Comments on: About Me http://www.madox.net/blog Perversions of an Engineer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:03:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Peter http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-16114 Peter Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:53:45 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-16114 Hello Madox, I'm an alibre user and waht to build aero foils but can't seem to get how to control the splines. If I set up a group of points then spline them the spline disassociates from the points. Any clues ojn building accurate splines for foils would be appreciated. By the way I'm an engineer and have a look at my site. I may be of use sometime. Currently I'm building in Rhino3d then importing into Alibre but want to do it all in the one environment. Cheers Peter S www.carbon-works.com.au Hello Madox,
I’m an alibre user and waht to build aero foils but can’t seem to get how to control the splines. If I set up a group of points then spline them the spline disassociates from the points. Any clues ojn building accurate splines for foils would be appreciated. By the way I’m an engineer and have a look at my site. I may be of use sometime. Currently I’m building in Rhino3d then importing into Alibre but want to do it all in the one environment. Cheers Peter S http://www.carbon-works.com.au

]]> By: Madox http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-15686 Madox Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:17:44 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-15686 I think you're missing... export SDL_MOUSEDRV=TSLIB //Don't ask me how long it took for me to figure this out I think you’re missing…
export SDL_MOUSEDRV=TSLIB
//Don’t ask me how long it took for me to figure this out

]]> By: John http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-15681 John Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:08:16 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-15681 Madox, Have you had any luck with pygame and the touch screen within your oe build? I've been playing around with ts_calibrate and updating /etc/pointercal with the output, but the screen seems reversed. My pygame app runs great on the chumby otherwise. John Madox,

Have you had any luck with pygame and the touch screen within your oe build? I’ve been playing around with ts_calibrate and updating /etc/pointercal with the output, but the screen seems reversed. My pygame app runs great on the chumby otherwise.

John

]]> By: Ryan Gibson http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-12923 Ryan Gibson Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:54:25 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-12923 Hey Madox, Great website. Do you have an email I can contact you on I have a few questions. Ryan Hey Madox,

Great website. Do you have an email I can contact you on I have a few questions.

Ryan

]]> By: John http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-12291 John Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:54:24 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-12291 I've tried a dhcp and static IP one at a time for (wlan0, eth0, eth1) by editing the interfaces file while mounting the sdram from my linux box but I can't ping the chumby when I re-insert the ram card and try to boot. I'd have to order and modify a serial cable to go the other route but I'd rather just use a shell on the tiny LCD long enough to get networking and dropbear going then ssh in. I assume that the login is root with no pw? I realize now that this is open embedded based.. I’ve tried a dhcp and static IP one at a time for (wlan0, eth0, eth1) by editing the interfaces file while mounting the sdram from my linux box but I can’t ping the chumby when I re-insert the ram card and try to boot.

I’d have to order and modify a serial cable to go the other route but I’d rather just use a shell on the tiny LCD long enough to get networking and dropbear going then ssh in.

I assume that the login is root with no pw? I realize now that this is open embedded based..

]]> By: Madox http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-12096 Madox Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:21:05 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-12096 That's fully booted. Unless you put code to change the screen, the boot progress splash doesn't go away. Do you have a serial cable to connect to the Chumby mainboard? I've got another image that starts up a WiFi hotspot but I may have broken the graphics drivers in that one... That’s fully booted. Unless you put code to change the screen, the boot progress splash doesn’t go away.

Do you have a serial cable to connect to the Chumby mainboard? I’ve got another image that starts up a WiFi hotspot but I may have broken the graphics drivers in that one…

]]> By: John http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-12091 John Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:44:11 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-12091 Greetings, Downloaded your Chumby Falconwing SD Card Image - Python Pygame with Drivers: https://code.google.com/p/madox/downloads/detail?name=madoximage.tar.bz2&can=2&q= madoximage.tar.bz2 Used dd from Ubuntu notebook to write it onto a 2gb microsd card and inserted it back into my Chumby One. Starts to boot then it halts on the 2nd Madox screen showing the progress bar at about 2/3 of the way through. Back in Ubuntu (card mounted) I've started making changes to the interfaces file (to no avail) and I notice that it appears to be a different distro with package mgmt tools. I also see ethernet devices labeled for Zaurus and HP pda (I own both). Is this distro more similar to openzaurus? I'm trying to use python/pygame (with screen input) and hope to attach a USB midi device to the Chumby. Any help would be appreciated.. Greetings,

Downloaded your Chumby Falconwing SD Card Image – Python Pygame with Drivers:
https://code.google.com/p/madox/downloads/detail?name=madoximage.tar.bz2&can=2&q=

madoximage.tar.bz2

Used dd from Ubuntu notebook to write it onto a 2gb microsd card and inserted it back into my Chumby One.

Starts to boot then it halts on the 2nd Madox screen showing the progress bar at about 2/3 of the way through.

Back in Ubuntu (card mounted) I’ve started making changes to the interfaces file (to no avail) and I notice that it appears to be a different distro with package mgmt tools. I also see ethernet devices labeled for Zaurus and HP pda (I own both). Is this distro more similar to openzaurus? I’m trying to use python/pygame (with screen input) and hope to attach a USB midi device to the Chumby.

Any help would be appreciated..

]]> By: berz http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-9332 berz Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:51:27 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-9332 Hi! I writing from Europe. I have a 2008 Mazda 5 1.8 gasoline (European) car. I decided to buy a OBD diagnostic cable, what I like to use on that car. I don't know that this: OBDLink SX Scan Tool cable compatible or not? Am I need a expensive softwate ScanTool and a Mazda Add-on? Or can I read and del the fault codes with the free OBDWiz software? What that protocol what this car use? THX berz Hi!

I writing from Europe. I have a 2008 Mazda 5 1.8 gasoline (European) car. I decided to buy a OBD diagnostic cable, what I like to use on that car. I don’t know that this: OBDLink SX Scan Tool cable compatible or not?
Am I need a expensive softwate ScanTool and a Mazda Add-on?
Or can I read and del the fault codes with the free OBDWiz software?
What that protocol what this car use?

THX
berz

]]> By: Paimon http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Paimon Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:37:07 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-8956 Hey man, not sure if you still monitor this site but I had a question for you. I am currently looking to monitor data from my RX8. I have successfully found the HS-CAN (PCM) pins on my OBD2 and found the MS-CAN(information display) pins as well. Not sure if you have any experience, but is there a way that I can read from HS and display on MS? I am looking to use the arduino with a canbus shield but it looks like the shield is only wired for the HS-CAN Hey man, not sure if you still monitor this site but I had a question for you. I am currently looking to monitor data from my RX8. I have successfully found the HS-CAN (PCM) pins on my OBD2 and found the MS-CAN(information display) pins as well. Not sure if you have any experience, but is there a way that I can read from HS and display on MS? I am looking to use the arduino with a canbus shield but it looks like the shield is only wired for the HS-CAN

]]> By: Bruce http://www.madox.net/blog/about-me/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Bruce Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:51:25 +0000 http://www.madox.net/blog/?page_id=77#comment-5428 Any chance I could get something before end of Jan as I have a couple of shows in Feb. I saw the android vids, they are awesome, would be great to use androids built in gyro. Email me your phone number and I'll give you a call. Any chance I could get something before end of Jan as I have a couple of shows in Feb. I saw the android vids, they are awesome, would be great to use androids built in gyro.

Email me your phone number and I’ll give you a call.

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