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by oz
Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:10 am
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Wind Sensor Rev. C temp readout and high zeroWindAdjustment
Replies: 1
Views: 11231

Re: Wind Sensor Rev. C temp readout and high zeroWindAdjustment

Alluminator,

Yes negative values for zero wind are fine.

As far as the temperature goes, it will only be accurate with a 5 volt regulated supply.
I hope we can revise that code soon also because it seems like it may be a problem as well.

Paul Badger
by oz
Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:13 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Fluxamasynth-32 with SD Card
Replies: 4
Views: 11772

Re: Fluxamasynth-32 with SD Card

The SDA and SCL pins are a bit of problem. Shawn Wallace (the designer of the current version of the board) informed me that he had used an out of date doc on the ESP WROOM which had either SDA or SCL mislabelled. So this one will require adding a wire from the ESP module.

Of course (to push our ...
by oz
Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:32 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Fluxamasynth Library - Bagpipe
Replies: 4
Views: 11939

Re: Fluxamasynth Library - Bagpipe

Sorry I didn't think to suggest this - you have 64 channel polyphony without effects and at least 16 channel polyphony with all the effects on reverb, EQ etc, so by all means - add the drone.
by oz
Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Fluxamasynth-32 with SD Card
Replies: 4
Views: 11772

Re: Fluxamasynth-32 with SD Card

The SPI pins are entirely free on that board. The only connection between the dream chip and the uC is on pin 4 for sending serial info (at midi speeds) and pin 5 for receiving serial from the midi jack (if present).

Paul
by oz
Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:28 am
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Wind sensor Rev. P schematic questions and 15V opertion
Replies: 8
Views: 24275

Re: Wind sensor Rev. P schematic questions and 15V opertion

Is the goal here (15V operation) to be able to capture much higher wind speeds with more accuracy?
If so then tweaking the regulator resistors would provide some of those benefits while still powering at 12 volts.
Currently the regulator is set just above 9 volts.

To change the heat differential on ...
by oz
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:48 am
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Regarding Capsense Library on Arduino
Replies: 7
Views: 568579

Re: Regarding Capsense Library on Arduino

Michaelsmit
an enormous butt - particularly for Americans,
LOL

Approximately like "shooting fish in barrel" to use an American (I think) expression.

Use copper foil for the sensor, get the resistor and capacitor right and it should be a piece of cake (very easy).

pb
by oz
Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:17 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BBB (rev.0) Voltage drop
Replies: 3
Views: 12105

Re: BBB (rev.0) Voltage drop

I need a few more details to understand the question.

Paul
by oz
Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:06 am
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Use Wind Sensor Rev. C for detection quick airflow changes.
Replies: 3
Views: 16936

Re: Use Wind Sensor Rev. C for detection quick airflow changes.

It depends on how accurate you are trying to be. It might work fine for just a trigger if that's all you are trying to accomplish. The Rev C doesn't have any hardware compensation so it will be neccessary to put some adjustment in for temperature especially if the system is to be used in the cold ...
by oz
Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:50 pm
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Use Wind Sensor Rev. C for detection quick airflow changes.
Replies: 3
Views: 16936

Re: Use Wind Sensor Rev. C for detection quick airflow changes.

Franz,

You want to sense velocity in an air gun? I'm not quite sure what you want to do but the wind sensors are not going to work with that kind of quick pulse. The only thing that might would be a real hot wire system.

Maybe some other kind of technology such as optical? But then I kind of don ...
by oz
Thu May 30, 2019 12:08 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: TMP421 and LCD
Replies: 7
Views: 22183

Re: TMP421 and LCD

I'm clueless about which LCD and "heated bed" you are using this with. Care to send some links?
With the LCD 117 it's all serial so getting the baud rate correct is crucial.

If you reflashed it did you get the baud rate right?
by oz
Sat May 18, 2019 7:21 am
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Wind Sensor Rev P and temperature output
Replies: 3
Views: 12984

Re: Wind Sensor Rev P and temperature output

Toidus,

This seems like a wiring problem. Double check connections and wires, maybe try switching pins in the sketch and moving wires. Also "beep" out your wires with a meter, there are a lot of low-cost wires on the market that are unreliable.

Otherwise, you may have a broken sensor.

Paul
by oz
Thu May 16, 2019 7:32 pm
Forum: Sensors
Topic: Waterproofing Wind Sensor Rev. P
Replies: 2
Views: 16117

Re: Waterproofing Wind Sensor Rev. P

Matteo,

The Rev P is fairly directional - so not a perfect wind sensor unless you put it on a rotating vane. Values fall off pretty dramatically from the backside of the sensor (the board side) with readings being 50% or less.
As far as waterproofing, we have poured epoxy over the circuit board ...
by oz
Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:35 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: arduino IDE, what kind of programmer is USB BUB II?
Replies: 2
Views: 10065

Re: arduino IDE, what kind of programmer is USB BUB II?

WJCarpenter,

The BUB is based on FT232 chip, which is intended only as a USB to serial link. To build a ICSP you need a couple more signals and enough digital logic to coordinate them, this implies a dedicated microcontroller. The FT232 chip does not have accessible programmable logic on the chip ...
by oz
Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:07 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: confusing voltage descriptions for USB BUB II
Replies: 1
Views: 15478

Re: confusing voltage descriptions for USB BUB II

WJCarpenter,

When I designed that board and wrote docs, I thought that it probably had too many options. I don't think too many people have ever tried to add the reverse side regulator. It does require cutting one jumper I remember - and hopefully that is spelled out in the docs. That is because ...
by oz
Sun Mar 24, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Fluxamasynth Library - Bagpipe
Replies: 4
Views: 11939

Re: Fluxamasynth Library - Bagpipe

I don't know the answer to this. It might take a few days to get someone to fire one, consult the docs and report back.

Paul Badger
by oz
Fri Mar 08, 2019 7:35 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BB Leo power rails
Replies: 2
Views: 10558

Re: BB Leo power rails

The solder jumper should be shorted if you use the power rail pins.

You can see it in the schematic on github which is linked to on the product page. Also you can just probe the pins and and pads with meter to quickly see what is going on. If you don't have a meter, please buy one, you can't get ...
by oz
Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:54 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.
Replies: 11
Views: 24386

Re: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.

Quite the puzzle. What does Device Manager say on the "no-shows"?

Paul
by oz
Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:04 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.
Replies: 11
Views: 24386

Re: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.

I also found a few troubleshooting guides for "USB device descriptor failed" errors but didn't go down that rabbit hole at all.
Are the failed devices showing up in Device Manager under USB devices?
by oz
Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:00 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.
Replies: 11
Views: 24386

Re: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.

With BUBI you need to solder the logic line jumper or they will fail. It doesn't matter what your choice is (I would chose 3.3V though for modern compatibility) but you need to have that jumper installed.

I didn't realize you had any BUB I's that you were using. They are definitely not under ...
by oz
Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.
Replies: 11
Views: 24386

Re: BUBII - A request for the USB device descriptor failed, 10 work, 5 fail.

I will try a WIN7 computer, I know they all worked on the WIN7 perfectly.

This kind of seems like kind of smoking gun for driver issues. I do know that at one point we were testing boards on our Windows machine and we had to clean out some registry, when Windows had filled up 200 serial ports or ...