Posts Tagged ‘remote’
2006 Cadillac XLR Remote Start Push Button
First succesful Remote start installtion on a Cadillac XLR Push button Start. The same principal will apply to all Genral Motors push button Start Vehicles. Details to follow to all Directed Dealers at a later date
Duration : 0:3:7
Programmable timer remote for Canon EOS cameras
My first “serious” project (besides playing with lights, as my friend Alan put it) is almost done.
This is going to be a configurable remote for my Canon EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT (and possibly for all the cameras of that series). The shutter is closed when two lines of the 2.5 mm stereo jack are shorted; this is achieved by using the relay.
My remote has two modes of operation, chosen through a simple deviator used as a switch: time lapse and bulb.
In time lapse mode, it counts down to the specified interval and quickly closes the relay switch to fire the camera’s shutter, then starts counting again. In bulb mode, it immediately closes the relay switch and starts counting; when the counter reaches zero, the relay switch is opened (the camera’s shutter opens too) and it goes back to idle mode.
The interval is defined in seconds and can be any multiple of 5 between 5 and 995 (that’s over 16 and half minutes, and it’s close to the camera B mode limit of 999 seconds). It is changed through two buttons (UP and DOWN).
The third button, ENABLE, starts or stops the counter; I had originally thought about using a deviator switch for it, but I realized that the counter should have been stoppable by software too, therefore a push-button proved most useful for that.
In this video, the shutter control is replaced by a green LED as I currently lack a wire long enough for my needs. I will solder it to the connector tomorrow, and test it in the field. Hopefully my camera won’t be fried by it. 
The software takes 1262 bytes.
Equipment used:
1 x ATmega8
1 x 5V-operated relay
3 x 74HC595 (8-bit serial-in parallel-out shift register with latches)
3 x 7-segment C.A. displays
5 x 1N4148 diodes (4 for the buttons/switch, 1 as a protection for the relay coil)
3 x 3mm red LEDs
1 x 7805 (voltage regulator)
1 x BC239B (NPN)
1 x 100 nF (smoothing)
1 x 1 µF (deounce)
1 x 1 k? (debounce)
1 x 2.2 k? (NPN base)
6 x 470 ? (LEDs and LED displays)
3 x momentary push buttons
1 x deviator (as switch)
1 x switch (main)
Duration : 0:1:48
djay Light-Table: Low-cost Interactive Musical Surface
Using a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) and a projector you can turn any surface into an interactive musical DJ tool. This video demonstrates algoriddim’s Mac DJ software “djay” — http://www.djay-software.com — on a MacBook Pro, projected onto a glass table.
I used an IR light source strapped to my finger with a push button switch to activate mouse clicks. The wiimote can track the position of my finger using Johnny Lee’s famous Wiimote software: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
A Mac version of this tool, which I used in this demo, “WiimoteWhiteboard” can be downloaded at: http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard
More info at http://www.joelsadler.net/Ideablog/IdeaBlog/Entries/2008/2/27_Low_Cost_Interactive_Musical_Surfaces_-_Djay_LightTable_.html
Duration : 0:4:30
djay Light-Table: Low-cost Interactive Musical Surface Demo
Using a Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) and a projector you can turn any surface into an interactive musical DJ tool. This video demonstrates algoriddim’s Mac DJ software “djay” — http://www.djay-software.com — on a MacBook Pro, projected onto a glass table.
I used an IR light source strapped to my finger with a push button switch to activate mouse clicks. The wiimote can track the position of my finger using Johnny Lee’s famous Wiimote software: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
A Mac version of this tool, which I used in this demo, “WiimoteWhiteboard” can be downloaded at: http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard
More info at http://www.joelsadler.net/Ideablog/IdeaBlog/Entries/2008/2/27_Low_Cost_Interactive_Musical_Surfaces_-_Djay_LightTable_.html
Duration : 0:2:4