2014-01-22 00:13 wolfspraul has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 00:19 Luke-Jr has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 2014-01-22 00:19 Luke-Jr has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 00:24 dos1 has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 2014-01-22 00:35 dos1 has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 01:04 dos1 has quit [Ping timeout: 248 seconds] 2014-01-22 01:24 pcercuei has quit [Quit: dodo] 2014-01-22 01:50 dandon has quit [Ping timeout: 272 seconds] 2014-01-22 01:57 dandon has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 03:20 panda|x201 has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 03:32 panda|x201 has quit [Ping timeout: 264 seconds] 2014-01-22 04:04 wow, EMS has really impressed me 2014-01-22 04:04 five business days fron NY to Moscow 2014-01-22 04:14 how is the CNC mill doing ? still blocked ? 2014-01-22 04:15 it's the CNC mill. I'm getting it today 2014-01-22 04:18 wheee ! party time ! 2014-01-22 04:19 yeah, just need to get a machine with LPT off craigslist 2014-01-22 04:29 or make a USB dongle :) 2014-01-22 04:29 there could be quite a market for a USB-to-parallel gerber dongle 2014-01-22 04:36 there already exists one, we've found it 2014-01-22 04:36 but it is actually cheaper for me to buy a used PC complete with IO devices, not to mention faster 2014-01-22 04:38 make a competitor then :) 2014-01-22 04:41 but what I would make a prototype with? :D 2014-01-22 04:41 also, this actually may be a great idea to test it on something. a moderately complex board 2014-01-22 04:41 needs to be two-sided due to the LPT socket 2014-01-22 04:41 Coyo has quit [Disconnected by services] 2014-01-22 04:42 Codora has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 04:45 hm, UV LED strip also arrived... but not power supply :( 2014-01-22 04:45 or photoresist for that matter 2014-01-22 04:56 if you don't mind having a few level shifters, pretty much any usb-capable mcu would do 2014-01-22 04:57 depends a bit on how much processing you want to have. i guess it could be relatively simple, just a handful of commands. lines, arcs, a few administrative commands, that's about it. you can always blink a LED if you receive something the firmware doesn't understand :) 2014-01-22 05:00 just make it understand gcode 2014-01-22 05:00 well, gcode has tons of obscure things. you probably don't care to support all of them. 2014-01-22 05:00 hrm... on the other hand I wanted to redo its controller, since it's really dumb. you can't control spindle via lpt, for example 2014-01-22 05:01 well, may as well do both. or the best option will become clear after I play with it 2014-01-22 05:01 while you're at it, add a little display so you can display diagnostics and the obiquitous X=xxx Y=yyy Z=zzz situation :) 2014-01-22 05:02 (gcode) just need to support what openscad and say inkscape emit 2014-01-22 05:02 and kicad/eagle 2014-01-22 05:02 they use like three commands 2014-01-22 05:03 considering how many mills needs their dedicated pc, this could be a rather sought-after product. i see $$$ kickstarter potential :) 2014-01-22 05:03 yes, they use three ... out of something like 300 ;-) 2014-01-22 05:04 well 2014-01-22 05:04 you sure make sense here. and we couldn't really find where to buy an adapter when we needed it. 2014-01-22 05:04 actually that sounds like an excellent idea. 2014-01-22 05:07 :) 2014-01-22 05:08 phase 1: seed planted. phase 2: wait until i find a way to get a mill through customs. phase 3: have some good use for the critter you'll make as well ;-) 2014-01-22 05:09 oh, you want this mill as well? 2014-01-22 05:10 would be nice to have a more solid mill than the one i have 2014-01-22 05:11 neat! 2014-01-22 05:11 we could share modifications, too 2014-01-22 05:11 I want to try out so many things 2014-01-22 05:11 i can imagine ;-) 2014-01-22 05:12 hadn't have a physical project to tickle my brain in a while :) 2014-01-22 05:13 *haven't 2014-01-22 05:13 argh, english 2014-01-22 05:14 Codora has quit [Ping timeout: 265 seconds] 2014-01-22 05:18 Codora has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 05:27 not a good night for me in terms of breadboarding.....tried out a 555 timer for my PCB on a breadboard thinking of creating a LED flasher but it didn't work..the LED just turn ON all the time no flashing...no matter what component i remove it keeps on lighting ON :( 2014-01-22 05:33 wej has quit [Ping timeout: 260 seconds] 2014-01-22 05:52 jekhor has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 06:03 nicksydney: do yoy u have a scope? 2014-01-22 06:04 whitequark: that's the problem...still saving up for one :( 2014-01-22 06:04 whitequark: my trusted debugging tool now is my multimeter :) 2014-01-22 06:04 mm yeah, can be a pain 2014-01-22 06:05 feels like throwing it to a brick wall ! 2014-01-22 06:05 2.5 hours spent for a frinkin' 555 timer debugging 2014-01-22 06:05 sometimes that helps ;-) 2014-01-22 06:05 at least in software i use git and revert back and put debugging :) 2014-01-22 06:07 i think this is the reason why most software people don't go to hardware..it's hard to debug ! 