#robotics Logs

Sep 18 2012

00:02 Atak well im new to microcontrollers so right now ive just done simple things like temperature sensors, where I have it turn on different leds depending on the temperature and output the temperature to my computer
00:03 Atak here are some of their sensors and stuff... https://shop.tinkerforge.com/bricklets.html
00:03 EzCyclone1 See I am too. but trying to decide what architype to go with
00:03 Atak its cool because you can easily write PHP apps to control your microcontroller
00:04 Atak or whatever higher level language you like
00:04 EzCyclone1 Java
00:04 Atak yup
00:04 EzCyclone1 kinda pricy when you add up all the little doodads
00:05 Atak they are pricey but you dont have to use those
00:05 Atak you could make your own stuff too
00:05 EzCyclone1 cool
00:05 Atak everything runs through a brick which can stack on top of each other https://shop.tinkerforge.com/bricks.html
00:05 EzCyclone1 cool
00:05 EzCyclone1 I just watched the video
00:06 EzCyclone1 Hey is there anyway to turn off this damn beep every time I hit enter on here?
00:06 Atak they are just cool because they are real easy to use, you can use all the major programming languages
00:06 Atak somewhere in your options or settings lol
00:06 EzCyclone1 no its just the chat window
00:08 Atak tinkerforge is just differnt because they install their own firmware on the Atmel chip and you control the chip and read its output with high level languages. You can do lower level stuff but youd have to write your own firmware
00:08 katsmeow-afk [EzCyclone1 VERSION reply]: PJIRC 2.2.1
00:09 EzCyclone1 What Kat?
00:09 Atak you dont have to program the chip or anything, just connect your brick to your computer which opens a port and you use whatever programming language to control it
00:09 katsmeow-afk so Atak can rtfm and tell you how to turn off the beeping
00:09 Atak are you using mirc
00:09 Atak what are you using
00:09 katsmeow-afk i are
00:09 EzCyclone1 pjirc
00:09 Atak lol im not sure then
00:10 Atak i have konversation
00:10 EzCyclone1 gogloom.com
00:10 Atak whats that
00:11 EzCyclone1 it's where I logon to this room
00:12 EzCyclone1 Powered by PJIRC - JAVA required
00:12 EzCyclone1 Gogloom WEBCHAT v.2
00:12 katsmeow-afk why don't you use a real irc client?
00:13 EzCyclone1 hell if I know
00:13 EzCyclone1 Fine what do I need to get
00:13 katsmeow-afk hell if i know
00:14 EzCyclone0 Enter text here...I told it tp enable expert mode and it just reset me
00:16 EzCyclone0 ok im off, I have to get a snak and hit the hay.
00:16 tsmeow-afk is off to the nestbox too, gn
00:27 rue_house hey
13:46 wrapids How can I determine how much weight a motor can move? I've been googling and can't seem to find anything that explains this
13:46 wrapids as far as weight/speed I supose
13:48 LoRez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_(physics) horsepower is a different unit for watts.
13:48 LoRez mechanical power section is what you should read. good luck
13:50 wrapids LoRez: I imagine that I'm looking at rotational systems for the previous example?
13:57 yahweh But didn't James Watt invent horse power as well?
14:38 keepishop Would this be a good place to ask about using ftdi chips for motor control?
15:19 Tom_itx i thought those were serial chips
15:21 keepishop I guess they have a parallel mode too
15:21 keepishop says the datasheet and hackaday
15:21 keepishop driving to work, back in 20.
16:05 keepishop yarp
16:19 Atak i need a project idea
16:21 keepishop robotic teddy bear
16:38 chris_99 yeah just like the one from AI :)
16:38 keepishop That one was pretty ra
16:38 keepishop d
16:39 keepishop I just want to make my laptop scoot around on the floor personally. :(
16:39 keepishop A usb parallel port adaptor let me down.
16:39 chris_99 how about using an MCU with a USB port connector
16:40 keepishop I had it all rigged up to use l293d chips.
16:40 keepishop Thinking GPIO is my next option.
16:41 chris_99 GPIO of what?
16:49 keepishop Software controlled single pin goodness I guess
16:51 keepishop I think I can use a gpio pin to trip a motor controller.
16:58 rickystyx row bought?
17:06 keepishop ruh huh
17:07 keepishop Looks like the cheapest way to pick up a wifi device with some gpio's would be a wrt54g.
17:07 keepishop So......... Upgrade my apartment to N? or buy another router?
17:15 GargantuaSauce http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:30707
17:15 GargantuaSauce fuck yes this made my day
17:17 keepishop Hmm... wrt54g on ebay for $10 shipped.
17:18 rickystyx Yeah, it's cheap. In more ways than one.
17:18 keepishop It has gpio pins
17:18 keepishop and wifi
17:18 keepishop So.... could drive a bot
19:40 rue_house ok
19:43 Pulco nope
19:48 keepishop Kinda want a raspberry pi....
