tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post5538410994703229625..comments2024-01-03T09:00:35.413+00:00Comments on Adrian's Images: HARDUINO. (20/08/12)ADRIANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-31440230158885764082012-08-21T21:41:45.780+01:002012-08-21T21:41:45.780+01:00Ubunto looks great...are there any downsides.Ubunto looks great...are there any downsides.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-35154578884820576432012-08-21T21:31:36.124+01:002012-08-21T21:31:36.124+01:00Mark...unfortunately I missed that particular boat...Mark...unfortunately I missed that particular boat. It's a pity really. Still it's never too late..I hope!ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-62673692203436195742012-08-21T21:29:44.746+01:002012-08-21T21:29:44.746+01:00Horst....Have a look here.
http://3scape.com/blog/...Horst....Have a look here.<br />http://3scape.com/blog/2012/03/camera-lightning-trigger/<br /><br />The really smart thing would be able to capture lightening in daylight. I suspect this one would need additional circuitry to adjust the voltage out puts for ambient light. the strike it'self will be always the same brightness. It may not be necessary. Then the code for the Arduino.....I've not really looked into it but it looks inexpensive. If one were to take a bit more time then the sensor could be swapped for infra red, or tilt. There are all sorts of sensors out there. Sound also but it would probably be too slow. Unless one programmed a delay for the distance the sound source is from the sensor. Easily done as the microprocessor accepts delays in milli second increments. bullets and balloon shots must be captured this way. Maybe it doesn't matter are bullets super sonic?<br />There is only one way to find out!!!!ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-80189390937081864782012-08-21T19:43:42.623+01:002012-08-21T19:43:42.623+01:00I think there was a very narrow window when comput...I think there was a very narrow window when computers were available in large enough numbers so that lots of people could get access to them, but not so complex that you were afraid to touch them for fear of messing them up so badly they won't work.<br /><br />I grew up in the 80's when the BBC Micro was king. You turned it on and got a prompt. Yes you could play games or do your homework but that prompt was so inviting that many people tried to program it as well. The beauty of course was that if you messed it up you simply turned it off knowing that when you turned it back on again it would work just as it did before. All that changed of course when graphical environments became the norm. I remember my school switching to Archimedes machines where I couldn't find a prompt or a compiler, and now of course most people use Windows where you have to actively hunt out a prompt and a compiler. I'm a Ubuntu user which at least means a prompt and compiler are available by default, but it's still not as obvious as it used to be.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-34069000567928837572012-08-21T19:00:33.532+01:002012-08-21T19:00:33.532+01:00Hi Adrian, I've done a bit of basic programmin...Hi Adrian, I've done a bit of basic programming way back when. Computers like today were just not available. Definitely will read your new blog, hopefully will learn something from it. Would love to have a lightning trigger myself. Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-24320171274536657122012-08-21T18:54:02.658+01:002012-08-21T18:54:02.658+01:00I'll be reading it as well.I'll be reading it as well.Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-23383459715076595852012-08-21T13:58:59.768+01:002012-08-21T13:58:59.768+01:00Cheers Mark. I'm going to set up a blog....on ...Cheers Mark. I'm going to set up a blog....on the Seeing to Pictures stamp. It Looks as if a stormy weekend is in the runes so I'll start then.<br />I still haven't thought of a title and I don't want the blog to be anything other than a tyros guide. Even Arduino presume that folk have so much basic knowledge. <br />I have none so through my bumbling about I may be of help.<br />Tutorials take up too much time but an odd post with pictures and chat may help demystify things it also helps me understand.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-50993193811736777722012-08-21T13:17:14.187+01:002012-08-21T13:17:14.187+01:00If you want to blog code with line numbers then I&...If you want to blog code with line numbers then I'd avoid adding the line numbers by hand and have them auto-generated. If you want to go down this route give me a shout (you already have my e-mail address) and I'll give you a hand getting an appropriate blog template set up with the right scripts etc. for you.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-32783456155439255542012-08-21T13:09:28.055+01:002012-08-21T13:09:28.055+01:00That makes two of us!
