RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards....

2014-02-22 Thread Tidak Ada
Remember the swing velocity is a (co)sine function. The highest speed is in the zero crossing the tops are the left and right ends of the swing with a speed zero. eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill van Dijk Sent: zaterdag 22

RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards....

2014-02-22 Thread Bill van Dijk
@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Remember the swing velocity is a (co)sine function. The highest speed is in the zero crossing the tops are the left and right ends of the swing with a speed zero. eric _ From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l

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2014-02-22 Thread Frank Bemelman
not use the PIC to do time consuming floating point math. A precalculated table makes more sense here. Cheers, Frank From: Bill van Dijk Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 5:43 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Yes, I am with you so far. My

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2014-02-22 Thread chuck richards
one, and congratulations for doing it! Let us know how it turns out. Chuck Original Message From: bvd...@xplornet.com To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:43:44 -0500 Yes, I am with you so far. My challenge is to actually

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2014-02-22 Thread Bill van Dijk
. or even better: here are your numbers.. :-) Thanks, Bill. From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Frank Bemelman Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 1:06 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Hi

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2014-02-22 Thread David Forbes
Bill, This problem is not hard to solve when writing new code for a clock, but the constraint you have offered makes it hard to solve. A faster loop would make it easy. If it were my design, I would make the clock software use a main loop of a few milliseconds (for example 200 loops per

RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards....

2014-02-22 Thread Bill van Dijk
microwave ovens! Bill -Original Message- From: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com [mailto:neonixie-l@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of chuck richards Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 1:50 PM To: bvd...@xplornet.com; neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards That should

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2014-02-22 Thread chuck richards
To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:06:59 -0500 Hi Chuck, It appears you and I have different definitions of fun! :-) I do still have the books btw, and I did look it up, found the formulas, and realized I don't know what to do with them

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2014-02-22 Thread Bill van Dijk
] On Behalf Of David Forbes Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:02 PM To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards Bill, This problem is not hard to solve when writing new code for a clock, but the constraint you have offered makes it hard to solve. A faster loop would

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2014-02-22 Thread Matthew Smith
Regarding my previous mention of the LM3914, I was incorrect in stating that you can only have a growing/shrinking stack of LEDs - there is a Dot Mode that would provide the motion of a pendulum bob quite nicely, I think. -- Matthew Smith Business: http://www.smiffytech.com Blog:

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2014-02-22 Thread Michel van der Meij
groups.com] OnBehalf Of David ForbesSent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 2:02 PMTo: neonixie-l@googlegroups.comSubject: Re: [neonixie-l] Math wizzardsBill,This problem is not hard to solve when writing new code for a clock, but theconstraint you have offered makes it hard to solve.A faster loop would make

Re: [neonixie-l] Math wizzards....

2014-02-22 Thread Joseph Bento
On Saturday, February 22, 2014 12:06:59 PM UTC-7, Bill v wrote: Most of us still use tube equipped appliances. I do not yet see a practical semiconductor replacement for the magnetron in our microwave ovens! Or guitar amplifiers! :-) Joe, N6DGY -- You received this message