19:49 SavageSimian why? it's not a computer and not a microcontroller...
19:50 ace4016 because the ineternet says you should desire it
19:51 keepishop because I dislike intel
19:51 SavageSimian ah. damn that internet. must... have... Pi...
19:51 ace4016 there's AMD and VIA :P
19:51 keepishop .........
19:51 keepishop I dislike 8086
19:51 ace4016 there's ARM :D
19:51 SavageSimian ... and don't forget ARM
19:52 keepishop I prefer LEG
19:52 keepishop by oracle
19:52 keepishop It has gpio pins and I can duct tape it it the back of a monitor while I'm playing with it. Sounds fun.
19:53 keepishop (the pi I mean)
19:53 SavageSimian ah. thought you meant the duct tape. that can be fun too given the right set of circumstances...
19:53 ace4016 lol
19:53 keepishop I have duct tape in my pants.
19:54 ace4016 duct tape wallet?
19:54 keepishop aye
19:54 ace4016 :P
19:54 keepishop Been carrying one for....... uh..... 12 years now?
19:54 ace4016 my other guess was detachable penis...but i feel like i might be the only one that knows that song
19:54 keepishop Is a good song
19:54 ace4016 heh
19:55 SavageSimian i thought maybe it had something to do with manscaping...
20:09 rue_house .
20:28 DagoRed Job hunting... not fun.
20:32 Tom_itx rue_house, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxMOOyQI99g&feature=related
20:35 rue_house cute
20:39 rue_house http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJJrBw7e-c&feature=endscreen&NR=1
21:20 rue_shop3 ok
21:21 Tom_itx you've accomplished nothing but changing nicks. you started with 'ok' and you're stuck on 'ok'
21:22 katsmeow-afk ok
21:34 EzCyclone2 Well that was fun.
21:45 rue_shop3 I stripped down a really old high quality tape deck
21:45 rue_shop3 I took out 4 fuses
21:45 rue_shop3 2 meters
21:45 rue_shop3 and 6 knobs
21:45 rue_shop3 that was all of interest from it
21:46 rue_shop3 I have that and a pile of stereos and stuff to take to e-waste next trip
21:48 Tom_itx no rotten belts or nice gears?
21:48 Tom_itx or motors
22:05 EzCyclone2 What types of things do you useally savage off old boards and the such?
22:09 EzCyclone2 Like I always grab big caps, hell even some smaller caps. every bridge-rec, umm, heat sinks, transformers, big resisters, diodes transisters that spark my interest. etc
22:09 EzCyclone2 how about everybody else
22:35 rue_shop3 well I have almost everything I can use in LARGE numbers
22:36 rue_shop3 but resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors, leds, memory chips, jumpers, LCDs, display controller chips, amplifier chips, microcontrollers, connectors...
22:37 rue_shop3 switches
22:37 rue_shop3 heatsinks
22:37 rue_shop3 crystal oscillators
22:37 rue_shop3 crystals
22:37 rue_shop3 resonators
22:38 rue_shop3 test points, jumpers
22:38 rue_shop3 transformers
22:38 rue_shop3 tuner modules
22:38 rue_shop3 fuses, battery holders
22:39 rue_shop3 fuse holders
22:39 rue_shop3 buttons
22:39 rue_shop3 potentiometers
22:39 rue_shop3 pizo elements
22:39 rue_shop3 motor drivers
22:39 rue_shop3 led displays
22:40 rue_shop3 VFD displays
22:41 EzCyclone2 Sure sure
22:45 EzCyclone2 What ya working on tonight?
23:02 EzCyclone2 Hey mo0kie
23:02 mo0kie hi
23:02 tobbor hi mo0kie.
23:03 mo0kie just starting in electronics
23:04 mo0kie big ideas so little time
23:10 EzCyclone2 Lol welcome to my club
23:10 EzCyclone2 What you working on?
23:25 EzCyclone2 Well this is exciting tonight!
23:28 ace4016 very; watching paint dry
23:28 EzCyclone2 lol no kidding
23:29 mo0kie oh hey
23:29 EzCyclone2 hey hey
23:29 mo0kie i want to work on remote controls
23:29 EzCyclone2 like what?
23:29 mo0kie to control motors
23:30 EzCyclone2 I see
23:30 EzCyclone2 steppers?
23:30 mo0kie mostly for flying units
23:30 EzCyclone2 I see
23:30 mo0kie like drones i guess
23:30 EzCyclone2 got ya
23:30 EzCyclone2 so how far have you gotten?
23:31 mo0kie mostly just designing and prototyping
23:31 EzCyclone2 cool
23:31 mo0kie working my way up slowly i guess
23:32 EzCyclone2 sure sure
23:32 mo0kie i think i like the process and development more than anything
23:32 EzCyclone2 lol
23:36 mo0kie i hate having to explain to everyone that see's my things that i'm NOT making bombs tho
23:36 EzCyclone2 I've been in java chat since 7 (11 here now) and not a single post has come up.
