Comments on: Synchronizing Fireflies http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/ Alex' blog Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iva http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-271430 Iva Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:44:42 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-271430 Thank you, thank you for opening my eyes on this! I just saw the actual synchronized fireflies and then spent days pondering how they do it. It seems to be much simpler than one would think. To me, beautiful simple things make life even more amazing. Iva Thank you, thank you for opening my eyes on this! I just saw the actual synchronized fireflies and then spent days pondering how they do it. It seems to be much simpler than one would think. To me, beautiful simple things make life even more amazing. Iva

]]> By: Eric http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-166751 Eric Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:09:12 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-166751 Hi Alex, they are alive!! work beautifully Thanks for this Instructable, the best... Eric Hi Alex, they are alive!! work beautifully

Thanks for this Instructable, the best…

Eric

]]> By: Alex http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-166693 Alex Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:10:04 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-166693 Hi Eric, please double check if you burned the fuses correctly. Cheers, Alex Hi Eric,
please double check if you burned the fuses correctly.
Cheers,
Alex

]]> By: Eric http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-166650 Eric Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:09:04 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-166650 Probably stupid for every sharp minded people here but the 4 fire flies i have made seems to be on low speed, they synch all right but even the 5 HELLO WORLD seem to be clocked at 1000ms(1s) so can I speed up the cycle? Any help from however would be greatly apreciated DO I mess with Make fike, c file then hex? and reburn the chip? Probably stupid for every sharp minded people here but the 4 fire flies i have made seems to be
on low speed, they synch all right but even the 5 HELLO WORLD seem to be clocked at 1000ms(1s) so can I speed up the cycle?

Any help from however would be greatly apreciated

DO I mess with Make fike, c file then hex? and reburn the chip?

]]> By: Synchronizing Fireflies NG | electronic circuit project http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-40991 Synchronizing Fireflies NG | electronic circuit project Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:47:28 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-40991 [...] is a remake of the fireflies which I did a year ago. I was always fascinated by the emergence of patterns. One I like most is [...] [...] is a remake of the fireflies which I did a year ago. I was always fascinated by the emergence of patterns. One I like most is [...]

]]> By: Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies NG http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-27316 Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies NG Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:44 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-27316 [...] is a remake of the fireflies which I did a year ago. I was always fascinated by the emergence of patterns. One I like most is [...] [...] is a remake of the fireflies which I did a year ago. I was always fascinated by the emergence of patterns. One I like most is [...]

]]> By: Heraclitean Fire — Links http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-9918 Heraclitean Fire — Links Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:36:14 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9918 [...] Tinkerlog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies via MAKE ‘… the synchronization of hundreds or thousands of fireflies. First they flash randomly but after some time and influencing each other, they flash in sync. This circuit simulates fireflies with small microcontrollers.’ (tags: LEDs fireflies electronics ingenious) daily links | 29 March 2008 at 9:34 am | RSS « ‘Breaking the Rules’ at the British Library [...] [...] Tinkerlog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies via MAKE ‘… the synchronization of hundreds or thousands of fireflies. First they flash randomly but after some time and influencing each other, they flash in sync. This circuit simulates fireflies with small microcontrollers.’ (tags: LEDs fireflies electronics ingenious) daily links | 29 March 2008 at 9:34 am | RSS « ‘Breaking the Rules’ at the British Library [...]

]]> By: Robert Louis Carpenter http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-9906 Robert Louis Carpenter Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:47:05 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9906 Have you tried introducing error into the system once it has synchronized? Maybe something like shooting a laser pointer at the paper briefly....just a flash to introduce error into the system. I also wonder what would happen if you reprogrammed one of them to blink regularly (ie. no sync programming) but started much later. I would assume that they would all re-sync to the phase of the source that doesn't shift. It also makes me wonder what would happen if a corrupt wave was introduced...a light that doesn't blink at the same speed. If it were the correct speed you might be able to get some cool patterns once it stabilized....I am thinking something like a ripple effect might appear. Have you tried introducing error into the system once it has synchronized? Maybe something like shooting a laser pointer at the paper briefly….just a flash to introduce error into the system. I also wonder what would happen if you reprogrammed one of them to blink regularly (ie. no sync programming) but started much later. I would assume that they would all re-sync to the phase of the source that doesn’t shift.

It also makes me wonder what would happen if a corrupt wave was introduced…a light that doesn’t blink at the same speed. If it were the correct speed you might be able to get some cool patterns once it stabilized….I am thinking something like a ripple effect might appear.

]]> By: aaron http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-9878 aaron Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:29 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9878 Awesome. So neat to see them all start to really synch up 2/3 of the way through. Awesome. So neat to see them all start to really synch up 2/3 of the way through.

]]> By: Alex http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/comment-page-1/#comment-9870 Alex Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:31:00 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9870 Yes, I think so. Cellular automata use simple rules where every pixel is related to its direct neighbours and that is the same as with my fireflies. Even a "Game Of Live" should be possible. Yes, I think so. Cellular automata use simple rules where every pixel is related to its direct neighbours and that is the same as with my fireflies.
Even a “Game Of Live” should be possible.

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