My sensor report, “Soft Sensing: Using Conductive Fabric and Thread as Input“, can be found on the wiki for Tom Igoe’s Sensor Workshop class.
My sensor report, “Soft Sensing: Using Conductive Fabric and Thread as Input“, can be found on the wiki for Tom Igoe’s Sensor Workshop class. In this assignment, data travels from the sensor to the microchip to the computer to the server to a text file. Very exciting! Setting up the PHP and text files was pretty straightforward. Doing the whole “chmod” thing took a little while because I’m not quite familiar with terminal commands. For the pic/Processing setup, I . . . → Read More: DATALOGGING ASSIGNMENT PRODUCT PAGE DATASHEET I decided to look at the Eltec Pyroelectric detector IR-Eye 442-3 Integrated Sensor from Acroname. It detects infrared radiation (IR) which is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength is longer than that of visible light. IR is generated by objects that generate heat. The sensor is able to detect people or objects . . . → Read More: DATASHEET REPORT For this assignment, I originally used Spectra Symbol’s linear potentiometer. Though I was able to complete the assignment, it was a frustrating re-entry into phys comp ridden with silly problems that made me feel like I had taken three giant steps backwards over the break. I also managed to screw up my sensor before I . . . → Read More: SENSORS & TIME cell phone alarm elevator door magnetic card swipe bar code scanner heart rate monitor laptop touch pad remote control ipod wheel/buttons |