Posts Tagged ‘ arduino ’

motorNet – proof of concept

quick video of a potentiometer controlling a servo motor over the interwebs. arduino -> processing -> PHP [serverside] -> .txt file [serverside] and all the way back on the other computer. i'll put up code when it's all ready to go. as it is, this is ready to go both ways, but for clarity i just filmed it going one way. these two computers could be thousands of miles apart, just need to be online. [ READ MORE ]

MapDuino/HackDuino Project Launch

online at HackDuino.org !!! v01 aka BaseDuino was on a yellow, double guttered breadboard. With this version, I followed ITP's tutorial, almost exactly. Worked amazingly, super happy with the convenience and functionality afforded by this. v02 BaseDuino02 was done on a slightly smaller white board, with ground and power on oposite sides of the board. This complicated matters slightly, and is not really worth the small gain in size. v03 BaseDuino03 is the mostly the same as 01, however it has been executed on a radioshack PCB. So that I am able to reproprogram the chip, I also added[ READ MORE ]

Spatialized Umbrella v01

This is my first prototype of the Spatialized Umbrella. The Spatialized Umbrella project offers an entirely new dimension to walking in the rain. Using light and sound spatialization this umbrella creates an immersive, mobile, and highly personal multi‐sensory environment.  Range sensing technology helps the Spatialized Umbrella react to your movement through a space. 5 speakers and LEDs [ READ MORE ]

Sharp Infrared Range Finder sensors

Click on image to walk through a great lesson myself, kerstin, and cecilia put together about Sharp Infrared range finding sensors. there’s info in there about pin connections, the 3 types of sharp IRs, and code for mapping, smoothing, and calibrating the range finder data. HERE is the link to the page, if your resolution [ READ MORE ]

Breadboarding an Arduino (ATMega168)

I recently found a FANTASTIC tutorial on how to breadboard the ATMega168 chip. I can't even begin to list out how many good reasons there are to do this. However, I will attempt: 1. cost. sparkfun sells ATMega168's with the arduino bootloader for $4.95 (versus $35 for a full arduino) 2. size. now, instead of needing space for that entire bulky arduino board, you can make your project as small as you want, well assuming you can fit this chip in (which is very small on it's own i'd like to add.) 3. pin access. now, you have unlimited ground and power pins, something that you previously NEEDED A BREADBOARD TO DO ANYWAY. 4. reproducability. now, if you want to make several copies of one prototype, this is an actually viable process you can follow, whereas previously you may have thought "oh, i guess i'll need to port this to PIC or BASICStamp to be cost/size/design effective". nope. not anymore. 5. IT'S JUST A GREAT EFFING IDEA, YOU FOOL. the tutorial (of course) is from the ITP site. man, ITP, you are great. thanks[ READ MORE ]

User Testing • Luminosphere v0.4

Welcome to my User Test for NiteLite Luminosphere®! I invite you to examine the concept and look of a new product to be released worldwide in March 2009. NiteLite® is a product to be used in any darkened room. Simply turn NiteLite® on, and enjoy the vibrant colors radiating from the base of the product and [ READ MORE ]

LED time piece • v03

third iteration of the timepiece project for computation. we were allowed to use PWM (pulse width modulation) with the LEDs, so now they can FADE, not just on/off. MORE ABOUT NITELITE AND BUTTON PICS......[ READ MORE ]

LED time piece • v02

second iteration of the expression of time through LEDs and an arduino project. i built an enclosure for the LEDs, complete with outside access to both power and USB inlets for the arduino mounted inside. MORE IMAGES, WORDS, AND VIDEO ............[ READ MORE ]

expressing time with LEDs

first project for second semester major studio: computation class. this is the first iteration, and uses blink intervals, sequencing, and color to express the passage of time. 12 LEDs and an Arduino. the idea is the blue LED represents seconds (i realize here, it is much faster, around 500ms intervals), and every 5 seconds, a new marker lights up, until are are lit. then a complete blink sequence begins, with the interval getting smaller and smaller. then repeat. [ READ MORE ]

LightBox • modular controller

I should've posted this up here about a month ago, but by the time I finished the project, i was far too burnt out to blahg about it. Anyway, here now, is LightBox, my final project for Major Studio: Interface class. mothercube, finished concept: physically and functionality modular, multi-input controllers with visual feedback and dynamic sensor data output. Manipulating video, sound, or anything digital is possible with LightBox, and when using more than one simultaneously, group interaction and collaboration is possible, as the controllers themselves are wirelessly networked. project post-mortem paper here. final design: final schematic Here is a not-so-revealing video of one mothercube and one daughtercube (all i had the time and money to build), being run through a theremin-emulator max patch. I have written a sampler patch and video controller in jitter, I will document these soon enough (making sure you can see my hands) and then post the patches. READ MORE / SEE PICTURES...[ READ MORE ]