The Open Light Project: Next Step

Two years after the first try, I have worked on a few other electronic prototypes and now I think I have the experience I missed a few years back to put the prototype together.… ≫

Hack to work with msp430 on macosx

I got my hands on a msp430 launchpad to play around with it, and unluckily, the launchpad does not play nice with MacOSX 10.6. After the break, you’ll get my tutorial to make it work.… ≫

Open Light Dimmer: First try

Back in high school, I had the luck to get some experience and learn many things about stage lightnings. But, as I was already computer-litterate at that time I was amazed to discover that at the ethernet era, the protocol used for controlling lights was still DMX-512 based on RS485 serial line over a 3 points XLR. Because the DMX network configuration is a daisy chain, it looked to me a lot like BNC-based 10 base-T computer networks… with cable length, line terminals… being one’s worst nightmare.… ≫

RFID door control system for Le Loop

I just ended a proof of concept of door locking/unlocking system for our hackerspace.… ≫