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Re: a magnetic reed switch and teleo multi madness

Liam Staskawicz — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:09:30 GMT

Hey David! I haven't ever come across that error, but it looks (from the error messages) that what it's complaining about is that you've named your patch

a magnetic reed switch and teleo multi madness

david elinoff — Thu, 03 May 2007 05:29:48 GMT

Hi there makingthingers! Last night I was having difficulties getting a magnetic reed switch to register in Max at my Teleo MultiI/O Digital input. I had it

Re: high torque servo motor

Alberto Gaitán — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:13:33 GMT

Have you heard of Paul Panhuysen (Het Apollohuis, in Eindhoven)? I've played one of his long-string installations by stroking the > 30m harpsichord string

Re: high torque servo motor

gpak99 — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:00:35 GMT

the string is going to be attached at different points in the room so there will also be tone differences there; visually it is going to"barricade' the space

Re: high torque servo motor

bobby cossum — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:51:31 GMT

... it stretches back and forth ... have you considered the effect of all this tuning on the string itself. seems like it would get harder and harder to tune

Re: high torque servo motor

nootrope — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:08:32 GMT

The MC has a few ways of controlling servos, yes. Check the OSC documentation. You will need to use an external power supply for anything other than the

Re: high torque servo motor

gpak99 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:26:49 GMT

Well, the string i'm going to use will spinn thru the space so about 10 to 20 meters. I've attached a concrete block under my setup now and thats 25 kg wich

Re: high torque servo motor

Dale Wilson — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:17:25 GMT

I'm assuming that the actual range of motion you need to change the pitch is quite small. Have you considered a mechanical solution (i.e. a gear box) to get

Re: high torque servo motor

nootrope — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:07:24 GMT

If you need tweaky position accurate motors you're probably going to need steppers not servos. High torque steppers are pricey. But you could test a relatively

high torque servo motor

gpak99 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:21:04 GMT

hello list, i'm working on a project that involves pulling a piano string that it stretches back and forth to get tone differences. so i thought to do this

Re: motor vs. pwm

David Williams — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:39:43 GMT

Nope. Motor's just a convenient wrapper that gives you a slightly nicer api for motors. Same current same hardware. ... From: "Aaron Falk" To:

motor vs. pwm

Aaron Falk — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:32:37 GMT

Hi- What is the difference between motor and pwm? I hooked a small motor to two digital outputs and, running heavy, it appears they function about the same.

Re: stepper motor

Liam Staskawicz — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:51:04 GMT

Hiya - you need to be using a version of Heavy that knows about stepper motors. The version linked from the MakingThings download page seems to be the most

Re: stepper motor

gpak99 — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:56:36 GMT

Yes, works fine with dc motors and a external power supply.. But i'm new to this..so.. Usb doesn't work you mean?

Re: stepper motor

alberto — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:28:21 GMT

The diagram shows the MC connected to the computer via ethernet. You trying to do this via USB? ... http://www.makingthings.com/Members/dudailev/images-of- ...