IRC log for #edev on 20080824

00:04.55RedhatterWhat's a good DSP chip to work with in Linux?
00:06.34RedhatterI'm looking at something that can form the basis of a handheld software-defined radio transceiver.
00:07.24Croftonhttp://www.opensdr.com/node/10
00:07.27Crofton:)
00:12.34RedhatterNice... but overkill ;-)
00:17.52Croftonheh
00:17.58Croftonwhat are you trying to do?
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16:22.57Comunistare there discusions about electonics??
16:23.07Comunistam i on the right place?
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21:29.30RobotGuyping
21:31.58HcEpong
21:32.09RobotGuyHcE: Greetings
21:32.46RobotGuyI've been looking at Atmel stuff a lot lately and am liking what I see.
21:33.42RobotGuyThe free Linux toolchain is a definite plus.
21:35.13HcEjupp, at least the very latest you compile by yourself ;)
21:35.24HcEbtw; AVR, AVR32 or AT91?
21:36.11RobotGuyRight now I am starting to work with the AVR (as in Arduino at the moment), but am very interested in the AVR32 also.
21:39.14RobotGuyI'm looking at the SAM7X also.
21:39.28HcEAVR works great with avr-gcc and AVRStudio if you are a Windows user
21:39.53RobotGuyI just had not committed to moving away from using PICs until recently.  Now I am committed.
21:40.02RobotGuyI'm a Linux Guy.
21:41.10HcEavr-gcc works fine there too ;)
21:41.28RobotGuyYes, indeed it does as I am finding out. :)
21:42.24RobotGuysolar has made it very easy to build Arduino stuff without using the Arduino IDE.
21:44.26RobotGuyI want to get a Sanguino and some additional Atmega644P chips to work with. The 644P has the feature set I like.
21:47.41RobotGuyLynxmotion is working on a new 644P based servo controller/c programmable board also, which I want to get when it is released.
21:48.48HcEcool =)
21:49.09HcEservo controll is really simple with mega's
21:49.20HcEI've used a mega128 to control 3 DC engines and two servos
21:49.34HcEit could control up to 6 servos, but I only attached two
21:50.44RobotGuyThe mega128 is the other chip I am really interested in.  I want to get one of the Spark Fun boards with the 128 on it.
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21:51.27RobotGuyI have my Arduino setup to control 6 servos now.  I am wiring up an MCP32017 to it now and just have to wire some LEDs.
21:51.49RobotGuyMCP23017. :)
21:52.17RobotGuyg1powermac_PB: Hi
21:53.33g1powermac_PBhey RobotGuy
21:53.45g1powermac_PBwell, this has been one of the worst days of my life
21:55.01g1powermac_PBstarting last night with severe diarrhea and nausea to today's full blown, horribly painful gallstone attack causing me to rush to the hospital to suffer for two hours before they gave me anything for the pain
21:55.58RobotGuyHcE: I am very familiar with the MCP23017, so am starting out with it to get I2C on the Arduino working.
21:56.26RobotGuyI spent several hours in the ER last night.
21:57.03g1powermac_PBjust couldn't believe how long it took for them to give me something for the pain
21:57.48HcEwhich country do you live in?
21:57.51RobotGuyg1powermac_PB: They have to rule out other causes before they will treat you.
21:57.52g1powermac_PBUS
21:58.02HcEI think you can ask for pain killers in Norway if you are close to passing out ;)
21:58.05g1powermac_PBRobotGuy: no, that wasn't even close to the case
21:58.06RobotGuyUSA, west coast
21:58.35g1powermac_PBRobotGuy: they knew exactly what the problem was as the gallstones were confirmed already from the ultrasound I had a month or so ago
21:58.41HcEbut I understand if they do not want to give you any medications, you might need surgery/analyzes/etc
21:58.56RobotGuyHcE: I am planning to use one or more Arduinos for dedicated processing, attached to Hammer.
21:59.00g1powermac_PBit took forever just to see a stinking doctor
21:59.26g1powermac_PBand they weren't busy
21:59.30HcEthat's bad
21:59.58HcEI have a hospital about 5 minutes walk away from here, and it usually takes 30 to 60 minutes from I enter to I can leave with medications
22:00.17HcEI've been there twice I think this summer to get antibiotics
22:00.32g1powermac_PBmeh, closest hospital is about a 15 minute drive but it sucks
22:00.44g1powermac_PBgood hospital is about a 30 minute ride
22:00.45RobotGuyDoctors and Hospitals here in the US are so affraid of lawsuits that they don't even want to commit to a diagnosis if they can avoid it.
