arduino – Chad Dotson

DLSR Lightning Trigger 4

By chad May 19, 2015Hobbies, Photography, Programming, TechnologyNo Comments

Success again! This time the lightning trigger managed to capture a good bolt (though not as photogenic as I would have liked). I ran into trouble again with my camera exiting the "Quick-response remote" release mode. This caused me to miss more than a few events, but I did find…

DSLR Lightning Trigger 3

By chad April 26, 2015Arduino, Hobbies, Photography, Programming, Software Engineering1 Comment

Finally Some Lightning ... IT WORKS! Tonight, I was finally able to deploy the prototype of my lightning trigger. The storm wasn't particularly photogenic, but it at least helped prove the concept. Lightning was slim and no bolts were in the best area for my camera, but the camera did…

DSLR Lightning Trigger 2

By chad April 5, 2015Arduino, Hobbies, Photography, Programming, Software Engineering, Technology5 Comments

Lightning Drought Back in September, I created a simple Arduino-based lightning trigger (original article). I've been waiting since then for the chance to test the circuit in the field. Yesterday provided the first real chance to test the circuit; unfortunately, I missed it. Improving the Program Even though I missed…

Hardware vs Software – A Realization

By chad February 21, 2015Arduino, Raspberry Pi, TechnologyNo Comments

I spent some time over the past year tinkering with Arduinos and Raspberry Pis and had a bit of a realization: Hardware circuit components are simply the syntax for creating physical devices. As a software person, putting hardware into that context has really given it a lot of meaning.