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Self Potato

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Drew O'Connors | 1 comment

Good morning!

This is my lovely selfie. It is complete with my utter lack of drawing ability and disgustingly large smile.

For those of you who are confused about the title of this post, check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2XymdmLQhE

And here’s the code:

float lineWidth = 3;

void setup() {
  size(800, 600);
  background(255);
  noStroke();
  fill(243, 192, 91);
  rect(700, 0, 100, 120);
  fill(42, 129, 5);
  rect(700, 120, 100, 120);
  fill(119, 71, 8);
  rect(700, 240, 100, 120);
  fill(255);
  rect(700, 360, 100, 120);
  fill(0);
  rect(700, 480, 100, 120);
}


void draw() {
  strokeWeight(lineWidth); // set the stroke weight
  if (mousePressed && mouseButton == LEFT) {
    line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY); // draw a line
  }
  if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 100) {
    stroke(243, 192, 91);
  }
  if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 200 && mouseY >=100) {
    stroke(42, 129, 5);
  }
  if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 300 && mouseY >=200) {
    stroke(119, 71, 8);
  }
  if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 400 && mouseY >=300) {
    stroke(255);
  }
  if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 500 && mouseY >=400) {
    stroke(0);
  }
}


void keyPressed() {
  if (key == '+') {
    lineWidth++;
  }
  if (key == '-') {
    lineWidth--;
    if (lineWidth <=0) {
      lineWidth = 1;
    }
  }
  if (key == ' ') {
    background(255);
    noStroke();
    fill(243, 192, 91);
    rect(700, 0, 100, 120);
    fill(42, 129, 5);
    rect(700, 120, 100, 120);
    fill(119, 71, 8);
    rect(700, 240, 100, 120);
    fill(255);
    rect(700, 360, 100, 120);
    fill(0);
    rect(700, 480, 100, 120);
  }
}

float lineWidth = 3;

void setup() {

size(800, 600);

background(255);

noStroke();

fill(243, 192, 91);

rect(700, 0, 100, 120);

fill(42, 129, 5);

rect(700, 120, 100, 120);

fill(119, 71, 8);

rect(700, 240, 100, 120);

fill(255);

rect(700, 360, 100, 120);

fill(0);

rect(700, 480, 100, 120);

}

void draw() {

strokeWeight(lineWidth); // set the stroke weight

if (mousePressed && mouseButton == LEFT) {

line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY); // draw a line

}

if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 100) {

stroke(243, 192, 91);

}

if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 200 && mouseY >=100) {

stroke(42, 129, 5);

}

if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 300 && mouseY >=200) {

stroke(119, 71, 8);

}

if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 400 && mouseY >=300) {

stroke(255);

}

if (mousePressed && mouseX >=700 && mouseY <= 500 && mouseY >=400) {

stroke(0);

}

void keyPressed() {

if (key == '+') {

lineWidth++;

}

if (key == '-') {

lineWidth--;

if (lineWidth <=0) {

lineWidth = 1;

}

if (key == ' ') {

background(255);

noStroke();

fill(243, 192, 91);

rect(700, 0, 100, 120);

fill(42, 129, 5);

rect(700, 120, 100, 120);

fill(119, 71, 8);

rect(700, 240, 100, 120);

fill(255);

rect(700, 360, 100, 120);

fill(0);

rect(700, 480, 100, 120);

}

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“Distraction” by Sam

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Sam | Comments Off

For my self-portrait, I decided to go down a slightly different path as shown in the screenshot below. In this strange piece, I reflect upon myself, New York’s finest distractions, and my processing skills.

float lineWidth = 10;

void setup() {
  size(800, 600);
  background(0);
  noStroke();
  stroke(255, 255, 255);
  line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);
} 

void draw(){
 strokeWeight(lineWidth);
  if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == LEFT)) {
    line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);
  }
  if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == RIGHT)) {
    rect(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);
  }
}

void keyPressed(){
  if(key == '+'){
    lineWidth++;
  }
  if(key == '-'){
    lineWidth--;
    if(lineWidth <= 0){
      lineWidth = 1;
    }
}
  if(key == ' '){ 
  background(0);
  }
  if(key == 'p'){
    stroke(0,0,0);
  }
  if(key == 'o'){
    stroke(255,155,0);
  }
  if(key == '['){
    stroke(255,255,255);
  }
}

float lineWidth = 10;

void setup() {

size(800, 600);

background(0);

noStroke();

stroke(255, 255, 255);

line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);

}

void draw(){

strokeWeight(lineWidth);

if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == LEFT)) {

line(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);

}

if (mousePressed && (mouseButton == RIGHT)) {

rect(mouseX, mouseY, pmouseX, pmouseY);

}

void keyPressed(){

if(key == '+'){

lineWidth++;

}

if(key == '-'){

lineWidth--;

if(lineWidth <= 0){

lineWidth = 1;

}

if(key == ' '){

background(0);

}

if(key == 'p'){

stroke(0,0,0);

}

if(key == 'o'){

stroke(255,155,0);

}

if(key == '['){

stroke(255,255,255);

}

I didn’t want to display the various key functions as I wanted a clear canvas to paint on. But, I did want to incorporate a few different options to make the painting more fun.

Bonus! Some various other sketches made with slightly edited code (not included) before I arrived at the final masterpiece, (featuring Phil the tilted).

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Catnip

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Christopher Dalvano | Comments Off

Our assignment was timely for me this weekend as I headed to visit my uncle and family. Three awesome kids and two very playful cats! So Goofy poke a dot socks a few hangers and I was set to go. I didn’t get a video while I was with them and the cats, but it worked well. The socks spun as they were supposed to and the hangers provided a nice bounce.