22:00.58HcEis living happily in Norway
22:00.59HcE;)
22:01.04g1powermac_PBRobotGuy: it wasn't even that, they just didn't care
22:01.10g1powermac_PByou could see it on their faces
22:01.14RobotGuyg1powermac_PB: That sucks
22:01.46g1powermac_PBunless you could die from your condition, they don't care
22:02.26RobotGuyI did get a ride home in a medical transport (not ambulance) with a pretty lady driver. :)
22:02.33RobotGuyI've ridden with her before.
22:02.51g1powermac_PBhas never been in an ambulance as a patient
22:03.15RobotGuyI went in by ambulance several times this year. :(
22:04.01g1powermac_PBthis is now the second ER visit this year for me
22:04.10RobotGuyHcE: I am leaning more towards using the Sanguino/Atmega644P instead of Arduino though.
22:04.44HcEI would choose the AVR, but again, I am a bit biased ;)
22:04.50g1powermac_PBone for the skipped heart beats (oh yea, I was rushed in for that, even got a friekin wheel chair which I didn't get this time even though I couldn't stand straight from the pain) and one time today
22:05.12RobotGuyHcE: I know, and that's OK.  I'm talking about AVRs. :)
22:05.52HcEhits the bed
22:05.58RobotGuyG'Night HcE
22:06.14g1powermac_PBthey didn't even offer me a wheel chair when I left today even though I could barely walk from the pain meds
22:07.04RobotGuyThat's really bad.  I got wheeled in a wheel chair right from my ER room to the van by that pretty lady driver.
22:09.47RobotGuyprpplague: ping
22:10.10prpplagueRobotGuy pong
22:10.17RobotGuyHappy Sunday
22:13.44RobotGuyI have two borked PCs now. :(
22:23.06prpplagueRobotGuy http://cgi.ebay.com/AMERICAN-MICROSYSTEMS-M2500-Barcode-Module_W0QQitemZ280237329885QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
22:23.59prpplagueRobotGuy http://cgi.ebay.com/AML-M2500-DEC-Barcode-Reader_W0QQitemZ220067052080QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
22:29.20RobotGuyInteresting.  What's inside them?
22:29.50prpplagueatmega103 or atemga128 depending on how new they are
22:30.01RobotGuyAh, OK.
22:32.36prpplagueRobotGuy  fully reprogrammable
22:33.33solarprobably with a little work. Can be made to work under the existing aurduino env.
22:35.31RobotGuyprpplague: http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-iPAQ-rx3715-Mobile-Media-Companion_W0QQitemZ330264565463QQihZ014QQcategoryZ38331QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
22:35.52RobotGuyAtmega128 with the Arduino environment would be wonderful.
22:36.09RobotGuyI'm leaning more towards not using the IDE now.
22:37.57RobotGuyI think somebody started working on that but I haven't heard anything recently.
22:40.10RobotGuySparkfun has some inexpensive Atmega128 based boards.
22:41.35RobotGuyMy motherboard upgrade to my server has not gone well so far. :(
22:42.10RobotGuyI can't get it to come up with a PCI video card.
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23:10.16prpplaguesolar how ya making out with your package-o-fun?
23:10.58RobotGuyIs there some trick to getting an Athlon XP motherboard to boot with a PCI video card?
23:11.20ohsixyes
23:11.31prpplagueRobotGuy ping
23:11.33RobotGuyohsix: What needs to be done?
23:11.39RobotGuyprpplague: pong
23:11.48prpplagueRobotGuy see /msg
23:27.20RobotGuyhttp://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/rovers/walter/version20/img/walter20-motors-.jpg
23:28.57RobotGuyOops, wrong url.  http://github.com/robotguy/walter/wikis
23:36.07solarprpplague: doing good. Right just finishing up the power supply. http://dev.gentoo.org/~solar/embedded/power/
23:39.13solarprpplague: reused two small parts from you on that
23:47.04RobotGuyohsix: ping
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