Comments on: Synchronizing Fireflies http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/ Alex' blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:02:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Randy http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-7 Randy Fri, 11 May 2007 19:02:11 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-7 hey, I cam across your blog and take it that you're the person that posted the Firefly Synchronization Instructable. I just want to let you know that its one my all-time favorites (and I've seen a lot of Instructables in my time). Sincerely, Randy (on behalf of the Instructables team) hey,

I cam across your blog and take it that you’re the person that posted the Firefly Synchronization Instructable. I just want to let you know that its one my all-time favorites (and I’ve seen a lot of Instructables in my time).

Sincerely,
Randy
(on behalf of the Instructables team)

]]> By: Chad http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-10 Chad Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:49:02 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-10 The leds are very mesmorizing to watch. Cool project. The leds are very mesmorizing to watch. Cool project.

]]> By: SPman http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-12 SPman Sat, 23 Jun 2007 18:26:05 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-12 Looks really nice. And you can add as many fireflies as you want - it's just time consuming process. I wander how nice it would look in sphere shape as world map :) P.S. Nice site - I enjoy reading it. Looks really nice. And you can add as many fireflies as you want - it’s just time consuming process. I wander how nice it would look in sphere shape as world map :)
P.S. Nice site - I enjoy reading it.

]]> By: Alex http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-13 Alex Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:07:32 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-13 Thanks for stopping by. And your site helped me a lot with my beginner problems ;) Thanks for stopping by.
And your site helped me a lot with my beginner problems ;)

]]> By: Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-460 Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » Synchronizing Fireflies Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:52:15 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-460 [...] Fireflies - [Link] Tags: Led Filed in [...] […] Fireflies - [Link] Tags: Led Filed in […]

]]> By: Terry http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-2831 Terry Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:08:27 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-2831 Amazing. I work at radioshack. Suppose I had to make this completely with Radioshack Parts. What would I need and what would the connections be? Amazing.
I work at radioshack.
Suppose I had to make this completely with Radioshack Parts.
What would I need and what would the connections be?

]]> By: Dom http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-4827 Dom Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:05:56 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-4827 well, you would need a soldering iron, solder, photo sensitive resistors, prototype boards, leds, and a slew of atTiny13s, which you would have to order somewhere else, such as Digikey or a place that sells microcontrollers well, you would need a soldering iron, solder, photo sensitive resistors, prototype boards, leds, and a slew of atTiny13s, which you would have to order somewhere else, such as Digikey or a place that sells microcontrollers

]]> By: Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » Synchronizing fireflies http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9864 Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » Synchronizing fireflies Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:40 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9864 [...] Check out the Synchronizing fireflies [...] […] Check out the Synchronizing fireflies […]

]]> By: C. Coffman http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9869 C. Coffman Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:06:44 +0000 http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#comment-9869 I wonder if this has any similar emerging properties to cellular automata. Some of the patterns it produces look similar to that. I wonder if this has any similar emerging properties to cellular automata. Some of the patterns it produces look similar to that.

]]> By: Alex http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#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.

]]> By: aaron http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#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: Robert Louis Carpenter http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#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: Heraclitean Fire — Links http://tinkerlog.com/2007/05/11/synchronizing-fireflies/#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 […]

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