Comments on: About http://arduiniana.org Arduino software jewellery and wisdom by Mikal Hart Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ian http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Ian Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:14:42 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-4251 Mikal, Could you possibly email me some further details for the construction of the reverse geocache please. I want to construct one for use in expedition and orienteering exercises with a cadet unit i work with. Thanks Ian Mikal,
Could you possibly email me some further details for the construction of the reverse geocache please. I want to construct one for use in expedition and orienteering exercises with a cadet unit i work with.
Thanks
Ian

]]> By: Mikal http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4058 Mikal Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:45:06 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-4058 Greg, I use the "distance_to" function from Maarten Lamers' nice NMEA library: http://www.maartenlamers.com/nmea/. Mikal Greg, I use the “distance_to” function from Maarten Lamers’ nice NMEA library: http://www.maartenlamers.com/nmea/.

Mikal

]]> By: Greg http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 Greg Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:48:05 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-3997 recently i started trying to make my own. i have a gps module and am able to get a signal and my coordinates. i was wondering what calculation you used to determine the distance. my basic code is from this website http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Tutorials/GPS which i have modified to store the lat and lon as floats. any help would be greatly appreciated. recently i started trying to make my own. i have a gps module and am able to get a signal and my coordinates. i was wondering what calculation you used to determine the distance. my basic code is from this website http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Tutorials/GPS which i have modified to store the lat and lon as floats. any help would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: Mikal http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2539 Mikal Sat, 15 May 2010 05:04:09 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-2539 Thanks for the note, John. Yeah, when I was building my first reverse geocache I was under the (mistaken) impression that the GPS module had to be "exposed" to work. This turns out not to be true -- as anyone who has ever used a hand-held GPS unit can tell you. :) In my recent designs I simply tuck the EM-406A underneath the lid of the box. As long as the wood is not too thick and/or dense it seems to work pretty well. Thanks for your kind words. Mikal Thanks for the note, John.

Yeah, when I was building my first reverse geocache I was under the (mistaken) impression that the GPS module had to be “exposed” to work. This turns out not to be true — as anyone who has ever used a hand-held GPS unit can tell you. :)

In my recent designs I simply tuck the EM-406A underneath the lid of the box. As long as the wood is not too thick and/or dense it seems to work pretty well.

Thanks for your kind words.

Mikal

]]> By: John Raines http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2498 John Raines Thu, 13 May 2010 10:45:23 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-2498 Some GPS modules seem to have the option of a wire antenna, typically just a couple of inches, I think. It seems to me that this would give a nicer appearance especially if the antenna were glued into a small slot routed into the box at a corner or something. On the original box with the elephant I suppose it could go in the carved depression above or below the elephant. Very intriguing project and story! Thank you for the great libraries, as well. Some GPS modules seem to have the option of a wire antenna, typically just a couple of inches, I think. It seems to me that this would give a nicer appearance especially if the antenna were glued into a small slot routed into the box at a corner or something. On the original box with the elephant I suppose it could go in the carved depression above or below the elephant.

Very intriguing project and story! Thank you for the great libraries, as well.

]]> By: Tim http://arduiniana.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Tim Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:56:05 +0000 http://sundial.org/arduino/?page_id=2#comment-435 Dear Mr. Hart, When I read about your reverse geocaching puzzle I was amazed. Not only by the articles on it and you by many websites that I follow, but by the amount of thought you put into the project. I would very much like to continue a conversation about the project and the use I may have for it in my future plans. If you would be willing to discuss this further, please email me at either timothy.j.engler08@business.colostate.edu or at noodlengler@hotmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. Good luck with any future projects! Sincerely, Tim Engler Dear Mr. Hart,

When I read about your reverse geocaching puzzle I was amazed. Not only by the articles on it and you by many websites that I follow, but by the amount of thought you put into the project. I would very much like to continue a conversation about the project and the use I may have for it in my future plans. If you would be willing to discuss this further, please email me at either timothy.j.engler08@business.colostate.edu or at noodlengler@hotmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration. Good luck with any future projects!

Sincerely,

Tim Engler

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