http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Patterns in the dust en Vox Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:40 +1100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/dtmf-16-channel-sequencer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/dtmf-16-channel-sequencer.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/dtmf-16-channel-sequencer.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:09:40 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00f48d06e5830001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00f48d06e5830001-50si" alt="DTMF" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I had some success today with breadboarding a DTMF based 16 channel audio sequencer. Thanks to John Schuch for the original idea and for drawing up the schematic. The basic idea is to be able to route an audio signal to any 1 of 16 speakers. You ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/dtmf-16-channel-sequencer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00f48ce82b3f0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dtmf electronics diy http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge-completed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge-completed.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge-completed.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:18:00 +1100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b770230002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b770230002-50si" alt="finished driving toy" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b767670001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b767670001-50si" alt="finished driving toy guts" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b781f40004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b781f40004-50si" alt="finished mystery box" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b786790005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b786790005-50si" alt="black mystery box guts" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b784e00003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b784e00003-50si" alt="Mystery Box" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I ended up bending 2 of the things I got yesterday for the Circuit Bending Challenge. The driving toy was very straightforward, it had your standard black blob IC inside. I replaced the volume and pitch resistors with pots and added a switch for... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge-completed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b784700003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> circuit bending circuitbendingchallenge http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:35:15 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b725420004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b725420004-50si" alt="black mystery box" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b727220003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b727220003-50si" alt="filthy driving toy" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b7253e0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b7253e0004-50si" alt="pink intercom telephones" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm going to participate in the Circuit Bending Challenge tomorrow, so I hit the Op-Shops in preparation. The nice charitable Christian types that run them don't seem to like opening their stores on a Sunday for some reason. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/circuit-bending-challenge.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398b7278b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> circuit bending circuitbendingchallenge http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/nibblers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/nibblers.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/nibblers.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:46:40 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afe05c0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afe05c0004-50si" alt="Nibbler Duo" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afc1d30001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afc1d30001-50si" alt="Nibbler Duo 2" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afc7f50002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afc7f50002-50si" alt="Nibbler Guts" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I boxed these up pretty much straight after Electrofringe finished up, but I haven't had a chance to take any photos until today. I think they turned out very well and they feel quite good in your hands when your playing with them. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/nibblers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398afc1fa0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electrofringe2007 cmos vactrol synth http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electrofringe-2007-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electrofringe-2007-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electrofringe-2007-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:05:40 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad48100004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad48100004-50si" alt="Photo 1" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad444f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad444f0003-50si" alt="Photo 2" /></a> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad48130004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad48130004-50si" alt="Photo 3" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Sweet! They've scored a bunch of MacBooks to use for the Process Space. They have these funky transparent shells with a big colour printout inside, telling us that the laptops are sponsored by www.mac1.com.au . <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electrofringe-2007-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398ad2ff00002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electrofringe2007 http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:54:48 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398aad6850005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398aad6850005-50si" alt="Mystery PCB" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/coming-soon.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00e398aad1550004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/arduino-vs-sea-moss.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/arduino-vs-sea-moss.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/arduino-vs-sea-moss.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:10:33 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00cd97405ae44cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00cd97405ae44cd5-50si" alt="Fun with sea moss" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've been playing with the Arduino a bit more. I bought a couple of PCB-mount RGB LEDs from Jaycar and tried them out with some different example sketches. The most fun has been this auto-cossfading one by Clay Shirky. It looks quite impressive w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/arduino-vs-sea-moss.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00cd97405f544cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> electronics led circuit bending cmos rgb arduino brain machine vactrol breadboard electrofringe http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electronics-and-arduino-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electronics-and-arduino-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electronics-and-arduino-time.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:29:09 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00d4143f5d986a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00d4143f5d986a47-50si" alt="Photo 188" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I just bread-boarded a basic 5V power supply section. Pretty basic stuff, but it's an important step as I have only used breadboads as scratchpads, rather than building complete circuits. I was inspired by this tutorial by Spark Fun, which was lin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/electronics-and-arduino-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00cd9733b65f4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> arduino electronics make http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/we-cannot-escape-this-miserable-world.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Evil Paul) http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/we-cannot-escape-this-miserable-world.html?_c=feed-rss http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/we-cannot-escape-this-miserable-world.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:55:46 +1000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00c2251ddfa68fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00c2251ddfa68fdb-50si" alt="We cannot escape this miserable world" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just testing the Vox video upload feature with something I made a couple of years ago. The original file is 73MB, MPEG2 encoding. Not sure if it gets transmogrified by the server. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://evilpaul.vox.com/library/post/we-cannot-escape-this-miserable-world.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251ddde18fdb00c2251ddf81604a?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> experimental video