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OK so I have most of the code written I think? I can't get it to work quit like I want it seems any time that I put a wait in the program it waits far longer than I want it to wait. I would like to find a way to make it wait on what part while still executing other parts of the code. I am not sure that the logo program is capable of doing this though.
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We looked at shift space today and talked about how we are going to put up our board and locate our chips. Keith helped a lot with telling us how to hook up our dimmer switch to a light.
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Ann and I got together today to work on the project. She has tons of flowers and we decided on a certain one to hide our photoresistors in. We also got the rest of our bird sounds loaded onto our digital recording chips and have figured out a way to trigger each chip through the logo chip. Now all we need to do is figure out a way to amplify our output so that we can here it. By the way….Ann is a mean ping pong player!
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At this point, Ann and I have a design for the project that we are doing. It seems that implementing the project should be rather simple. We have structured the circuit so that the photoresistors matrix together as in Tom's example on the Wiki. It then passes through the logic on the chip to another matrix on the other side of the chip that allows each independent device a way to be addressed.
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I finally got my chip to recognize on my computer and I programmed it to be a stop light (sort of). I must admit that I love the software we are using. I don’t think they could have made it any easier.
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SO I finally get all the software installed, get my usb to serial converter cable, and start to program the chip and suddenly the thing dies and I cannot figure out how to get it to come back on. I like the logo chip software as it looks very familiar to me. However, the chip is somewhat frustrating.
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In and effort to more fully appreciate the artistic side of this class, I decided to visit Shift Space for the first time. At first glance, I saw very little that appealed to me. The first exhibit was a series of pictures that, although pretty, did not achieve the goal that the artist had set with it’s title. She had taken pictures of farm objects and called it “modern life.” Admittedly though, the gallery became more interesting as I walked along. The next exhibit was a series of panoramic pictures that if put together would have made a complete 360-degree picture in the middle of a field. By far though, the most interesting exhibit to me was a set of stacked tv’s that had some old movies switching throughout them. It appeared to be a perfectly random set of shows that were in black and white. At times the tv’s became much louder allowing the viewer to understand what the artist wanted to portray. In all, I feel that this exhibition was quite interesting and entertaining. I believe it to be of much benefit to anyone who views it.
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I have decided that I would be best fit on Ann’s group and making a garden. Details to come…
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I like the way that class has been going the last couple of days. I think the only way for artists and engineers to get to know anything about each other is to have large group discussions in which we can celebrate our differences and enlighten ourselves.
Also, I have gotten my logo chip set up and now am waiting for the software I need to program it to do something. I must admit I am excited about getting to use the bread board and stuff. I haven’t got to do anything so hands on since my freshman year.
I am thinking about giving up on my idea and hoping with my fingers crossed that Danielle posts her idea about maneuvering through a room as I am much more excited about working on that project than my own.
