New Product Friday: Oh Fudge!

lol, that was the first thing I noticed!

Daaargh! Don't get me started - we don't have it in the UK (because the brominated water bit is illegal in the EU :-P) but it tastes soooooo good! (If someone even dares say that Mountain dew energy is the same, I will rip their head off (metaphorically at least...))

Robert, you really need to try the Mountain Dew Throwback! King Soopers has it.

I've always thought soda cans would make neat enclosures for projects.

I wish! I just happened to be 'doing the dew' when we shot this.

The people who wrote and carried out the script are men. Since people instinctively assume that all other people are the same gender as them, as they can relate better with their own gender, it makes sense that they would say "wife" without thinking about it. That especially applies to topics such as electronics, where very few women choose to spend their time.

While it was a joke, I highly doubt it was intended as a sexist joke.

Then change it for "Just don't tell your husband you're hacking the Roomba". Seriously guys, chill.

Same thing happened here.

It's not meant to be a sexist joke, it's meant to be just be a joke. They could have said spouse, but seeing as how most hackers are men, wife is the most accurate. They could have said partner to include homosexual couples. Wait, but then that's discriminating against single people...

It's a joke. Put the wrong noun and it becomes a "who can be the most PC" frenzy.

Edit: fixed link, thanks paradoxial

It's really just a few lines of code. It's like this:

delay(10000); total = analogRead(0) + analogRead(1) + analogRead(2)

then the main loop just reads the sum, and if it deviates +-25 or so, it makes the pin that's connected to the relay high. pretty basic stuff.

Spade, this is the code I used. I'm not sure how to format it correctly for the comments so if you want me to email it to me, let me know.

I built one to "cure" the dog from getting into things I leave accessible by mistake when I leave the house. It's going to make an appearance at work after the dog learns.

;) Chris

// BETA version of the Oh Fudge!

int x = A0;                    // Set X axis pin
int y = A1;                    // Set Y axis pin
int z = A2;                    // Set Z axis pin

int xval = 0;                  // Initial X axis value
int yval = 0;                  // Initial Y axis value
int zval = 0;                  // Initial Z axis value

int result1 = 0;                 // Variable for sum of all three 
int result2 = 0;                 // Varialbe for to compare to
int result_diff = 0;             // Variable for the difference
int threshold = 30;              // Variable for threshold  

void setup() {                

  pinMode(A0, INPUT);        // Set X axis pin as an analog input
  pinMode(A1, INPUT);        // Set Y axis pin as an analog input
  pinMode(A2, INPUT);        // Set Z axis pin as an analog input
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);       // Set timeout LED pin digital output
  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);        // set Relay pin as a digital output
  Serial.begin(9600);        // For serial debugging
  delay(15000);              // Give us time to leave the package
}

void loop() {

  xval = analogRead(x);      // Get X axis value
  yval = analogRead(y);      // Get Y axis value
  zval = analogRead(z);      // Get Z axis value
  result1 = xval + yval + zval;       // Add them all up

  delay(100);                // Wait 1/10 a second

  xval = analogRead(x);      // Get new X value
  yval = analogRead(y);      // Get new Y value
  zval = analogRead(z);      // Get new Z value
  result2 = xval + yval + zval;      // Add new values up
  result_diff = abs(result2 - result1); // We only want + values

  // This is debug code
  Serial.print(" X_");
  Serial.print(xval);
  Serial.print(" Y_");
  Serial.print(yval);
  Serial.print(" Z_");
  Serial.print(zval);
  Serial.print("    R1_");
  Serial.print(result1);
  Serial.print(" R2_");
  Serial.print(result2);
  Serial.print("    Diff_");
  Serial.print(result_diff);
  Serial.print("    Thresh_");
  Serial.println(threshold);

  if (result_diff > threshold){  // Check to see if the difference is greater than the threshold, If it is, run code below.
digitalWrite(9,HIGH);    // Turn on relay  HONK!
delay(100);              // Wait 1/10th a second
digitalWrite(9,LOW);     // Turn off relay
digitalWrite(13,HIGH);   // Turn on timeout LED
delay(5000);             // Wait 5 seconds
digitalWrite(13,LOW);    // Turn off timeout LED
  }

else{ digitalWrite(9,LOW); // Keep relay off and do nothing } }

omg, that would be VERY annoying...

There is a middle ground. I used to use a vise for this, but I finally picked up a set of IDC pliers. They do a really nice job (they're made for the task), they don't cost too much, and they don't take up a lot of room. Available here, $18 and maybe SparkFun will start offering them along with the connectors.

Couple of taps with a hammer and a block of wood to evenly distribute the pressure works great. Everyone has a hammer!

Here's a link - http://vimeo.com/39059749

It should finish converting shortly!

I saw that yesterday

A box with flashing lights, loud noises, lots of electronics, and left unattended in a public place. What could go wrong?( Oooh, put it right in front of mall security, maybe you can meet some FBI agents)

hmm, wonder how a go pro would work

I'm totally making one of these to bring to work.

Somehow, I'm guessing that 'Fudge' wasn't the first choice... :-D