd.gd.cn>

Are you aware of the system of 精准饮食 (precise dieting)? This trend, which originated right here in China, has people across the globe measuring down to the milligram what they put in their bodies based on the ancient principles of 陰 (yin) and 陽 (yang). Actually, my fiancé 小美 (Xiaomei) and I have been trying it for the past month or so ourselves. It really boosts our stamina! I believe a portable food scale aimed at the precise dieting community would do quite well.
Jie Re: Precision food scale

From: 张杰 <zhangjie@longteng-co-ltd.gd.cn>

Simple. We can include a tare function to zero the display value when power button is pressed.

Jie.

Carl Re: Precision food scale

From: Carl Tesky <carl@longteng-co-ltd.gd.cn>

“Stamina”???

O‗O

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David Re: Precision food scale

From: David 戴维 P. Solomon <daiwei@longteng-co-ltd.gd.cn>

Splendid work. This truly is the essence of 精准饮食 in electronic form and another great example of the confluence of ancient wisdom and modern technology. I am excited not only to introduce this product to the world but also for 小美 and I to use it ourselves. :)
David Re: Precision food scale

From: David 戴维 P. Solomon <daiwei@longteng-co-ltd.gd.cn>

Whoops! Sorry, I know not everyone here can read characters… 小美 is my girlfriend Xiaomei. :)

Description[]

  • weight is a simple input connected to an electromechanical scale calibrated for grams.
  • button is a simple input connected to a power / zero button.
  • display is an XBus display output corresponding to a numeric LCD screen.
  • The scale is initially "off", but can be "turned on" by pressing the button.
  • While the scale is "on", the display should be updated with the measured weight.
  • If the display is showing a value other than 0 when the button is pushed, the scale should zero itself so that the current displayed weight is 0.
  • If the display is showing a value of 0 when the button is pushed, the scale should "turn off" and clear the display by sending it the value -999.