Editing Art Controller Software Hacks

This page is part of the documentation for the '''[[Art Controller]]''' kit.


To give you just a little inspiration, here are just a few ideas of things that you can reprogram the [[Art Controller]] to do:


Trigger logic variations:
* Trigger only when the input signal stays high for a certain amount of time.
* Trigger automatically when a certain amount of time passes without otherwise being triggered.
* Trigger at (pseudo) random intervals.
* Wait for a fixed amount of time between being triggered and starting the relay cycle
* Ignore hardware triggers completely; trigger a certain amount of time after being turned on.


Delay logic variations:
* Use much shorter or longer delays.
* Activate for a (pseudo) random amount of time.
* Operate as a repeating timer, with different duty cycles.
* Work as a "pulse" driver, only turning on the relay when the input is high.
* Leave the output on for a certain number of ''events'', not a certain amount of time.  For example, three shots at a target.


Using digital inputs:
* Control the time delay with the digital inputs.
* Trigger only when a set of digital inputs (up to 13 digital inputs) meet a specific set of high and low conditions.


Using digital outputs:
* Output a clock or sync signal, even when the module isn't triggered.
* Output a sync signal with the same or opposite sign of the relay state.
* Turn on a warning LED or siren a few moments or minutes before turning on the relay. 



''Note 1:'' Please feel free to add to the list above.

''Note 2:'' If you build alternative firmware for the Art Controller (implementing ideas listed here or otherwise), please feel free to link to it here as well.