Here is quick update on the GeoCar project. This is a small use case sample of a project functionality. I like watching videos of projects so I uploaded one myself. Use Case:If the car get stolen via a carjacking. The owner leave the phone insid...
Bringing it to a Smarter Life players.brightcove.net/.../index.html I've just quickly written my own version of Life based upon my memory and ported it to the PSoC for a quick demo.As usual I've parametrically programmed it to make ...
Why should a thermostat have personality?Thermostats typically are not designed to have personalities, but when I decided to call this project Henrietta (which means "ruler of the home") it naturally followed that I should infuse her with some person...
In my last post I went through the steps for selecting and designing a linear regulator power supply. This post will go through the steps for a switching power supply. I have a lot of experience with linear regulators and only a little bit with switc...
I’ve been halfway around the world and back (on business), and now I am ready to get some engineering done. It seems like I am now woefully behind all the other contestants. But everyone loves an underdog. By the way, and here comes...
Getting the Full Pictureplayers.brightcove.net/.../index.html Attached is a very short video of a full panel test.It shows that the PSoC 4 is capable of driving 3,072 independently addressable LEDs with no caveats.Each pixel can be configured se...
Pioneering ProgressI've been really busy developing and improving my secret circuit.Just as a reminder of what it is, the circuit enables a single PSoC 4 to drive 3,072 24-bit colour LEDs. Above is pictures a short time lapse photo of the di...
I started with the op-amps. I put it in the non-inverting mode, I measured the voltage at the Arduino compatible I/O header J2. I could measure only digital voltage VDD = 3.42 volt. When the noninverting input is connected to VSS the outp...
This has been a very busy week with the hangout and all. If you have not seen it, take a look it was great, thanks to everyone involved. For now what I have been working on for the GeoCar are two things, sounds and sonar. Currently I have a very lous...
Hi all, A few things happened that I think need some attention, apart from your 'normal' blog posts and my weekly summaries We've got a new kid in town!!! dougw entered the challenge trhough the side door, but nevertheless: welcome Douglas!...
….I take the limit. I got a 4.0 in my programming class a few years ago for C++. I've tried self-teaching and getting into programming in the past. I even had a job where I designed 100% of the LabVIEW architecture and developed 50% of the code ...
I'm still struggling with the e-paper display. I am sure it is in my software; the display is changing, just not the way I want. I've set that aside for a bit and am focusing on the other parts of the design. Voting is open for the Smarter Life ...
Follow the Bouncing Balls players.brightcove.net/.../index.html Here's a quick video of an animated display. Simple but effective.You may notice some brightness variations between the panels. This is due to the rough power distribution ...
PCAs, Psoc hardware design I received the proto boards a few days ago, I've assembled one as a shield for the pioneer kit (in the process testing out my new IR reflow oven which worked really well). I've populated my 'Plan A' design and so far c...
Well spent most of last Friday evening and this evening working on the firmware for the moisture sensor. By the end of Friday night (around 3am) was ready to pull all my hair out. Was seeing what I thought was my code getting stuck in some sort of re...
Hello All, I've been busy working kinks out of my system. I thought I would share some of the data that I got while testing against a reference system. The graph below is a plot of temperature vs. time. You will notice that mental and physic...
The Henrietta Project uses a resistive touch screen for user input. This log details how the touch screen portion of the Henrietta Project was implemented.The touch screen used was a replacement touch screen for a Nintendo DS Lite costing $2.60. The ...
Proof Of Life Another boring photo but it shows 9 panels (2,304 LEDS) being driven by a single PSoC 4 and my one of my secret circuits.Anyone for TV tennis as a side project?I could have used colour but decided of a low brightness white. Ea...
I really wanted to come up with a design that used the strengths of the PSoC platform, it is often too temping to just use what you know, but I figure the point here is to show some of the things it can do better than other systems. There is plenty o...
LEDs Have Some FunHere's another 5,000 RGB LEDS! They've just arrived and are hermetically sealed to keep the moisture out to keep the fresh like vacuum sealed food.The more the merrier I say! Asking the obvious questionHow does one get ...
Here I am with the 8th update on my smart life challenge project, and I would first want to thank everyone who commented or emailed me about my previous update messages. Seeing that someone is out there watching my progress (and struggle with v...
Hi!I uploaded a movie of working 230V dimmer example.www.youtube.com/watchI am working on the second part of the project lately - voice recognition part based on Raspberry Pi. I had some troubles with recording, processing and recognizing only the pa...
