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Where do we go from here? If you made one, I hope you'll send me a picture and let me know what you did or didn't like about the design. Tell me what you did to make it better.
Here are some thoughts I had on where to go next:
- Personalities? Alter the programming so each bug has a distinct behavior. Angry, happy, sleepy.
- Temperature dependent behavior? The chip has an on board temperature sensor.
- Jar of Fireflies? Buggy's platform would work for any number of LED projects. You could use the unused ports, or multiplex an LED array using the IR and VIS sensor ports.
- Hijack a RadioShack 'HexBug'? Replace the electronics and you could program in some cool behaviors like hunter / prey with the IR. The chip will source 40 mA on the ports, which might be enough to run the motor directly.
- Songs? I've only got an octave programmed in Buggy. It wouldn't be hard to double that and have it play some melodies like ring tones.
- Practical joke? Program the board to chirp randomly and tape it under someone's desk. Have it go off at a random time every other day. It would drive them nuts!
- TV-B-Gone? Use the IR to turn off TVs at random times!
- Motion sensor. I put one on a shelf facing a lit window, and it would go off if you walked by. It drove my wife crazy!
- There must be a million others. Let me know what you think.
Good luck, and have fun.
Ken
Here are some thoughts I had on where to go next:
- Personalities? Alter the programming so each bug has a distinct behavior. Angry, happy, sleepy.
- Temperature dependent behavior? The chip has an on board temperature sensor.
- Jar of Fireflies? Buggy's platform would work for any number of LED projects. You could use the unused ports, or multiplex an LED array using the IR and VIS sensor ports.
- Hijack a RadioShack 'HexBug'? Replace the electronics and you could program in some cool behaviors like hunter / prey with the IR. The chip will source 40 mA on the ports, which might be enough to run the motor directly.
- Songs? I've only got an octave programmed in Buggy. It wouldn't be hard to double that and have it play some melodies like ring tones.
- Practical joke? Program the board to chirp randomly and tape it under someone's desk. Have it go off at a random time every other day. It would drive them nuts!
- TV-B-Gone? Use the IR to turn off TVs at random times!
- Motion sensor. I put one on a shelf facing a lit window, and it would go off if you walked by. It drove my wife crazy!
- There must be a million others. Let me know what you think.
Good luck, and have fun.
Ken
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