Comments for The Electronics Hobbyist http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog A Passion for Curiosity and Play Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Controlling a Seven-Segment Display Using Arduino Part 4 by Natalia http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/controlling-a-seven-segment-display-using-arduino-part-4-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-28514 Natalia Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:02:04 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=21#comment-28514 Awesome. No need to apologize on the English... I understand! I am from Brazil and English is not my first language either. :-) Awesome. No need to apologize on the English… I understand! I am from Brazil and English is not my first language either. :-)

]]> Comment on Controlling a Seven-Segment Display Using Arduino Part 4 by Lipzy http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/controlling-a-seven-segment-display-using-arduino-part-4-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-28513 Lipzy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:27 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=21#comment-28513 Yes that is exactly what he intended. Does it help me? I apologize for my English, no big deal! Thank you. Yes that is exactly what he intended.
Does it help me?
I apologize for my English, no big deal!
Thank you.

]]> Comment on Controlling a Seven-Segment Display Using Arduino Part 4 by Natalia http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/controlling-a-seven-segment-display-using-arduino-part-4-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-28510 Natalia Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:28:42 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=21#comment-28510 Sorry Lipzy, I'm not sure I understand your question... but if you want the input value to determine how many times an event should occur, you could read how many times the button was pressed and store that value in a variable. Later on you would use that variable as your for loop control counter. But I'm not sure of what you want to do. Feel free to clarify and I'll try again to help! Good luck! Sorry Lipzy, I’m not sure I understand your question… but if you want the input value to determine how many times an event should occur, you could read how many times the button was pressed and store that value in a variable. Later on you would use that variable as your for loop control counter. But I’m not sure of what you want to do. Feel free to clarify and I’ll try again to help! Good luck!

]]> Comment on Controlling a Seven-Segment Display Using Arduino Part 4 by Lipzy http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/controlling-a-seven-segment-display-using-arduino-part-4-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-28435 Lipzy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:57 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=21#comment-28435 Hello Will can give me a hand? I want to change this schedule. Make each of the numbers, do the same time that shows on the display. Example: Display value 5, the procedure is repeated five times controlled by a censor. When account is activated. for the coming five times. Use the button to set the desired value and another button will confirm the value and start the procedure. Repeated until the desired times. Thank you Hello
Will can give me a hand?
I want to change this schedule. Make each of the numbers, do the same time that shows on the display.
Example:
Display value 5, the procedure is repeated five times controlled by a censor. When account is activated. for the coming five times.
Use the button to set the desired value and another button will confirm the value and start the procedure. Repeated until the desired times.
Thank you

]]> Comment on Arduino 2-Digit 7-Segment Display Counter | Part 1 by Natalia http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/arduino-2-digit-7-segment-display-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-27772 Natalia Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:16:43 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=185#comment-27772 Sam, I haven't modified my sketches to be compatible with Arduino release 1.0. According to the release notes here: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ReleaseNotes a now built-in function F() can be used to store strings in flash memory rather than RAM. Therefore on the line that says: #define F 4 just replace "F" with another identifier (for instance FF) and replace every occurrence of "F" on the sketch by that new identifier. That should do the trick. At some point I should go over the sketches on this blog and make these changes to avoid confusion. Sam,

I haven’t modified my sketches to be compatible with Arduino release 1.0. According to the release notes here: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ReleaseNotes a now built-in function F() can be used to store strings in flash memory rather than RAM.

Therefore on the line that says:

#define F 4

just replace “F” with another identifier (for instance FF) and replace every occurrence of “F” on the sketch by that new identifier.

That should do the trick. At some point I should go over the sketches on this blog and make these changes to avoid confusion.

