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Now the question will be if anyone can deconstruct it to get it to work with the DIY box. I'm anxiously awaiting the answer.

Try this one...I pulled it from my phone. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2DAvyEukIUhMmhuWmJraWdQT0k/edit?usp=docslist_api

I grew up in Bonners Ferry myself. I still make it "home" once or twice a year.

Stumbled in here looking for info on chronos to go with my new hobby of reloading, and came across the DIY threads for the ProChrono. I hail from La Center, WA (just north of Portland).

Brand new here, but signed up because I ran across this post when trying to research and decide on a chrono for me to use with my android or ipad at the range and then export to the pc at home. So far, the Caldwell unit is released (wired only though), and it looks like ProChrono is close with a BT unit but not out yet. And of course, I like to tinker (hardware), so the idea of building my own BT module appeals to me - especially mounting it inside and out of sight. The question is, how would I get the software side covered. The propsect of not having an app to use with it (my laptop is a behemoth-no way it's going to the range with me) leaves me pretty much at square one. Then I saw tonight that the CE app is available already on itunes (for the ipad at least) but won't actually show you anything unless it is connected to the BT unit. At least the Caldwell app (both android and ios) can be "played with" without being connected to get a feel for how it works, and doesn't seem too bad (mind you, I've never owned a chrono and am just getting into reloading). So, I was wondering if anyone here that has built a BT module would be willing to see if it would actually connect to the CE software on ios or not. That would at least satisfy my curiosity on whether it is worth trying to build my own module (to use with their app) or just waiting it out to see how their app actually works and then deciding what to do. I also half wonder if the Caldwell android software (which uses either serial over 3.5mm or USB-to-USB OTG adapter) could be made to read the output from the ProChrono (either via bluetooth or via the same USB-OTG adapter). Not knowing anything about code, I imagine they probably use different language or something and won't talk to each other. It still blows me away that, given the compact size and power of microelectronics these days, that all of the chronos out there seem to be unchanged in both construction and programming since the 70s. How hard can it be to put something together that is compact, supports multiple output interfaces like BT and USB, and offers a software app for multiple platforms that can share across devices via a universal data format and export for users to plug into other uses as well? And then there's the severe lack of any good data collection programs for reloading information and inventory...