[dorkbotbristol-blabber] Staging Sound Images
Richard Sewell
richard at jarkman.co.uk
Thu Oct 15 06:20:07 EDT 2009
I agree. I'd like to port the face-recognition code to somethign like
the mbed (http://mbed.org/) and plug in a cheap webcam. If the mbed will
be a USB master, which I don't know.
Could you tell me a bit more about your thermopile array ? That does
sound intruiging.
R.
voidnoise at googlemail.com wrote:
> That looks like a nice piece of kit... and a nice price 0_o It may be
> cheaper to use a small embedded processor that has usb and plug a
> webcam in. considering you can buy netbooks for the same price that
> have webcams built in already. I think even using a range finder and
> having the eye scan, would cause some interesting jittery actions that
> could add to the affect anyway. At least as a starting point it would
> keep price down alot. Im happy to offer um my thermopile array sensor
> for the duration of a project. I know Tom has been looking at moding
> PIR sensors for analog output, so maybe he can input on this?
>
> On 14 Oct 2009 09:42, Richard Sewell <richard at jarkman.co.uk> wrote:
> > Ben - I'm definitely interested in the tracking eyes. I suspect PIR will
> >
> > be the best route to cheapness, if it is workable. Do you know where we
> >
> > get bare PIR sensors, and what interfacing electronics we would need ?
> >
> >
> >
> > This looks like a handy but not-cheap way of solving the problem - a
> >
> > module which combines camera, ARM, and a bunch of vision code:
> >
> > http://www.cmucam.org/
> >
> > It appears to have servo output and motion-tracking all built in.
> >
> >
> >
> > But, 240 bucks a shot.....
> >
> >
> >
> > R.
> >
> >
> >
> > ben winstone wrote:
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> > > Hi Guys,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > At last nights hack/meeting two things arose,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 1 - I still have the toys from bath, and cannot attend Manchester, so
> >
> > > need a volunteer to take these before the event. I am happy to drop
> >
> > > them off at someones house.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 2 - An idea for Arnolfini's Craftivism event. A wall of people
> >
> > > tracking eyes. Using a few simple servos, motors, solenoids we could
> >
> > > create a simple moving eye with blinking eyelids. Add some sensors,
> >
> > > IR, sonar, PIR or even a camera and we could detect where a human is,
> >
> > > or even just movement. I think one eye in a picture frame on its own
> >
> > > would be good, but if we could create a matrix of them that would be
> >
> > > even better. Im sure we could do this cheaply. Anyone interested?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Ben
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 2009/10/13 Ale Fernandez skoria at gmail.com skoria at gmail.com>>
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Just to add to that, I've gone out to the pound store and
> bought some
> >
> > > electronic thingies to mess with. A pen with a button that makes a
> >
> > > light, a grenade that makes a noise and a mini tetris game
> console. If
> >
> > > any of these are simple to bend, there are hundreds more there. I
> >
> > > reluctantly hesitated and didn't buy an old furby at a second hand
> >
> > > shop...
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Also I wrote up some stuff, and photos, about last week's
> hackspace at
> >
> > > http://tziteras.blogspot.com/
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Also, about future possible stuff: I was chatting to Marcus
> Valentine
> >
> > > at the Cube Cinema, and tried to convince him to give a soldering
> >
> > > workshop at some point. Would anyone else be up for that? I
> could do
> >
> > > with an introduction, and maybe some simple ideas to practice
> with,
> >
> > > like soldering cables to buttons or maybe LEDs soldered to
> resistors,
> >
> > > so as to make some interesting lighting for the Hamilton House bar
> >
> > > downstairs?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Look forward to tonight!
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Ale
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> > >
> >
> > > 2009/10/12 David Henshall david_henshall at lineone.net
> >
> > > david_henshall at lineone.net>>:
> >
> > > > Great,
> >
> > > > I should be bringing a lockable cabinet along that we can start
> >
> > > using to
> >
> > > > store
> >
> > > stuff and start to arrange the space into something useable
> long term.
> >
> > > > See you tomorrow,
> >
> > > > David H
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > On 12 Oct 2009, at 20:08, Richard Sewell wrote:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > David - I expect to be picking Phill up from UWE at 7ish
> >
> > > tomorrow, then
> >
> > > > heading down to HH.
> >
> > > > See you there!
> >
> > > > R.
> >
> > > > David Henshall wrote:
> >
> > > >
> >
> > > > Thanks all for a successful evenings hack on Tuesday evening.
> >
> > > > We will be back next week to continue getting ready for our
> >
> > > > contribution to Chapter's Maker Faire in Cardiff if you'd
> like to
> >
> > > > join in.
> >
> > > > We will be in Hamilton House from 7.00 to 9.30pm on Tuesday 13th
> >
> > > > October.
> >
> > > > Here are some fantastic images of our last Dorkbot outing at
> Staging
> >
> > > > Sound 2.0 in Bath
> >
> > > >
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhenshall/sets/72157622538044848/
> >
> > > > Cheers,
> >
> > > > David H
> >
> > > >
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> > > > Senior Lecturer
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