After a bit of haxing tonight I have the skeleton object layed out, and the initial serial->protocol logic defined.
I am now basing this entirely off the avrdude implementation for simplicity sake (its a lot easier to read).
The jsSTK500 project is hosted on github here.
NOTE: This is completely untested code as I dont have an arduino down here to test with while im hacking on my laptop downstairs :)
30W RGB LED. A few weeks ago i ordered 4 30W RGB LEDS and drivers. They arrived today, and they are HUGE! Here is a size comparison against a Pinoccio Scout and my business card.
I am in the process of writing an arduino programmer entirely in javascript using google chrome’s serial API. I am fairly sure this is going to work, as I am implementing stk500 from a java implementation I found as an example, referencing the avrdude code along the way.
This coupled with a cloud compiler I am planning will eliminate the need to use the java arduino IDE :). It will also be natively cross platform. It will also easily integrate well with the ARM based platforms that have come out with similar to arduino programming layers.
I am trying to find a good way to print out a part design and transfer it somewhat permanently on to sheet aluminum. This is until I can afford a desktop cnc, and would allow me to be a lot more precise in my hand fabrication of parts. Any ideas?
I’m going to try laser printing on glossy photo paper tomorrow, which then you use an iron to heat/press on to the metal, then soak the paper off in water. This is typically done on copper for etching, I am not sure if it will be as effective on the more porous aluminum however…
Scout6050 - I was asked to put together a quick video showing off my Scout6050 project thus far. Here it is.
Scout6050 update. Tonight I cleaned up the audio engine stuff, added back pan and volume control. I also added in an oscillascope view! Thanks Stuart Memo for Wavy Jones, made this super easy!
Code can be found at https://github.com/dchote/scout6050
Scout6050 a combination of Pinoccio, MPU6050 Gyro+Accelerometer, MQTT (PubSub system), lighthttpd+websocket+mqtt bridge and HTML5, Javascript + HTML5 Audio!!
Premise is simple… It’s a wifi connected theramin! Yaw controls pitch, roll controls volume… It’s a work in progress but a working one! I am fully impressed in the speed of Mosquitto (the mqtt daemon im using). Latency from the pinoccio, over wifi, through the mqtt daemon, through lighthttpd’s websocket broker over my LAN to my browser then decoded via json and rendered is MINIMAL… Infact, its so quick and precise it seems like its actually creating the tone itself, even tho my computer is.
I have a git repo up of my sketch here: https://github.com/dchote/scout6050… Mosquitto can be found at http://mosquitto.org, and of course Pinoccio can be found at http://pinocc.io
@goPinoccio MPU6050 project. I am currently putting together a basic 3-Axis streaming sketch that will eventually feed 3-Axis data to the browser via a web socket. My goal is to create an accelerometer enabled musical instrument entirely in javascript, using the Pinoccio mesh + gateway (to wifi) to accomplish it.
Source can be found here: https://github.com/dchote/scout6050
Pinnocio IDE forked from Arduino IDE for use with Pinoccio! I have spent the last few lunch breaks and evenings working on what I started over the weekend. It is a fork of the Arduino 1.5 IDE, with the toolchain for Pinoccio baked in. I am also trying to make it a lot less FUGLY, currently I am focusing on the build on OSX, making it look as native as I can, etc. Once everything is functioning as I like (and the toolchains have been built), I will work on the windows and linux builds.
Binary can be found here
So, I never thought I would be hacking in java…. Ever… but I’m a huge fan of Pinocc.io and an even bigger hater of crappy software ui. I have taken on the task of forking the arduino IDE, bundling the Pinoccio tool chain, and making the IDE ui suck less…. Hopefully a LOT less (at least on osx)
I’m one of the lucky ones to be a beta tester for Pinoccio and just got my scouts yesterday, wooo! I’ve been giddily playing with them and am madly impressed, this isn’t just about the promise of what’s possible anymore, it’s real :)
Here’s some pics of the unboxing and a little bit of what I’ve learned so far…
My @goPinoccio beta kit arrived!! woo woo
Project MiniTriCopter - GoPro test fit