]]> Comment on Arduino 2-Digit 7-Segment Display Counter | Part 1 by sam http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/arduino-2-digit-7-segment-display-counter/comment-page-1/#comment-27764 sam Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:23:05 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=185#comment-27764 hi it does not work sketch_jan25a:45: error: 'F' was not declared in this scope sketch_jan25a.cpp: In function 'void setup()': sketch_jan25a:57: error: 'F' was not declared in this scope hi it does not work

sketch_jan25a:45: error: ‘F’ was not declared in this scope
sketch_jan25a.cpp: In function ‘void setup()’:
sketch_jan25a:57: error: ‘F’ was not declared in this scope

]]> Comment on The “Identified Plush Object Network” (IPON) Project by Annie Andre http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/the-identified-plush-object-network-ipon-project/comment-page-1/#comment-27424 Annie Andre Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:26:57 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=621#comment-27424 Natalia, this is so cool especially the part about working with at-risk teenagers. My husband and i had a lego team. we had to meet with kids to teach them about nono technology and programming and then we entered are finished lego project in a competition where our finished project had to go through a set of obstacles, a maze all programatically. It was exhausting but the kids really enjoyed it. I think the kids are going to love DOMO too. Natalia,
this is so cool especially the part about working with at-risk teenagers. My husband and i had a lego team. we had to meet with kids to teach them about nono technology and programming and then we entered are finished lego project in a competition where our finished project had to go through a set of obstacles, a maze all programatically. It was exhausting but the kids really enjoyed it.
I think the kids are going to love DOMO too.

]]> Comment on Workbench Challenge Update by Natalia http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/workbench-challenge-update/comment-page-1/#comment-26780 Natalia Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:57:29 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=575#comment-26780 Michael, I'm so glad I've inspired you to get rid of the clutter in order to create a permanent workbench for you. Increasing my work area was only possible for me after some serious decluttering, so I can relate. Michael, I’m so glad I’ve inspired you to get rid of the clutter in order to create a permanent workbench for you. Increasing my work area was only possible for me after some serious decluttering, so I can relate.

]]> Comment on Workbench Challenge Update by Michael http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/workbench-challenge-update/comment-page-1/#comment-26672 Michael Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:22:33 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=575#comment-26672 Nice. My workbench is a sort of a virtual, portable concept which can only manifest on any flat surface for which I'm able to shove a bunch of junk out of the way. I've been dreaming of a proper electronics workbench for awhile now. Your post is part of my recent motivation to purge stuff I don't need to free up space. Somehow, by juggling the remaining mountains of crap around, I hope to make room for a real, permanent, electronics bench somewhere... So far I've managed to acquire approximately 1/2 of the garage but... since I want to stay married, I must yield to my dear wife's desire to park her car inside :) Nice. My workbench is a sort of a virtual, portable concept which can only manifest on any flat surface for which I’m able to shove a bunch of junk out of the way. I’ve been dreaming of a proper electronics workbench for awhile now. Your post is part of my recent motivation to purge stuff I don’t need to free up space. Somehow, by juggling the remaining mountains of crap around, I hope to make room for a real, permanent, electronics bench somewhere… So far I’ve managed to acquire approximately 1/2 of the garage but… since I want to stay married, I must yield to my dear wife’s desire to park her car inside :)

]]> Comment on Motion and Light Sensors with Arduino (and Without) by Annie Andre http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/motion-and-light-sensors-with-arduino-and-without/comment-page-1/#comment-26656 Annie Andre Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:31:38 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=606#comment-26656 When we lived in California, the MakeFaire would come by once a year and we would always go there as a family. This seems like something they would have available there. When we lived in California, the MakeFaire would come by once a year and we would always go there as a family. This seems like something they would have available there.

]]> Comment on Motion and Light Sensors with Arduino (and Without) by Natalia http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/motion-and-light-sensors-with-arduino-and-without/comment-page-1/#comment-26641 Natalia Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:34:03 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=606#comment-26641 Annie, I used to work with software, but never with electronics. It would be possible to do something like that with a doll, but the vague idea I have on how to do this involves the doll having to wear a "purse" to carry her hardware with her... I don't have experience with modding yet, but it is on my list of things to explore. Annie, I used to work with software, but never with electronics. It would be possible to do something like that with a doll, but the vague idea I have on how to do this involves the doll having to wear a “purse” to carry her hardware with her… I don’t have experience with modding yet, but it is on my list of things to explore.

]]> Comment on Pull Up Resistors by Theo http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/pull-up-resistors/comment-page-1/#comment-26638 Theo Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:26:06 +0000 http://www.theelectronicshobbyist.com/blog/?p=361#comment-26638 Well, this is an epic epic fail. Well, this is an epic epic fail.

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