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Introducing ClockTHREE — German Edition! (Auf Deutsch! Ja baby!)
Peter Stollreiter has commissioned a German version of ClockTHREE, and it is complete! Peter also reviewed refined and enhanced the German times to ensure that the language flowed naturally. Thanks Peter! I hope you love your clock as much as we do.
(A day in the life of ClockTHREE)
Maker Faier NC — ClockTHREEjr give-away announcement!
Challenge Extravaganza ClockTHREEjr Giveaway (-N- Stuff)
We are going to celebrate the 2011 Maker Faire North Carolina (June 18) by giving away a one-of-a-kind Maker Faire NC ClockTHREEjr complete kit courtesy of WyoLum and Hines Design Labs.
You will have to be clever if you want to win the prize. The winner will solve 5 puzzles around the Faire at 5 different booths. At four o’clock, a final clue will be revealed at the WyoLum booth and wyolum.com. The first person to solve the final puzzle will win the prize. If the prize has not been claimed by four thirty, an additional clue will be revealed. And clues will continue to be revealed every five minutes until the prize is claimed.
See you at the MakerFaire!
Angus Hines has design a three-tone, one-of-a-kind ClockTHREEjr faceplate to be given away on the day of the event.
ClockTHREE_connect
So here is the problem: How do we ship ATMEGA328 chip, with ClockTHREE pre-installed, AND allow someone to test each column of LEDs as they build it up? ClockTHREE_connect a “pre-alpha” suite of three interconnected tools that provide an interface between a computer and ClockTHREE: C3_interface.py which is the low level python interface, C3_GUI.py a graphical interface for setting alarms, and ClockTHREE.py a computer based ClockTHREE mirror.
ClockTHREE.py is what I want to introduce here. This program drives the LEDs on an actual CLockTHREE.py through the serial interface.
Here is how to use it (to test LEDs or expand it to do other cool stuff).
- Download and unzip ClockTHREE_connect.zip.
- Plug in your ClockTHREE to a wall outlet and int a computer with the included FTDI cable.
- Double-click C3_GUI.exe in the newly created ClockTHREE directory. When the program comes up, the serial port box should default to some value. In my case it is COM7.
- Click the “Connect” button.
- The MirrorC3 button should become enabled, click it to bring up the ClockTHREE mirror.
- Type the “t” key on your computer keyboard. This will start a sequence of alternating colors on both the mirror and you ClockTHREE.
- Type “t” again to stop the sequence.
- Try typing the number “2” on your keyboard (my favorite).
- Experement, what else would be cool? Email, Stock ticker?