23:37 EzCyclone2 Yeah get used to it
23:37 mo0kie or disappointment for some
23:37 EzCyclone2 my lab freaks out my fiancees family
23:37 mo0kie lol
23:37 EzCyclone2 lol
23:37 mo0kie oh yea
23:38 keepishop Mine too
23:38 EzCyclone2 it's not cool
23:38 mo0kie i totally understand it tho
23:38 keepishop I think it's funny
23:38 EzCyclone2 not to me
23:39 keepishop Mother in law's opinion matters.... why?
23:39 mo0kie yea
23:39 EzCyclone2 Cause she has my fiance on a short rope
23:39 mo0kie but some people get reallly creeped out by something they don't get
23:39 keepishop Good sir/madam, you have other problems.
23:39 EzCyclone2 oh yeah no kidding
23:40 mo0kie especially the more things u have
23:40 EzCyclone2 Right
23:40 mo0kie and those dreaded noises!
23:40 keepishop I just start every sentence with "Now I don't *think* this will blow up.... but,"
23:40 EzCyclone2 I'm pretty sure my future brother in law thinks I'm some secret agent for some shady gov agency
23:40 EzCyclone2 which is kind of funny
23:40 mo0kie see that's cool
23:41 keepishop I can solder resistors smaller than your last booger, ph33r m3.......
23:41 EzCyclone2 Until they get mad at me and call up the "incert three initals here" agency and tell them I'm a spy...
23:41 EzCyclone2 lol
23:41 EzCyclone2 insert
23:42 keepishop If they suspect you are a spy, then you would be a really bad spy, and thusly they should disregard the possibility of you being such.
23:42 EzCyclone2 I would agree, but they are not well, down to earth kinda folk
23:42 keepishop then f*ck em
23:42 EzCyclone2 Her family owns a chain of hospitols and clinics
23:42 keepishop oh...
23:43 EzCyclone2 so they are a bit out of touch
23:43 keepishop that type.
23:43 EzCyclone2 yeah
23:43 mo0kie that's kinda bad
23:43 EzCyclone2 they are great people, really
23:43 EzCyclone2 as long as I don't piss them off I would guess
23:43 keepishop if you have money and bloody parts.
23:43 EzCyclone2 lol
23:44 keepishop My wifes old man is a rather successful archetect.
23:44 keepishop Kinda odd.
23:44 EzCyclone2 It makes for nice cast offs
23:44 mo0kie i def keep this a secret from some people. post 9/11 has really screwed/altered some peoples rationals
23:44 keepishop Me? Humble sysadmin and general tinkerer.
23:44 EzCyclone2 her dads brand new 75" tv got hit by lightning not a month after he baught it
23:44 keepishop HAHAHAHAHA
23:44 EzCyclone2 warrenty would not cover it
23:44 keepishop My tv was $10
23:44 EzCyclone2 they had insurence through the surge protector
23:45 keepishop nice?
23:45 EzCyclone2 and I tore it apart and told them it was just a burtn fuse
23:45 EzCyclone2 he gave it too me and said he would rather buy a new one
23:45 EzCyclone2 cost me $0.38
23:45 mo0kie jesus
23:45 EzCyclone2 to fix
23:45 mo0kie is it good picture?
23:45 EzCyclone2 lol yeah top of the line baby!
23:46 EzCyclone2 ill get it up on the wall of the lab soon and get some pics up
23:46 keepishop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
23:46 EzCyclone2 I'm going to use it for Direct TV and as a display
23:46 mo0kie i know my last gf dad was so jazzed about his new big Hi Def. Isn't it great?
23:46 keepishop 1080p with 72" is pretty crappy DPI. :/
23:46 mo0kie seriously the shittiest picture ever
23:46 EzCyclone2 lol yeah
23:47 mo0kie so ripped off
23:47 keepishop quad 1080 is not even *that* good.
23:48 EzCyclone2 What the fuck is Surviverman doing???
23:48 EzCyclone2 this show cracks me up
23:52 e_house stret
23:52 EzCyclone2 Good evening rue
23:53 EzCyclone2 do any of you have Skype?
23:53 GuShH no
23:58 keepishop hell no
23:58 keepishop well yes, but no.
23:58 EzCyclone2 lol
23:58 keepishop I think I have 3 or 4 of them really.
23:58 EzCyclone2 yes but no
23:58 EzCyclone2 of skype? or IM's?
23:58 GuShH yes we do, no we don't wan't to hear or see you.
23:58 keepishop Skype accounts.
23:58 keepishop I have 4
23:59 EzCyclone2 ahh got ya
23:59 keepishop And I want none of them
23:59 GuShH hes a player
23:59 EzCyclone2 sounds like it gushh
23:59 EzCyclone2 ;)
23:59 keepishop Nah, I've just had to make an account for one use a few times.
23:59 keepishop Customers are annoying and demanding.
23:59 GuShH "for flashing someone"