Monome - open music controller
Posted on April 19th, 2008
Monome is a controller kit for electronic music performance, based on open source hardware and protocols. You can build the units yourself, or buy kits from monome.org.
The controllers themselves are basically a grid of backlit rubber buttons that connect to your computer via USB.
Many people use the device to create music with the free MAX/MSP synthesizer software, but it could theoretically be used with any application.
The schematics, parts list, and source code for the 40h unit are here
Tags: DIY, DJ, electronic music, interfacing, kit, MAX/MSP, monome, Music, music performance, open hardware, synthesiser
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PowerShell for other platforms
Posted on April 8th, 2008
I love PowerShell (PoSh). It gives me (most of) the power of Perl, plus the DotNet framework(library), plus easy discoverability and debugging since all variables in PowerShell are objects with properties and methods.
Now PowerShell is available for Mac, Linux and others, using Mono:
http://igorshare.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/
I hope to post some of my PoSh scripts later.
Tags: coding, cross-platform, linux, Mac, Mono, PoSh, PowerShell, programming
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RepRap - self replicating 3D printer project
Posted on April 4th, 2008
This is one of the cool projects that uses the Arduino controller.
RepRap is machine that you can build yourself, which can print plastic 3d shapes, based on computer design files (CAD). The more-exciting concept behind this project is that the first machine can build parts to build a second RepRap machine. And theoretically, it can be an evolving system, where the subsequent machines are improved because the designs will improve over time. Its also potentially self-healing, if you keep one backup copy of all the parts.
Reprap home
You can read more about the vision for the project here.
Tags: 3d printer, CAD, DIY, evolution, home manufacturing, manufacturing, plastic, reprap, robots, self-replicating
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Arduino - open source electronics platform
Posted on April 2nd, 2008
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments.
Arduino Home
The latest versions Arduino are based on the Atmel AVR microcontroller, and are programmed over USB.
You can buy them or build your own, since the hardware specs are released under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5 license and are made available on the Arduino Web site.
In the near future I will be posting about some cool projects that use the Arduino.
Tags: arduino, atmel, diecimila, DIY, electronic art, electronics, electronics platform, freeduino, interfacing, open hardware, open-source, USB, wearable computer, wearable computing
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Forums Activated
Posted on April 1st, 2008
As you can see in the top-level navigation, I’ve added a user forum. I welcome you to share your views on the various topics, and I hope that we can have some good, fun interactions.
The address is http://www.rossmeeks.ca/forum
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