#robotics Logs

Sep 29 2017

12:43 AM rue_: I think I worked out the problem with my fridge
12:46 AM rue_: its empty
12:46 AM rue_: that is to say
12:46 AM rue_: __ITS EMPTY__
01:16 AM mrdata: you mean trhwe set of all contents = {} ?
01:16 AM mrdata: at least i have cheese
02:01 AM Luminax-Work is now known as LuminaxWk
02:53 AM rue_bed: grrrrrrrrrrrrrr chromium crashed X again
03:03 AM Jak_o_Shadows: 4017's acquired
03:06 AM rue_bed: is this where I say I'm using 595's now?
03:06 AM rue_bed: :) I'm not yet
03:09 AM Jak_o_Shadows: aha
04:36 AM rue_bed: the idea would be the same, clock to the next servo, except that you can skip one if you want to 'turn the servo off'
04:38 AM z64555: Hey rue, do you know about PID's operating on different orders? position, velocity, acceleration
04:39 AM z64555: I'm wondering if it would be better to cascade or parallel them
04:45 AM rue_bed: there are different methods, it effects how the constants work
05:01 AM rue_bed: sorrry I'm asleep
05:23 AM Jak_o_Shadows: hmmm, drekipus left.
05:23 AM Jak_o_Shadows: But like, I want to say that it is harder than you think.
05:23 AM Jak_o_Shadows: I feel like you need to keep track of some sort of state
05:24 AM Jak_o_Shadows: which, admittedly, doesn't sound too bad
07:05 AM davr0s is now known as pennywise
09:13 AM veverak: so
09:13 AM veverak: to control i2c from C++
09:14 AM veverak: it's basically file that's opened
09:14 AM veverak: with sysctl commands
09:14 AM veverak: hmmm
09:14 AM veverak: (in linux)
09:14 AM deshipu: yeah, unix is all about files
09:14 AM deshipu: and linux has exceptionally stupif apis
09:14 AM veverak: deshipu: i can imagine that this could be worse
09:15 AM deshipu: it can always be worse
09:15 AM deshipu: but it could also be a lot better
09:15 AM deshipu: but honestly, what do you expect in terms of API from the same developers who created git?
09:23 AM veverak: lol :)
01:11 PM z64556 is now known as z64555
03:47 PM pennywise is now known as davr0s
11:52 PM rue_shop3: if I have a folder called objects for 3d things I designed, what should I call a folder for 2d designs that the cnc machine cuts out?
11:52 PM rue_shop3: profiles?
11:53 PM rue_shop3: Tom_itx, ?
11:54 PM Tom_itx: huh
11:54 PM Tom_itx is now known as Tom_L
11:54 PM Tom_L: flat objects
11:55 PM Tom_L: we named the folder the partnumber the part had
11:56 PM Tom_L: 6565103-5
11:56 PM Tom_L: 6565103-18
11:56 PM Tom_L: 6565103-20
11:59 PM rue_shop3: "glat objects"?
11:59 PM rue_shop3: , flat..
11:59 PM rue_shop3: Tom_L, you milled pcb on your machine?