Is this possible

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   This IMHO will not work with our software. we sequence then replay a sequence, this would be live on the fly. you could easily do it with Boralis if (and this is only if my suspesion is correct) uses the windows media player (think how we can stream music when the show isnt going) you then convert the output of the radar to media wave( again now you are streaming what your radar gun is  outputing) then use a LORvis type plug in to output media player signal to d-light board. 

Problems that immedaitely jump out at me are:
Converting radar output to a signal to stream.
The usb (IRQ) will be occuipied by the Boralis application so even if the LORvis plugin could work the scheduler will need to be re-programmed to give up the comms so that Windows media player could borrow it. 

Net net you couldn't do this in the live while the show is running but it could be done. Now a stand alone application would be very easy to do. you would really only need to do a simple relay system and assign a simple value you for each MPH that would corrospond with the car actual travel/distance (simple). your above depiction is exactly how you would turn the relay on just turn the X into a 1 (00100000, 00010000, 00001000 and so on) I like where your heads at though!!!!!

Tell me whats wrong with my thinking!

Slink,

Edited by Slinkard - 07 Jan 2009 at 2:55pm

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Slinkard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List DMX Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Location: El Cajon CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 243	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 2009 at 2:53pm
	This IMHO will not work with our software. we sequence then replay a sequence, this would be live on the fly. you could easily do it with Boralis if (and this is only if my suspesion is correct) uses the windows media player (think how we can stream music when the show isnt going) you then convert the output of the radar to media wave( again now you are streaming what your radar gun is outputing) then use a LORvis type plug in to output media player signal to d-light board. Problems that immedaitely jump out at me are: Converting radar output to a signal to stream. The usb (IRQ) will be occuipied by the Boralis application so even if the LORvis plugin could work the scheduler will need to be re-programmed to give up the comms so that Windows media player could borrow it. Net net you couldn't do this in the live while the show is running but it could be done. Now a stand alone application would be very easy to do. you would really only need to do a simple relay system and assign a simple value you for each MPH that would corrospond with the car actual travel/distance (simple). your above depiction is exactly how you would turn the relay on just turn the X into a 1 (00100000, 00010000, 00001000 and so on) I like where your heads at though!!!!! Tell me whats wrong with my thinking! Slink, Edited by Slinkard - 07 Jan 2009 at 2:55pm
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deweycooter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Development Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Location: League City, TX Online Status: Offline Posts: 674	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 2009 at 2:32pm
	Yeah - it's possible - though you're I think you're looking at a custom-solution. You'd have to get the input from the radar device, then use your program to send the signals to the lights. It would be very neat to do, but I'd wouldn't recommend it unless you've at least got a couple gold stars on a nerd badge that you only remove a couple times a year. ;)
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Rambler1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pre-Order User Joined: 28 Dec 2007 Location: Upton,MA Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jan 2009 at 2:24pm
	For next year I would like to hook up a speed radar device to a segment of lights. I would then like the lights to sequence at the same interval. Example: If a car drives by at 20 mph. I would like the lights to follow at the same speed. So if I had 10 strands spaced equally apart it would chase at 29 ft/sec Example 2 --- 0 0 0 0 car -> 20 mph --- --- X 0 0 0 car -> 20 mph --- --- 0 X 0 0 car -> 20 mph --- --- 0 0 X 0 car -> 20 mph --- --- 0 0 0 x car -> 20 mph --- Hope it makes sense If you understand and can help it would be apreciated Andy Edited by Rambler1 - 07 Jan 2009 at 2:25pm
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