Materials, tools and software
Arduino(Tools)
Led (Materials)
Potentiometer (Materials)
Switch (Materials)
Protoboard (Materials)
Arduino(Software)
Rhino + Grasshopper + Firefly(Software)
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Arduino(Tools)
Led (Materials)
Potentiometer (Materials)
Switch (Materials)
Protoboard (Materials)
Arduino(Software)
Rhino + Grasshopper + Firefly(Software)
In this assignment,use the software like the way for the communication between the interactions "Hardware – User".
For make the interaction, I use Arduino + Firefly
Firefly is a toll to Grasshopper and this is a complement of Rhinoceros. In Firefly is a graphic environment with you
can connect and programing the adruino board.
For install, this tool can you view in the web site or in the link of the
link in the final of the page .and to add you can check two files of description for install and introduce to firefly
For use, the software you need have basic knowledge of Grasshopper in the next link can view tutorials for introduce
in Grasshopper.
Firefly Web
Grasshopper Basic
To connect Arduino to Firefly do you need this programming to load in the Arduino board. When I download, this
one had the following error.
This code use to communicate between Arduino and Firefly.
Use these tools to make different process to complete the programing
First, select the tool of valid port "Ports available" + "Panel" tool you check your information and them you select "Open port"
and add the values of the ports, in the open you connect "Boolean toggle" change "true" or "false" to connect or disconnect the
serial port next in port you connect the "Panel" of the last communication and the "Baud" check the number of connection in the
code.
It is a platform and development environment to design systems, it uses a language that it uses is called G language, where the G symbolizes that it is Graphic language.
In this software I will experience the communication with a satshakit so the first step with the help of an FTDI cable connect to the computer followed by this in LabVIEW install the drivers in conjunction with the arduino libraries since the satshakit is recognized as an arduino. We must also make sure to install the appropriate components in this case we must have NI Visa which is responsible for enabling ports and communication interfaces from LabVIEW.
To perform graphical programming in LabView, it must be borne in mind that each block that will be used in the Arduino package
installed in Labview represents a function of the Arduino language as such and each block entry in Labview represents the input
parameters for that function.
To add the logic of programming and each of the actions that the program should perform is simple by clicking on the programming
window we can add each of them.
Within the program we can find a window in which we can select the type of plate that is in this case the satshakit recognizes it as an arduino one, we will also have the detection of the port for which we need to install the "VISA" complement, in addition to other windows in which we select the pin to be used and the value to declare it either this entry or exit. A button with which we can turn on a led and finally a button to stop the process.
once with the complete programming the moment in which we execute from the graphical interface of the program the same action will
be sent to the satshakit executing the same action of turning on and off a led.
This program seemed very interesting to me since LANGUAGE G (graphic) was very easy to learn for me because of its approach to the
design softwares that are my greatest affinity and this program in particular is very similar to the FIREFLY analyzed above.
This application can control the vibration motors using a slider from zero to one hundred, this slider change the voltage value
to increase or decrease the intensity of vibration.
To make this application, I using App Inventor in a process I make the communication of the smartphone with the board designed
by a bluethooth module.
within the interface development we modify the graphic environment. Inventor App handles an intuitive and easy to learn environment
in which we only drag the tools either to program as we can see in the previous image or as to design the graphic environment as we
see in the following image.
This development helped me to complement the following week if you want to learn more about this project you can go to the next page where you can find the complement of the development of this project.
In the video you can see how the application was used
In this week I am experimenting with graphic language softwares since this is very easy to understand based on my experience in design
environments I find easy to understand logically and easy to interpret.
My favorite was FireFly because of its connection with Rhino and its greater field of application towards design.
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