Merapi now open source, converted arduino experiment

Posted by patrick in Combining Technologies, Flash & More, Other, PersonalMay 25th, 2009 | 2 responses

At Flex360 The Merapi-project went open-source.
So I decided to convert the LivingColors Experiment back from a server client model (Wowza + flash client) back to a single machine setup.

So I got an arduino-board and custom shield, a java-application that connects to the serial port on one side and to an Air-app on the other via the Merapi Bridge. The Air app gets an average color from the center of a webcam image and sends it to the java, which in turn sends the number (color) to the serial port. That’s all.

I do need to tweak some stuff, so that there’s less jitter.

[update]
More on the Arduino – Livingcolors shield can be found here : http://static.knutsel.org/kits/CC2500_Arduino_Shield_v03/ (in Dutch).

merapi_webcam_livingcolors

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2 Responses to “Merapi now open source, converted arduino experiment”

  1. eric fickes says:
    May 26, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    This is freaking killer! Now this is what I call an out of browser experience.

  2. Ivo says:
    June 1, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Nice work !

    More on the Arduino – Livingcolors shield can be found here : http://www.knutsel.org/nl/2009/02/01/assembleren-van-het-cc2500-arduino-shield/ (in Dutch).