Gadgeteer Mood Cube

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:51:06 GMT

I’m working with a few .NETMF folks and have been talking with @ransomhall (http://ransomhall.com) about projects to collaborate on.

Eric created a Mood Cube using a GHI FEZ Rhino and 4 BlinkM Smart RGB LEDs.

I created a Gadgeteer version using a FEZ Hydra, USB ClientDP Module and a MultiColor LED Module.

I printed out a 30mm hollow cube (Sketchup file) (STL file) on my MakerBot Replicator.

I then used a mounting board (more details on those coming soon!) that I cut out of acrylic to mount the Hydra and Modules using some bolts and nuts I sourced on Amazon.

Here’s a demo of the cube working:

Here is the code that I used:

using System;


using System;
using GT = Gadgeteer;

namespace MoodLight_Hydra
{
    public partial class Program
    {
        int i = 0;
        int direction = 1;
        int color = 0;
        // This method is run when the mainboard is powered up or reset.   
        void ProgramStarted()
        {
            multicolorLed.GreenBlueSwapped = true;
            GT.Timer timer = new GT.Timer(5);

            timer.Tick += new GT.Timer.TickEventHandler(timer_Tick);
            timer.Start();
        }

        void timer_Tick(GT.Timer timer)
        {
           // Debug.Print("i: " + i);

            switch(color)
            {
                case 0:
                    multicolorLed.SetBlueIntensity(i);
                    break;
                case 1:
                    multicolorLed.SetGreenIntensity(i);
                    break;
                case 2:
                    multicolorLed.SetRedIntensity(i);
                    break;
            }

            if (i >= 255)
            {
                direction = -5;
            }
            else if (i <= 0)
            {
                direction = 5;
                if (color==2)                 
                    color = 0;                
                else
                    color+=1;

            }

            i += direction;

        }
    }
}

Download a zip file of the full project here.

Richmond Software CraftsmanShip Group on 3/29/12 - It's embedded development night!

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:12:56 GMT

Mike Huffaker and I will be talking about embedded development this coming Thursday at the March meeting of the Richmond Software Craftmanship Group. We meet at the SnagAJob.com offices in Glen Allen, VA. Mike will be discussing Arduino development and I will be talking about .NET MicroFramework (Netduino and Gadgeteer) development and we will contrast the two frameworks.

There’s no real set agenda for the talks, we will basically do some demos and have an open discussion with the group. Whether you want to learn or have something to contribute, we encourage you to show up!

Please RSVP here if you are coming and would like food to eat, or just show up if you want to come and don’t want free pizza!

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Gadgeteer Mood Cube

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