Saturday, April 22, 2017

Commercially Available Enigma Machine Kits

I did some research on Enigma kita on the market. Not counting simulators and mechanical replicas, I found three curently available electronic replica kits. The information below summarizes the different units.




Name: MeinEnigma
Website: http://www.meinenigma.com
Price: TBD
Accessories: TBD
Notable Features:

Arduino-based, 4 alphanumeric LEDs, keyboard, lamps, plugboard, sound, turnable rotors, real-time clock.




Name: Enigma-E
Website: http://www.cryptomuseum.com/kits/index.htm
Price: 150 Euro
Accessories: Case, UhrBox
Notable Features:

Microprocessor (PIC)-based, 4 digit alphanumeric display, 26 keys, LEDs, plugboard.




Name: S&T GeoTronics Enigma Mark 4 (also called OpenEnigma)
Website: http://www.stgeotronics.com/Kits_c8.htm
Price: US$300
Accessories: Plugboard, cables, case, bare PCB
Notable Features:

Arduino-based, 4 alphanumeric LEDs, keyboard, LEDs, cover plate.


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