More Guitar Wiring and Testing
Today was another big day for the guitar hero bot. Firstly, we finished up wiring all of the internals for the guitar, including wrapping the wires in heatshrink tubing to keep them tidy. Additionally, we cut an opening at the top of the guitar to act as a receptacle for[…]
Reverse Engineering the Guitar Hero X-plorer
We got a whole lot done today. On the programming side of things, we’ve been working on getting the signals to go in through the microprocessor. There are a few things that the processor has to take care of…It needs to take in all signals simultaneously, and record their values[…]
Our Guitar Hero bot is on Fire!!!! (and in Flames)
No, not really, it’s just got all five sensors and is quite accurate when analyzing “Through the fire and flames” on expert mode. Keep in mind, the signals that are currently lighting the LEDs, will be used to “press” the buttons in real time.
Guitar Hero Bot: Stage 2 now rockin
It’s honestly not that different from the first stage, but hey, it’s something. Here’s a peak at the second stage, 3 sensors and the accompanying LEDS for the green, red, and yellow notes.
First stage of guitar hero bot is complete!
We’ve successfully gotten the first stage of our guitar hero bot working. In the video below, you can see a prototype of our photodiode circuit correctly viewing the notes on the screen, and blinking the LED appropriately. For now, We are only detecting the green notes, but more are soon[…]
Coming Soon: the Real-Time Guitar Hero Bot
So I’ve started my 6-week internship with Convolve Inc. along with 4 of my friends. It’s essentially a mechanical engineering firm; they do a lot of computer and hard drive work. Anyways, our project will be to build an automated guitar hero player. Yes, I know it’s been done before,[…]
A 10 minute guide to Computer Building
Before building a fairly basic computer for my mother, I realized that the since I wasn’t doing anything extreme (like watercooling), this would be the ideal opportunity to make a simple instructional video for beginner computer builders. The result was an easy-to-follow 10 minute tutorial:
P180 Mini Tower Case Review
This is my first review that I am conducting through UltimateComputers.net. It is for the Antec P180 mini case, which I am using in a future computer build. Since I had the case anyways, I figured I would review it.
