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Open source sprinkler timer controller for your garden | Embedded projects from around the web
In order to maintain great lawn it is important to ensure proper moist. Usually this is achieved with water sprinklers. These may be turned on manually or with sprinkler timer that can be purchased in any garden store. But these offer pretty limited functionality.
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Those of you who have read this blog before will know that I do most of my work using Processing , an open-source programming language that was specifically created for artists and designers. It’s easy enough that you can learn the basics a day or two, but powerful enough to use for any number of applications, ranging from interactive installations to architecture to generative visual systems, and beyond. I’ve used it to visualize huge sets of data, to design a 1000 square-metre playground, and to create hundreds of small digital ‘sketches’. Over the last few months, Processing has gained yet another appealing attribute – you can now use it to quickly and easily create apps for mobile devices that use the Android operating system .
Processing & Android: Mobile App Development Made (Very) Easy | blprnt.blg
From Processing The primary goal of this project is to make it foolishly easy to create Android apps using the Processing API. Once you have Processing on your machine (and the Android developer tools), you can simply write a line of code, hit Run (Ctrl-R or Cmd-R), and have your sketch show up in the emulator as a working Android app. Select Run on Device (Ctrl-Shift-R or Cmd-Shift-R) to have it run on an Android device that you have plugged into your machine. That's good stuff! Note that this code is incomplete and contains bugs.
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This week we adjusted the control surfaces on the Raptor to get it all balanced and flew it a few times to get more experience and test the airframe's performance. I've got to say, flying wings, and the Raptor specifically, have far exceeded my expectations... it flies great! Its very, very stable, has an excellent power to weight ratio that allows it to climb indefinitely, enough control surface and authority to allow a perfect…
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Arduino Shield List
Arduino Shield Bounty I need more shields for the list! If you submit a new shield that wasn't already in my database, I'll send you a Freetronics ProtoShield Basic . Sick of trying to figure out which pins are used by some obscure Arduino shield?
Boarduino - Breadboard-compatible Arduino Clone
If you've ever struggled to use a solderless breadboard with an Arduino, you understand how frustrating it can be! I designed this Arduino clone to solve this problem in an inexpensive DIY fashion. Kits with all parts are available in the Adafruit webshopBlog » Blog Archive » Computerless Arduino
Ever wanted to reprogram Arduino without a Computer? Have a look at the [ Teague Labs ] tutorial. The Computerless Arduino consists of two major components; an Arduino-compatible microcontroller loaded with a realtime code interpreter, and a stand-alone 5 button LCD display to display port values and manipulate code. The display can be connected to the Arduino via a 4-pin port at any time to peek at In/Out values, view the current code, and make changes as desired.
We start off this post with the solution to our button feel issue from the our previous build. And here it is, we used the original ‘Duke’ board. Pretty obvious, eh?
Teague Labs
In this post I want explain the best way found by RobertMParker to send data on Google Spreadsheet. Many thanks to Andrea Fainozzi that has corrected the code. 3° – Create the form with TEXT type box. You can insert how many box you need. Give a name to the Form and to Question (the Questions names will be the columns names): 4° – Click “Done”.
How send data from Arduino to Google Docs Spreadsheet | Open Electronics
I am a big fan of the Arduino platform. For those who aren’t familiar with the Arduino, it is a microprocessor development environment & ecosystem. You can visit their site for more info. I started playing with the Arduino and soon discovered the ATtiny microprocessor chip, which is a much smaller cousin to the ATmega series which is used in the Arduino.
Program an ATtiny Using an Arduino
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BaronPilot Arduino based copilot autostabilizer with Nintendo Wii component (tricopter, quadcopter)
This is a program to stabilize a multicopter (copilot), runs on microcontroller like Arduino or Teensy++ and only a wii motion plus, no other electronics needed. These project started April, 2010. Supported are planes, tricopter, quadricopter (+ and x config), hexacopter (penta and coaxial). The self-leveling capability helps when doing FPV (first person view). First step in the UAV complete system with GPS, this is the first implementation of the DCM filtering with Wii components, and a MARG sensor array, this is really really fast way!A state-of-the-art platform for motion control research. The Flying Machine Arena offers a safe, controlled sandbox environment allowing the testing and validation of mobile robots. Thanks to its large size, it allows the testing of fast-paced motions, be it on the ground or in the air. The Flying Machine Arena offers ideal conditions to test novel concepts thanks to a high-precision localization system, high-performance radio links, easy-to-use software structure, and safety nets enclosing the space ( more information on the Flying Machine Arena infrastructure ).
ETH - IDSC - Flying Machine Arena
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Finishing off the "Touch Control Panel" project today for the book I wrote a simple app in Processing that displays the status of virtual buttons on the touch screen. I've defined polygons on the touchscreen as buttons and put an underlay behind the screen to show their location, and the coordinates are sent 10 times / second to the host. The Processing app then displays the buttons and shows whether they are on or off.