Michael

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  • in reply to: Smoke Ball #14865
    Michael
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    Yes, you can control external devices by connecting a relay for either defuse or detonation case. See https://nootropicdesign.com/game-timer-pro/manual/#relay

    -Mike

    in reply to: Arduino doesn’t like the GitHub Code #14711
    Michael
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    I don’t know how you are compiling it, but make sure you specify the board as an Arduino Uno. This code is just normal Arduino code for an ATmega328 MCU.

    The compilation error on line 980 implies that you are compiling for a different architecture.

    #if defined __AVR_ATmega328P__
    lowPowerBodOff(SLEEP_MODE_EXT_STANDBY);
    #else
    lowPowerBodOn(SLEEP_MODE_EXT_STANDBY); <- line 980 #endif

    in reply to: Rotate screen or fonts #14701
    Michael
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    No, it’s not possible to rotate everything unless the whole firmware was redesigned.

    in reply to: I have been asked… #14700
    Michael
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    Answers to some of your questions:
    1) yes, there is a 6-pin serial header that can be used with any FTDI serial adapter to upload code. There are plenty of images on our website that show this at the top of the board.
    2) yes, settings are remembered in EEPROM. You don’t have to redo all the settings.

    As for changing the code, you will have to study the code and figure out what modifications you need. It will not be simple for me to tell you what to change. I’m available to do custom coding for a fee if you would like: https://nootropicdesign.com/store/product/custom-programming/

    in reply to: Upload avatar #14693
    Michael
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    Avatar images are loaded from Gravatar. If you create an avatar on Gravatar that is associated with your email, then many sites on the internet will pull in your avatar image automatically. My site does this.

    https://en.gravatar.com/

    in reply to: Which pins does output jack connect to? #14573
    Michael
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    Hi Kevin,

    The output jack is not directly connected to an Arduino pin. It is connected to the digital to analog converter (DAC) chip.

    -Mike

    in reply to: Anyone planing to upgrade this sheild? #14473
    Michael
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    No, TVout is written in AVR assembly.

    in reply to: SRAM functions seem to fail #14457
    Michael
    Keymaster

    Hi wimbo,

    Hmm, there must be a connectivity problem for the SRAM chips or the SPI select pins for the chips. I have never had this problem before.
    Can you send good pictures of front and back of board to support [at] nootropicdesign.com? I’ll take a look.

    Debugging is difficult because the code runs really fast. Did you add debugging inside the ISR function? That won’t work. You can try reducing the sample rate to see if that helps. That will give non-ISR code more time to run.

    in reply to: Anyone planing to upgrade this sheild? #14451
    Michael
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    It would require a total rewrite because the video generation library (TVout) is written in AVR assembly.

    in reply to: Anyone planing to upgrade this sheild? #14416
    Michael
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    I would like to design a new board (not a shield) from the ground up using a faster microcontroller but I just don’t have time. It’s a ton of work to develop a new product. Maybe someday.

    in reply to: Hardware specific questions #14413
    Michael
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    The Lumazoid code is not going to work on an 8MHz microcontroller. A .hex file compiled for ATmega328 cannot be loaded onto an 8MHz Nano. If you want to use the source code, you will need to compile it for the target, but 8MHz is not fast enough to perform the audio analysis.
    Why don’t you just buy the product from me? I did the hard part for you already.

    in reply to: Hardware specific questions #14410
    Michael
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    xtal is 5mm x 3.2mm

    Abracon ABM3B-16.000MHZ-B2-T

    in reply to: Hardware specific questions #14408
    Michael
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    Yes, it is a 16MHz crystal. The Lumazoid is essentially an Arduino Uno.
    No, you could not use an ATtiny88. The Lumazoid requires a lot of memory.
    Yes, that is an ISP connector so I can program the bootloader onto the ATmega328. When I get manufactured boards from the factory, they have no bootloader. Once the ATmega328 has a bootloader, it can be programmed with Arduino over the serial connection.

    So, are you trying to replicate this product?

    in reply to: Cant get librarys to work #14373
    Michael
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    You can install the library by just dropping the TVout folder in your Arduino libraries folder. The library.properties file is not required by Arduino to use a library. Make sure you do not have the original TVout library installed there. Your error indicates it is finding the original TVout.

    So, in Arduino/libraries:

    
    TVout
    ├── TVout.cpp
    ├── TVout.h
    ├── TVoutPrint.cpp
    ├── examples
    │   ├── ClosedCaptions
    │   ├── DemoNTSC
    │   ├── DemoPAL
    │   ├── EdgeDetection
    │   ├── ExtractCaptionWords
    │   ├── NTSCserialTerm
    │   ├── ObjectTracking
    │   ├── OverlayDemo
    │   ├── TVBlaster
    │   ├── VideoFrameCapture
    │   └── VideoMIDI
    ├── keywords.txt
    ├── spec
    │   ├── asm_macros.h
    │   ├── hardware_setup.h
    │   └── video_properties.h
    ├── version\ history.txt
    ├── video_gen.cpp
    └── video_gen.h
    

    (sorry, this library is over 10 years old, long before the newer specs)

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    in reply to: A Lasercut box to GameTimer Pro #14369
    Michael
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    Nice, thanks for contributing that!

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