From 689d255c3005c3dac937780824b598469e486149 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Moore Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 01:00:07 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Automatic commit of irc logs --- irc/log | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+) diff --git a/irc/log b/irc/log index b4b63c5..3c03d09 100644 --- a/irc/log +++ b/irc/log @@ -2638,3 +2638,52 @@ 21:20 < jtanx> :P 21:20 < jtanx> the computer vision unit sounds interesting, but a lot of maths/theory involved 22:02 -!- jtanx [~asfa@203-59-42-232.dyn.iinet.net.au] has quit ["ChatZilla 0.9.90.1 [Firefox 23.0.1/20130814063812]"] +--- Day changed Sun Sep 15 2013 +09:13 -!- jtanx [~asfa@203-59-42-232.dyn.iinet.net.au] has joined #mctxuwa_softdev +11:02 < sam_moore> I'm really glad I put the IRC logs under git +11:02 < sam_moore> It's very helpful for keeping my diary up to date +11:40 < jtanx> hehe +11:40 < jtanx> I'm gladful for git +11:48 < jtanx> about the bbb +11:48 < jtanx> it's probably best to just install debian to the internal memory +11:54 < jtanx> on the controls +11:54 < jtanx> maybe we can have the following states: start/pause/resume/stop/close +11:56 < jtanx> actually, maybe just start/pause/resume/close +11:56 < jtanx> when an 'emergency stop' due to the sanity checks occurs +11:57 < jtanx> actually, start/pause/resume/close/emergency +11:57 < jtanx> start/pause/resume/close can only be initiated by the client +11:58 < jtanx> emergency can be initiated by client/server +11:58 < jtanx> in emergency, actuators are set as necessary then deactivated +11:58 < jtanx> but importantly, the data files remain open, which hopefully removes the need for mutexes +12:26 < sam_moore> That seems sensible +13:20 < sam_moore> Hey +13:20 < sam_moore> It's actually quite simple to stream an image through FastCGI +13:21 < jtanx> yeah +13:21 < jtanx> you just fwrite the image buffer +13:21 < sam_moore> Yep +13:21 < jtanx> I had some test code for that but could never test it +13:22 < jtanx> no webcam +13:22 < sam_moore> Ah, damn +13:22 < sam_moore> I've written some code, it works pretty brilliantly +13:22 < jtanx> nice +13:22 < jtanx> this control code is really annoying me +13:23 < jtanx> just all the considerations of if you need a mutex here or not and 'what happens if...' +13:23 < sam_moore> Ah, sorry to hear that +13:23 < jtanx> yeah nah its ok +13:24 < jtanx> but that interferometer stuff you did looks really cool +13:26 < sam_moore> Yeah, it worked surprisingly well +13:26 < sam_moore> It can cope with a fair bit of background light, even without all the improvements I was thinking about +13:27 < sam_moore> If I add 2 or 3 more columns to scan, and use the fact that we actually know the spatial frequency to eliminate nodes that are too close together +13:27 < sam_moore> It should be pretty good +13:27 < sam_moore> I'm not sure what the laser intensity will be, but the generated image looks similar to ones you can find on the internet +13:28 < sam_moore> One possible problem is if the mirrors aren't flat enough +13:28 < sam_moore> But hopefully it won't be a big issue (since they've pretty much just specified an expensive pre-built kit which presumably has flat mirrors) +13:29 < jtanx> yeah +13:30 < jtanx> here's to hoping 'it just works' +13:30 < sam_moore> Yep :P +13:31 < sam_moore> Got to go, bye +13:32 < jtanx> ok cya +15:50 -!- jtanx [~asfa@203-59-42-232.dyn.iinet.net.au] has quit [Ping timeout] +15:56 -!- jtanx_ [~asfa@203-59-42-232.dyn.iinet.net.au] has joined #mctxuwa_softdev +15:56 -!- jtanx_ is now known as jtanx +21:48 -!- jtanx [~asfa@203-59-42-232.dyn.iinet.net.au] has quit ["ChatZilla 0.9.90.1 [Firefox 23.0.1/20130814063812]"] -- 2.20.1