Vid1

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Love-O-Meter Mishap

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Mike Thal | 1 comment

Hey guys, hopefully you can help me figure this one out. I’m betting that the “shock factor” was due to how I wired this and not a faulty part. Please let me know what you think though!

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Mike Thal – Bread Plate and Drink 2.0

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Mike Thal | Comments Off

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! You’ll find all the information on my upgraded device in the video below.

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Jeopardy Buzzer

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Drew O'Connors | Comments Off

Hi All,

When thinking about this project, I was immediately brought back to work and my students. Teachers in my building are constantly playing jeopardy as a review and the kids always argue about who buzzed in first. I wanted to try and solve that issue, so I created a simple buzzer. It could be built out with more switches and LEDs, but I went with two for now. Anything to reduce the bickering and increase the learning is great for students and teachers. 🙂

Here’s a video:

Here’s the code:

It’s super simple, but it gets the job done.

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  pinMode(7, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(9, INPUT);
  pinMode(10, INPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

  //if switch on pin 9 is pressed first the attached LED lights up.
  if (digitalRead(9) == HIGH && digitalRead(10) == LOW) {
    digitalWrite(7, HIGH);
    delay(5000);
  } 
  //if switch on pin 10 is pressed first the attached LED lights up.
  else if (digitalRead(10) == HIGH &&digitalRead(9) == LOW) {
    digitalWrite(8, HIGH);
    delay(5000);
  } 
  //if neither switch is pressed, neither light up.
  else {
    digitalWrite(7, LOW);
    digitalWrite(8, LOW);
  }
  
}

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

pinMode(7, OUTPUT);

pinMode(8, OUTPUT);

pinMode(9, INPUT);

pinMode(10, INPUT);

}

void loop() {

// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

//if switch on pin 9 is pressed first the attached LED lights up.

if (digitalRead(9) == HIGH && digitalRead(10) == LOW) {

digitalWrite(7, HIGH);

delay(5000);

}

//if switch on pin 10 is pressed first the attached LED lights up.

else if (digitalRead(10) == HIGH &&digitalRead(9) == LOW) {

digitalWrite(8, HIGH);

delay(5000);

}

//if neither switch is pressed, neither light up.

else {

digitalWrite(7, LOW);

digitalWrite(8, LOW);

}

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Sam and Anna’s Phone Case Alarm

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Sam | Comments Off

For our program we wanted to create a portable alarm system that would trigger an alert (output) based on an input from the user. While we currently only have the prototype, the final product would have the touch sensors built into a phone case along with a microcontroller that could communicate to an Arduino or another microcontroller via Bluetooth.

In order to trigger the alarm, the user presses the sensor built into their phone case, and this causes the LED to light up, signaling to an emergency contact (family, significant other, etc.) that the user is in distress. In order to prevent accidental triggering of the alarm, we set multiple pressure thresholds for the pressure sensor so that light/accidental touches wouldn’t trigger the alarm light; only a very firm touch will cause it to go off. These different pressure thresholds simulate different buttons within the program.

Moving forward, we want to include a feature to leave the alarm light on until the user decides to turn it off again (presumably when he/or she is no longer in danger). In the current model we simply set a long delay to leave the alarm light on for a prolonged period of time.

Sam & Anna Phone Alarm

The structure of our code was taken from this website. We modified it slightly to fit our circuit.

/* FSR simple testing sketch. 

Connect one end of FSR to power, the other end to Analog 0.
Then connect one end of a 10K resistor from Analog 0 to ground 

For more information see www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/fsr.html */

// Note by Samanta and Anna: We modified the code to fit out circuit set up. This code is supposed to simulate multiple different switches based on force of touch.

int fsrAnalogPin = 1; // the FSR and 10K pulldown are connected to a1
int fsrReading; // the analog reading from the FSR resistor divider
int LEDpin = 7;
int LEDbrightness;

void setup(void) {
// We'll send debugging information via the Serial monitor
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(LEDpin, OUTPUT); 
}

void loop(void) {
fsrReading = analogRead(fsrAnalogPin);
//fsrReading = analogRead(fsrPin); 

Serial.print("Analog reading = ");
Serial.print(fsrReading); // the raw analog reading

// We'll have a few threshholds, qualitatively determined
if (fsrReading < 10) {
Serial.println(" - No pressure");
analogWrite(LEDpin, LOW);

} else if (fsrReading < 200) {
Serial.println(" - Light touch");
analogWrite(LEDpin, LOW);

} else if (fsrReading < 500) {
Serial.println(" - Light squeeze");
LEDbrightness = map(fsrReading, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
analogWrite(LEDpin, LEDbrightness);
delay(1000);

} else if (fsrReading < 800) {
Serial.println(" - Medium squeeze");
LEDbrightness = map(fsrReading, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
analogWrite(LEDpin, LEDbrightness);
delay(2000);

} else {
Serial.println(" - Big squeeze");
LEDbrightness = map(fsrReading, 0, 1023, 0, 255);
analogWrite(LEDpin, LEDbrightness);
delay(5000);

}
delay(100);
}

/* FSR simple testing sketch.

Connect one end of FSR to power, the other end to Analog 0.

Then connect one end of a 10K resistor from Analog 0 to ground

For more information see www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/fsr.html */

// Note by Samanta and Anna: We modified the code to fit out circuit set up. This code is supposed to simulate multiple different switches based on force of touch.

int fsrAnalogPin = 1; // the FSR and 10K pulldown are connected to a1

int fsrReading; // the analog reading from the FSR resistor divider

int LEDpin = 7;

int LEDbrightness;

void setup(void) {

// We'll send debugging information via the Serial monitor

Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode(LEDpin, OUTPUT);

}

void loop(void) {

fsrReading = analogRead(fsrAnalogPin);

//fsrReading = analogRead(fsrPin);