*** Q1.0 EMag/XMag Software ***

[Miscue]

Originally posted by nippinout
KITT style trailing LED.

http://www.automags.org/~Miscue/KRider.wmv

[hostage]

you should use SOAP, so we can get weather, stock tickers, etc ...jk
-Doron

[Top Secret]

Does it come with the Knight Rider theme music?

[Jack & Coke]

Originally posted by Miscue


http://www.automags.org/~Miscue/KRider.wmv

Dude, that is classic! LOL!

[Gunga]

You guys got it all wrong. It's like the 'eye' of the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica. Knight Rider copied it for KITT!

Besides, Battlestar Galactica is cooler!

[Muzikman]

Gunga, you are a true GEEK!

[Miscue]

Question: How would you feel if I made the board stop working when low battery is detected? Reason being... when there isn't enough power going to the CPU, it can result in odd, random behavior.

I figure... when the battery is getting at that point... it's getting close to where there's not enough to operate the solenoid correctly anyway.

[hitech]

Originally posted by Miscue
Question: How would you feel if I made the board stop working when low battery is detected?...it's getting close to where there's not enough to operate the solenoid correctly anyway.

If the voltage were so low that the board will not operate properly I would think the solenoid would be WAY past the point that the solenoid will operate. The one time the battery "ran out" in my emag the solenoid wouldn't fire long before the voltage was so low the board wouldn't operate. HOWEVER, when I attempted to fire the solenoid would drag the voltage so low the board would turn off. SO, if you could detect the low voltage before that occurs and do something to avoid it, that would be good. Just turning off doesn't sound good to me. I would like the warp intellifeed to still work. Right now if the battery "dies" in my emag and I switch to manual I will be manually operating the warp with the prime button. That's something I would like to avoid, even though I'm good at it.

[Miscue]

Great, that's the kind of feedback I need. I've been experimenting to make sure that it is the case that the solenoid will stop working before the board goes wonky. I think that turning the board off is an unnecessary precaution, but I've been testing it anyway to make sure.

[1stdeadeye]

I love it!

I would love my X-Mag to display my name when turned on! The rest of the features seem pretty tight!

Could you put a low battery warning into the software?

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by Miscue


http://www.automags.org/~Miscue/KRider.wmv

LOL!

By your command....

[Miscue]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye
I love it!

I would love my X-Mag to display my name when turned on! The rest of the features seem pretty tight!

Could you put a low battery warning into the software?

Glad you like it! If this software ever gets released, you can have whatever boot message you want.

Yeah, it'll have a low battery warning... I think I'll make it behave like the rest of the AGD software. That's the kind of stuff I'm working on right now... adding that... improving how it saves to EEPROM... background stuff.

BTW: I wanted to clarify the purpose of the "E-Safety" which I will relabel as a "TEST" mode. The intent was not for an additional safety, but rather a way to test your trigger without pulling the solenoid. So like, if you're fiddling with your trigger adjustments and then test it with KRider or whatever, you can do so without powering the solenoid. This mode is not intended to be used in substitute for the mechanical safety or turning the battery off.

[hitech]

Originally posted by Miscue
I've been experimenting to make sure that it is the case that the solenoid will stop working before the board goes wonky.

I'm not sure I was clear. The problem (as I see it) is that the solenoid will drag the voltage down very low when the battery is "low". What I'd like to see is that when the board detects a low voltage condition start a counter that will stop attempting to fire the solenoid after x shots (x shots being configurable is best). After this shot counter expires the software will pulse the solenoid long enough to trigger the warp. I would allow the user the option to turn this feature on or off. The reason I would like this is so I can switch to manual and still have enough battery power to trigger the warp. Got enough room left for that? Personally, I think it's more important that the cosmetic features. I just wish I'd thought of it eariler.

Or a simpler version would be a menu option to only trigger the warp and not fire the solenoid. Makes completely switching to manual with warp intellifeed slower, but at least possible.

[Miscue]

Originally posted by hitech


I'm not sure I was clear. The problem (as I see it) is that the solenoid will drag the voltage down very low when the battery is "low". What I'd like to see is that when the board detects a low voltage condition start a counter that will stop attempting to fire the solenoid after x shots (x shots being configurable is best). After this shot counter expires the software will pulse the solenoid long enough to trigger the warp. I would allow the user the option to turn this feature on or off. The reason I would like this is so I can switch to manual and still have enough battery power to trigger the warp. Got enough room left for that? Personally, I think it's more important that the cosmetic features. I just wish I'd thought of it eariler.

Or a simpler version would be a menu option to only trigger the warp and not fire the solenoid. Makes completely switching to manual with warp intellifeed slower, but at least possible.

Urm, I could make it so test mode primes the warp but doesn't shoot... kinda like what the ACE code will do. How does that sound? Wouldn't be automatic, you have to disable the solenoid.

[hitech]

Originally posted by Miscue
Urm, I could make it so test mode primes the warp but doesn't shoot... kinda like what the ACE code will do. How does that sound? Wouldn't be automatic, you have to disable the solenoid.

That is functionaly the same as my "simpler option". It is easy to switch to while playing?

Persoanlly I'd like to see my "fancy" option. I'm probably the only one though...