No sights of the Leonids, and no Trolls either
Last night we went hiking in the wild forests outside Oslo to get away from the citylights to maybe catch a glimt of the meteorstorm that was coming.
Four bold guys went into the woods, but not unprepeared, we had our new Trolldetektor v.1.0b with us!!
Hammer and bolt to attach the detector to the timber
- The Accelerometer, the processor, and the rest of the circuit is buildt
- The acryl shells are ready from the CNC
- Quick assembly of all the parts, mounted using ziplocks
- The steel-bolt is hammered into a tree
- Fastening the detector firmly to the tree and the detector to the bolt…
- The detector is turned on, has calibrated itself for its environment, and is flashing its white lights when small vibrations in the ground is registered by the accelerometer. If the white light turns off and blue LEDs on -The number of LEDs indicates the clasification of troll detected.
- We had an nice trip into the dark woods, with a warm bonfire and alot of coffee. No sight of the meteors, and no Trolls detected either.
Trollcoding: code and partslist
Spending a night in the nordic forrest, -what to bring
Mad Profesor
November 21st, 2010 at 21:30
Fin tur og fin video
November 25th, 2010 at 23:51
Interesting project and looks like one that was fun to design and test.
I also took a look at your web site and found the wind turbine lamp post. I like the concept but I believe it needs a battery to be effective. Most places just don’t have enough wind to keep the light on in the evening.
Thanks, Tom
November 26th, 2010 at 00:07
Our Trolldetector 1.0B is featured at the number one makers website, Hackaday.com
http://hackaday.com/2010/11/25/hopefully-detect-trolls-before-they-devour-you/
November 26th, 2010 at 00:14
[...] In the cold and mysterious wilderness of Norway, it pays to be ready for anything–especially heavy-walking trolls. The team at [nullohm] decided to prepare thoroughly for their trek into the woods to witness the Leonids meteor shower by putting together an Arduino-based “troll detector”. [...]
November 26th, 2010 at 00:46
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November 26th, 2010 at 16:01
[...] In the cold and mysterious wilderness of Norway, it pays to be ready for anything–especially heavy-walking trolls. The team at [nullohm] decided to prepare thoroughly for their trek into the woods to witness the Leonids meteor shower by putting together an Arduino-based “troll detector”. [...]
November 30th, 2010 at 05:17
[...] In the cold and mysterious wilderness of Norway, it pays to be ready for anything–especially heavy-walking trolls. The team at [nullohm] decided to prepare thoroughly for their trek into the woods to witness the Leonids meteor shower by putting together an Arduino-based “troll detector”. [...]