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| Re: [GMCnet] Arduino Sale [message #302194 is a reply to message #302193] |
Thu, 16 June 2016 13:42   |
Gary Worobec
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Matt, i’m in the middle of some Arduino stuff right now. Our company PAXTON PATTERSON supplies complete STEM programs to high schools. you should check out Sparkfun.com . We use all their stuff. if you look at their Sparkfun inventors Kit you will find a very good 16 lesson booklet in digital format that leads you through not only the circuits but the code as well. It contains some of the things you are wanting to do. Also their prices are pretty darn good and fast shipping. Right now i’m struggling with the some infrared detectors to make a set of small doors open when a robot passes through the infrared beam. I’ve got an ambient light issue. The more i get into arduino the more applications i can see for doing some cool control stuff for the GMC.
> On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Matt Sladek wrote:
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> I've picked up a bunch of random Arduino bits off eBay for unbelievably cheap prices. Most everything ships straight from China or Hong Kong, but
> typically arrives at my door in two weeks or less. The programming language is a little tough to grasp, but I've had success finding examples of what
> I want to do and en making slight modification to the code.
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> Latest thing I bought were some microprocessor controlled relays so an arduino can turn on/off lights, horn, etc. The key fob transmitter didn't give
> me e range I'd like, so I'm going to experiment some with a Bluetooth receiver and my smartphone as the controller.
>
> Something to play with when the snow starts flying.
> --
> Matt Sladek
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| Re: [GMCnet] Arduino Sale [message #302196 is a reply to message #302194] |
Thu, 16 June 2016 14:04 |
Keith V
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Guys,
I do firmware for a living, done a number of Arduino projects.
Arduino is actually C++ with a front end to hide it from the novice.
If you have any questions ask me, here or privately.
I also know Ble...
I still think it's fun after all these years :D
I have an arduino mini running a hobby servo to make intermittent AND variable speed wipers. The Servo operates the spool valve on the wiper motor. It's pretty cool.
IR can be and needs to be shielded from visible light, they make filters for that, basically dark red plastic :)
Keith
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> Matt, i’m in the middle of some Arduino stuff right now. Our company PAXTON PATTERSON supplies complete STEM programs to high schools. you should check out Sparkfun.com . We use all their stuff. if you look at their Sparkfun inventors Kit you will find a very good 16 lesson booklet in digital format that leads you through not only the circuits but the code as well. It contains some of the things you are wanting to do. Also their prices are pretty darn good and fast shipping. Right now i’m struggling with the some infrared detectors to make a set of small doors open when a robot passes through the infrared beam. I’ve got an ambient light issue. The more i get into arduino the more applications i can see for doing some cool control stuff for the GMC.
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>> On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Matt Sladek wrote:
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>> I've picked up a bunch of random Arduino bits off eBay for unbelievably cheap prices. Most everything ships straight from China or Hong Kong, but
>> typically arrives at my door in two weeks or less. The programming language is a little tough to grasp, but I've had success finding examples of what
>> I want to do and en making slight modification to the code.
>>
>> Latest thing I bought were some microprocessor controlled relays so an arduino can turn on/off lights, horn, etc. The key fob transmitter didn't give
>> me e range I'd like, so I'm going to experiment some with a Bluetooth receiver and my smartphone as the controller.
>>
>> Something to play with when the snow starts flying.
>> --
>> Matt Sladek
>> 1976 Eleganza II
>> Coralville, IA
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Arduino Sale [message #302204 is a reply to message #302200] |
Thu, 16 June 2016 15:44 |
Ken Henderson
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I did something similar about 15 years ago. My lever control was defective
from the start. I had some small high quality gear motors, so I equipped
one of them with a cam to operate the motor's control valve. A DPDT switch
in the old lever's position provided control of the wipers. It worked
great for me. But, since I never got around to including limit switches,
too much "Faster" resulted in "Slower", and vice versa. SHE never caught
on to that. Nor did my daughter, who was driving the coach with her family
returning from Oshkosh on a Friday evening at 5:30 in a thunderstorm. The
week after that event, I began to design the electric wiper conversion. :-)
Ken H.
On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Matt Sladek wrote:
> Keith V wrote on Thu, 16 June 2016 14:04
>> I have an arduino mini running a hobby servo to make intermittent AND
> variable speed wipers. The Servo operates the spool valve on the wiper
>> motor. It's pretty cool.
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> Keith -
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> The wiper function was something I was going to dig into as well, but then
> my cable broke unexpectedly and since I already had the motor, went with
> Ken Henderson's excellent bracket. Did you mount a couple of buttons o
> control? I was hinting of doing that with an LED display for the delay, plus
> a hold down feature for the washer.
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> As cheap as the components are, easy and fun to play around with. I
> haven't let the blue smoke out of anything yet!
>
> --
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| Re: [GMCnet] Arduino Sale [message #302212 is a reply to message #302196] |
Thu, 16 June 2016 18:04 |
Gary Worobec
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Keith, thanks for the offer, I’m an Arduino novice so i may have to hit you up with a few questions.
> On Jun 16, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Keith V wrote:
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> Guys,
> I do firmware for a living, done a number of Arduino projects.
> Arduino is actually C++ with a front end to hide it from the novice.
>
> If you have any questions ask me, here or privately.
> I also know Ble...
>
> I still think it's fun after all these years :D
> I have an arduino mini running a hobby servo to make intermittent AND variable speed wipers. The Servo operates the spool valve on the wiper motor. It's pretty cool.
>
> IR can be and needs to be shielded from visible light, they make filters for that, basically dark red plastic :)
>
> Keith
>
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>> Matt, i’m in the middle of some Arduino stuff right now. Our company PAXTON PATTERSON supplies complete STEM programs to high schools. you should check out Sparkfun.com . We use all their stuff. if you look at their Sparkfun inventors Kit you will find a very good 16 lesson booklet in digital format that leads you through not only the circuits but the code as well. It contains some of the things you are wanting to do. Also their prices are pretty darn good and fast shipping. Right now i’m struggling with the some infrared detectors to make a set of small doors open when a robot passes through the infrared beam. I’ve got an ambient light issue. The more i get into arduino the more applications i can see for doing some cool control stuff for the GMC.
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>>> On Jun 16, 2016, at 11:23 AM, Matt Sladek wrote:
>>>
>>> I've picked up a bunch of random Arduino bits off eBay for unbelievably cheap prices. Most everything ships straight from China or Hong Kong, but
>>> typically arrives at my door in two weeks or less. The programming language is a little tough to grasp, but I've had success finding examples of what
>>> I want to do and en making slight modification to the code.
>>>
>>> Latest thing I bought were some microprocessor controlled relays so an arduino can turn on/off lights, horn, etc. The key fob transmitter didn't give
>>> me e range I'd like, so I'm going to experiment some with a Bluetooth receiver and my smartphone as the controller.
>>>
>>> Something to play with when the snow starts flying.
>>> --
>>> Matt Sladek
>>> 1976 Eleganza II
>>> Coralville, IA
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> GMCnet mailing list
>>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
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>> Gary and Joanne Worobec
>> Anza, CA
>> 1973 Glacier 23
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