Have to say, I'm enjoying this line of conversation, too. I did some R&D work with a guy who created a PC card that pretended to be RS232, so PICK could drive it, but actually drove a wireless. We did some pretty fun things with that device. It died due to problems getting permission to use a meaningful radio frequency for what they really wanted it for. I believe I have a floppy somewhere (probably not readable any more) with the BASIC code that drove the whole thing. Also have code that drove a Motorola pager from PICK.
I have to agree that every once in a while it's fun to play around with something challenging and real, where digital and real worlds collide... -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Frailey Sent: May-03-13 2:03 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? Off subject but just stupid in my case, I lost vertical on my tv lst night. I opened it up found a bad cap in the vert supply 10uf at 100v and transposed the numbers when going throught the caps, inserted a 100uf 10v cap and blew the supply resistor. A new resistor ( why I have resistor on the brain today ) and the right cap and all is well. I seem to be transposing numbers a lot lately. Brain damage finally showing up. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Symeon Breen" <[email protected]> To: "'U2 Users List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:26 AM Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? >I love this conversation - great to see some really geeky stuff going on in > the MV community :) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George > Gallen > Sent: 03 May 2013 17:20 > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? > > OK. Nevermind, I got what you mean. > > Not pull as push/pull, but rather remove. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George > Gallen > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 12:18 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? > > ?? not sure what you mean by pull the button? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Frailey > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 12:12 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? > > Having a Pi and using it to actuate a solenoid to push a button is > like going back into the dark ages with the star ship enterprise. Pull > the button and wire in a solid state relay. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Frailey" <[email protected]> > To: "U2 Users List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 10:07 AM > Subject: Re: [U2] [way ot] - Electronic Button Purshers? > > >> magnetic solenoid and a return spring >> ----- Original Message ----- > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