I have about eight pages of ...That makes two of us!<br />I have about eight pages of unintelligible important information saved in Word...I can't even find out how to number the pages. I want and need Arduino for Dummies. ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-4595922799305669852012-08-21T13:06:03.595+01:002012-08-21T13:06:03.595+01:00Cheers Mark....I need a little more mental exercis...Cheers Mark....I need a little more mental exercise than the Crossword provides. Half the trouble is programme language. The other half are an acronyms for everything. I know that is just a cross to bear with anything new.<br />The forum is really good // they explain everything.<br />Amazing how they earn a living giving all this knowledge away.<br />The hardware is reasonable too.<br />I can see that i'll have to get a small printer. Flicking all over the place i am....another monitor wouldn't go amiss.<br />Cost is adding up fast.<br />I'll clean up my old laptop...it has a few keys missing but nothing of any great importance....The dog jumped on it to look out of the window and landed on the Windows key.<br />Thanks for your blog....I am getting more confident and having started reading simple code am getting my head round it. It isn't all gobbledegook. Mine will be but it seems to be a matter of cut and paste from here and there. I'll see.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-88359209855466660082012-08-21T12:50:54.938+01:002012-08-21T12:50:54.938+01:00Graham, about the same as I did then. I copied and...Graham, about the same as I did then. I copied and pasted most of it. it seems to be how IT folk work.<br />I suspect I'll have to put line numbers down my blog which means composing in Word......Just when I've got Live Writer working. That's life.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-75298571987738666372012-08-21T12:45:18.167+01:002012-08-21T12:45:18.167+01:00I'll find out how much fun it is. I suspect it...I'll find out how much fun it is. I suspect it may be fulfilling at best.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-63645344742338614372012-08-21T08:44:44.831+01:002012-08-21T08:44:44.831+01:00Wow! Adrian, I bet it feels good to get all of tha...Wow! Adrian, I bet it feels good to get all of that out of your system!! <br /><br />I can't pretend for one minute that I really understand what you're on about but I know that once you get it all sorted you'll have some great images to share with us...I can't wait to see them!...[;o) The Heraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393815486440597141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-22272263859194509432012-08-21T08:35:39.178+01:002012-08-21T08:35:39.178+01:00Many thanks for this.....I know they are available...Many thanks for this.....I know they are available commercially but I'll need something to occupy the long winter nights.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-35428621559819837812012-08-21T08:33:27.685+01:002012-08-21T08:33:27.685+01:00It's the camera shutter I want to trigger and ...It's the camera shutter I want to trigger and do it through a remote cable.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-62894184544716067112012-08-21T08:29:30.188+01:002012-08-21T08:29:30.188+01:00For simple Arduino stuff you can safely ignore the...For simple Arduino stuff you can safely ignore the EEPROM -- I've not needed it yet, although I do have some ideas where I might. Essentially it allows you to store values that are remembered when you unplug the power. This can be useful but as reprogramming the Arduino is easy I've usually just hardcoded the values into the program. If I want to change them I just change the code and upload the new version. The other thing about EEPROM is that it has a limited life -- on the Arduino it's rated for 100,000 write cycles.<br /><br />One example where you could use it would be with my <a href="http://englishjavadrinker.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/an-arduino-powered-scale-speed-trap.html" rel="nofollow">scale speed trap</a>. You could put the speed limit in EEPROM but then you would need a more complex sketch to allow you to change it in some way (physical buttons or by communicating with a PC etc.).<br /><br />Not sure I've got any clever ideas for a blog title, but I'll definitely be reading it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418527698793489162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-219105062447814862012-08-21T08:11:36.593+01:002012-08-21T08:11:36.593+01:00PS I actually did some Cobol and Fortran at Uni bu...PS I actually did some Cobol and Fortran at Uni but it was all a bit pointless for someone who couldn't understand double entry bookkeeping (which is why I left accountancy - future didn't look bright for me) and had difficulty programming in Basic.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-21963637530435542972012-08-21T08:09:05.993+01:002012-08-21T08:09:05.993+01:00Hey Adrian. I actually understood about 95% of th...Hey Adrian. I actually understood about 95% of the words you used. I am so pleased with myself. Had some difficulty with the order they were in though. Could you re-arrange into a better known set of phrases or sayings please.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-50802841804619078672012-08-21T05:10:50.002+01:002012-08-21T05:10:50.002+01:00This sounds like a fun little device to have....a ...This sounds like a fun little device to have....a trigger. Oh imagine the fun to be had:) Just make sure when you hit the button that there's a camera there to snap the pic:) Pubs have beer and beer makes philisophical debate deep...and sometimes the camera is forgotten by not by others who come to visit. I learned that lesson the hard way the day after:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-19052548565946926912012-08-21T00:12:17.838+01:002012-08-21T00:12:17.838+01:00Here is a site for you to look at for Camera trigg...Here is a site for you to look at for Camera triggers. http://www.phototrigger.com/ <br /><br />this one is sold in your neibourhood.Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-62579610557701018772012-08-20T23:45:25.588+01:002012-08-20T23:45:25.588+01:00Was just thinking of the remote trigger. Not sure ...Was just thinking of the remote trigger. Not sure if they will work on a small hot shoe flash.Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-80429283920740414472012-08-20T22:18:32.015+01:002012-08-20T22:18:32.015+01:00Grace, you and I both and I wrote it.Grace, you and I both and I wrote it.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-27001875480993765072012-08-20T22:17:46.020+01:002012-08-20T22:17:46.020+01:00I have yet to sus. TTL flash. I have it but use mi...I have yet to sus. TTL flash. I have it but use mine on manual at about half power then cog it up or down a touch for the next shot. EEPROM programmable? Well I'll be blowed, another complication.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-73715181412438268662012-08-20T21:39:47.225+01:002012-08-20T21:39:47.225+01:00wow! I read it all, but understood... little or n...wow! I read it all, but understood... little or nothing. Oh, well, you are entertaining!Scrappy Gramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09009685288094065223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060152237863452651.post-89537367640386922522012-08-20T21:34:22.065+01:002012-08-20T21:34:22.065+01:00Heck Adrian, you could have just gotten a remote f...Heck Adrian, you could have just gotten a remote flash trigger that will do the same thing. I do realize that you like to make your own things, and that can be fun as well. An Eprom is also programmable.Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.com