Difference between revisions of "Art Controller Software Hacks"

Latest revision as of 11:03, 17 September 2012

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.