I sent this as a message to the project chat channel a few days ago with an '@mention' for everyone who is currently listed as a project member, but I'm really not sure that worked as intended, so I am posting this here as a project log as well.

The message, with some added information for the general public...

I originally didn't submit this project for any contests as I didn't want to have that dictate the direction of the project. I have fallen victim to this myself in the past.

I also didn't plan on this project getting drawn out as long as it did, but getting Covid myself and other IRL events have changed the timeline here.

@Steven.Carr @Kevin Patel and I have finally been able to get back to putting this on the front burner again in the last week or two.  

There is a new carrier board arriving from @oshpark  tomorrow generated by @Steven.Carr which supports both the inexpensive analog input/SPI display interface and the full blown and intentionally isolated Pi display version of the UI.  This methodology was employed so that we can move forward with a potentially far more useful UI without requiring exhaustive run level testing.

There is also another run of the VISP project on the way with support for 4 wire multiplexed I2C and two sensors per port, and both Steven and I have the latest laser cut versions ready for assembly.

When I started this project I also kept it close at first, but then later on I allowed anyone who wanted to join the project, to join. This has resulted in a bloated roster where the majority of people here who are members of this project have not actually done anything with regards to the project.  This is partially my fault for being a bad organizer and I accept that.

However, If I *do* submit this for the HAD prize at this point, everyone who is a member will need to opt-in and accept the prize rules. With the current roster, I am not sure that would *ever* happen.

So, I'm going to drop a notification here (in the team chat) for everyone to sort this out. Please respond to it if you wish to remain a part of the project and have the time/resources to actively contribute. Deadline for submission is Monday morning. I will be trimming the roster just prior to that.

Thank you: @Jarrett @Thomas Stilwell @Ashish @Rob @alpha le ciel @Robert L. Read @Ben Hencke @markus schneider @TyGuy @Ilk @clive @Steven.Carr @Fred Finster @Lori M Cannistra @markus schneider @anisleader @Mark @harit trivedi @Enrique Ortiz @josep Guirao @AsmitaJha @Filosofia ArteyTecno @tonnyrichard @TheBluePhoenix @djeddleman @samarth golwalker @eduarda @nelson.kistan