2014-01-22 06:08 also the reason why most hardware people don't go to software, it's hard to debug ;) 2014-01-22 06:24 larsc: i guess it comes to mindset..in takes time to switch from one to the other 2014-01-22 06:25 being a software person i can have a fast turnaround but hardware is different 2014-01-22 06:25 perhaps software people brain want to move quick and get quick result :) 2014-01-22 06:34 wej has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 06:36 wpwrak: my component stock is low at the moment so not going to throw anything at the brick wall :) 2014-01-22 06:41 jekhor has quit [Quit: Leaving] 2014-01-22 07:51 wej has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 2014-01-22 07:52 wej has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 09:05 xiangfu has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 2014-01-22 09:30 whitequark: could you please tell which toolchain were you using to build software for ingenic mips? 2014-01-22 09:38 CYB3R_: I think I built my own 2014-01-22 09:38 --target=mipsel-linux-gnu 2014-01-22 09:38 whitequark: did you apply ingenic patches? 2014-01-22 09:38 nope 2014-01-22 09:39 Okay, thank you. 2014-01-22 09:39 CYB3R_: why are you asking me? 2014-01-22 09:41 I remember you hacking xz0032 board 2014-01-22 09:45 thought so, heh 2014-01-22 09:45 do you have one? 2014-01-22 09:45 I actually have three lying around, collecting dust. now that I'm no longer a broke student I don't have very much use for them 2014-01-22 09:54 Mine was collecting dust for a long time and now I just remembered about it 2014-01-22 10:01 viric has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 2014-01-22 10:02 viric has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 10:43 lekernel has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 11:22 rz2k has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 11:26 dos1 has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 11:33 porchaso0 has quit [Quit: Leaving...] 2014-01-22 11:37 porchao has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 12:15 dos1 has quit [Ping timeout: 264 seconds] 2014-01-22 12:25 rz2k has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 2014-01-22 12:52 panda|x201 has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 13:09 panda|x201 has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 2014-01-22 14:50 CYB3R_ has quit [Ping timeout: 272 seconds] 2014-01-22 15:09 nickoe has quit [Remote host closed the connection] 2014-01-22 15:14 CYB3R_ has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 16:24 dos1 has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 16:39 arielenter has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 18:12 CYB3R_ has quit [Quit: Page closed] 2014-01-22 20:07 how to detect a german: "Bikeparkinglot" 2014-01-22 20:14 wej has quit [Ping timeout: 245 seconds] 2014-01-22 20:50 Bierparkinglot? 2014-01-22 21:19 whitequark: hardly any exist, I think 2014-01-22 21:19 what sort of "bike"? 2014-01-22 21:20 motorbike is supposed to park like a car - officially 2014-01-22 21:21 nevertheless usually motorbikes are parked on the pavement 2014-01-22 21:22 DocScrutinizer05: depends on which city. in berlin you are allowed to park on the sidewalk even. as long as you dont block it 2014-01-22 21:22 yeah, sidewalk is the better word than pavement, I guess 2014-01-22 21:23 then you got that sort of stuff: http://www.langer-georg.de/?lieferprogramm=Fahrradst%E4nder%20Sch%FCrmann&artikel=52&artikel_template=Querformat 2014-01-22 21:24 http://www.shop-005.de/FOLIENFREUND-p41h1s11-FAHRRADPARKPLATZ.htm http://www.shop-005.de/FOLIENFREUND-p76h1s11-Motorrad-und-Fahrrad-Parkplatz.html 2014-01-22 21:25 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludwigshafen_BASF_Fahrradparkplatz.jpg 2014-01-22 21:25 but those are really rare 2014-01-22 21:27 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Motorradparkplatz.JPG http://www.ybrfreun.de/blog/x_fish/images/091128_03.jpg 2014-01-22 21:28 seems this one is Japan: http://seidenpriester.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/igp6233.jpg 2014-01-22 21:32 the usual way: http://p5.focus.de/img/fotos/origs272750/3289407426-w472-h354-o-q75-p5/Verkehr-Friedliches-Nebeneinander-Weil-Pkw-Parkplaetze-oft-knapp-sind-tolerieren-die-meisten-Ordnungsbehoerden-auf-dem-Gehweg-abgestellte-Motorraeder.jpg 2014-01-22 21:33 http://p5.focus.de/img/fotos/origs272751/0439407635-w472-h354-o-q75-p5/Verkehr-Komplett-verhuellen-verboten-Bei-Maschinen-die-an-der-Strasse-geparkt-und-zugedeckt-werden-muss-das-Kennzeichen-sichtbar-bleiben.jpg 2014-01-22 21:38 very good article: http://www.focus.de/auto/news/verkehr-ueberall-frei-parken-regeln-fuer-das-abstellen-von-motorraedern_aid_759488.html 2014-01-22 21:44 whitequark: please define "detect" :-) 2014-01-22 22:03 wej has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 22:08 FDCX__ has quit [Read error: Connection reset by peer] 2014-01-22 22:08 FDCX__ has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 22:46 jvalleroy has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 23:10 lekernel has quit [Quit: Leaving] 2014-01-22 23:11 wej has quit [Ping timeout: 252 seconds] 2014-01-22 23:12 wej has joined #qi-hardware 2014-01-22 23:42 arielenter has quit [Ping timeout: 245 seconds]