Category Archives: prototyping

PachubeMon App Open Sourced

Posted on May 6, 2011 by jjob

PachubeMon is a free iPhone app available on the App Store that I built a couple of years ago. It allows you to view real time sensor data shared by Pachube users and gathered from objects, devices, buildings and environments … Continue reading →

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Arduino Based MIDI Ribbon Controller Project

Posted on April 23, 2011 by jjob

Giuseppe Di Cillo has just shared his design and code for an Arduino based MIDI ribbon controller. Below is a video of it in action with it built into a custom case and controlling the Grobian Reaktor ensemble through Ableton … Continue reading →

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Digital Storage Oscilloscope On The Cheap

Posted on September 26, 2009 by jjob

I just received my new Digital Storage Oscilloscope by JYE tech from the Seeed Studio Depot. While it is certainly not as powerful as a full fledged oscilloscope, its compact size and affordable price ($49) make it a handy tool … Continue reading →

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Arduino 0017 Released

Posted on August 14, 2009 by jjob

The latest version of the Arduino IDE has been released. From the arduino.cc website: “The open-source Arduino environment makes it easy to write code and upload it to the i/o board. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The … Continue reading →

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PachubeMon Now Available On The App Store

Posted on August 7, 2009 by jjob

I am happy to announce that my Pachube feed organizer/viewer application PachubeMon is now available as a free download on the App Store. It was also announced on the Pachube blog on Monday. Pachube is a web service available at pachube.com … Continue reading →

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Software Debouncing Multiple Latching Switches With Arduino

Posted on January 12, 2009 by jjob

This last week I have been working on making the operation of my MIDI controller prototype more robust. One of my tasks has been to debounce and latch the states of my pushbutton toggle switches. Though you could use hardware … Continue reading →

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DIY Cardboard MIDI Controller

Posted on December 28, 2008 by jjob

Today I built a DIY cardboard MIDI controller. I used an Atmega168 with code written in Arduino and programmed on an Arduino NG. The whole circuit is breadboarded and connects to the computer via a single USB cable. The serial … Continue reading →

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Simple Max Serial To MIDI Patch

Posted on October 12, 2008 by jjob

I have programmed an Arduino to output serial MIDI CC messages when I adjust potentiometers connected to it. To control my MIDI capable applications I could just send this data to a MIDI cable and then to a commercial USB-MIDI … Continue reading →

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Serial Communication Tool For OSX

Posted on October 1, 2008 by jjob

Coming from a Windows background I previously used HyperTerminal as a serial communication tool. When I moved to a Mac I tried an app called zterm that is a sort of HyperTerminal equivalent, but found it to be a bit … Continue reading →

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