Spring 2014 – Phones, Presentation, Processing, and Pi

Spring 2014 – Phones, Presentation, Processing, and Pi

This quarter I’ll be covering 4 P’s, these are Phones, Presentation,  Processing, and Pi.  The posts this quarter will follow a different structure.  The subjects below will be the main entries.  As more work is done in each subject, entries will be made and included with the post.  At the end of the quarter, they will be divided evenly in time from each other, this will help offer a more cohesive flow of the content. Phones really refers to smart…

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An Answer To My Past From My Future

An Answer To My Past From My Future

This is an email that I had written to Parallax when I was trying to redirect readings from a WattsUp Meter to a data logger.  I had just started out with basic stamp programing a year before this.  It’s suppose to be humor, but it sure would be helpful if this actually could work, especially come Lotto day! From: Patrick circa 2014 Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 5:27 PM To: Patrick circa 2010 Subject: RE: BS2pe Data Logger Application Hi…

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Bluetooth – Taking a bite at phone and micro control links

Bluetooth – Taking a bite at phone and micro control links

The most direct route between a smart phone and the micro controller world of sensor appears to be bluetooth.  This wireless technology has been around for some time now.  The hard work has been done and the road has been laid out. Control your Arduino board from your Android device over Bluetooth, here’s a demo.  How easy is that! The adapters are simple and inexpensive.  The smart phones have bluetooth support.  It just makes sense.  I was able to find…

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