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[bladexdsl]

sorry i was trying to ask max cos he has the same cab as me...

[maxxsinner]

No idea Bladex. Post a pic of the part you mean on your thread and see if the boys can help.

Thats why I was saying prob best to post a pic on your thread. I dont have the part that your refering to.

[Darkfall]

There are no doubt beter ways to code this, but as brute force goes, it works.
Will up a video of it going when I finish tidying up the cables.

Ain't no one gonna see the code when it's running anyway, maxx. As long as it works, it's good. I'm a programmer, so when I see code, my nerd-sense kicks in, my eyes roll back in my head, and I start speaking in tongues. Just ignore me.

Looking forward to seeing it in action!

Edited by Darkfall, 08 August 2011 - 08:44 AM.

[maxxsinner]

Ain't no one gonna see the code when it's running anyway, maxx. As long as it works, it's good. I'm a programmer, so when I see code, my nerd-sense kicks in, my eyes roll back in my head, and I start speaking in tongues. Just ignore me.

Looking forward to seeing it in action!

Ralmao! All good Darkfall. I am one of them guys that is afflicted to always wanting to learn more so when I hear the words, "This could have been done different by doing ......" my nerd-sense kicks in and I scream inside my head "FEED ME KNOWLEDGE!"

[maxxsinner]

Finished my LED control board for the side art. Hope to have it installed and running tomorrow. I will try and post a video when its all go.
Love what these Arduino's can do.

[maxxsinner]

Got the Arduino panel installed and tested. Still need to clean up the code to make the sequences not so jerky and finish the other idea I have for the LED's.

[Lobotomy]

Gimme a S
Gimme a I
Gimme a C
Gimme a K

Whats that? Maxxsinners Cab!!!!

Totally blown away =). Coolest this far imho

[bladexdsl]

damn wish i could do crap like that all my skills will let me do is stick some lights to mine

[DedRok_V]

Edited by DedRok_V, 13 August 2011 - 12:48 PM.

[zebulon]

Awesome Maxx, looks great!!! I don't really see the jerkiness you're describing as being that obvious, and if you flash the center bulb between transitions, it'd probably be eliminated.

Looks very cool.

[maxxsinner]

Thanks for the compliments guys.
Just to take it one step further, I had an idea to turn the side of my cab into a VU meter.
A small microphone on the Ardudino and a very rough amplifier circuit and some smoothing looks like this





Will have this as part of the sequences and the loop back to the start.

@Zeb I guess I am just being fussy mate. If you have a look at the end of the vid when it returns to the frame sequence they seem to flow a lot better now

Edited by maxxsinner, 14 August 2011 - 12:22 AM.

[zebulon]

Yup, much smoother now.

Nothing says quiet weekend with the family like Rammenstein...lol

[bladexdsl]

maxx can you maybe take a few snaps of that drawer at the back so i can figure out how to attach the slides to the back of the cab?

Edited by bladexdsl, 21 August 2011 - 02:51 AM.

[maxxsinner]

A pic of the metal frame bolted into the cab Bladex. Its a metal frame that I welded, screwed the slides to the metal frame, then bolted it through the cab. Thought you were going to use the MDF option?

[bladexdsl]

i am just gotta attach slides to it and than attach them to the sides of the cab. don't think i can make something like you have...
take a look at my thread the last image shows what space i now have left.

Edited by bladexdsl, 21 August 2011 - 12:55 PM.

[vk2fro]

Love your work Maxxsinner - very impressive, especially the wiring!

[maxxsinner]

Hey vk2fro. Thanks for the compliment and welcome to another Aussie on the VP forums

[maxxsinner]

Finally got my custom lock down bar today after ordering almost two months ago from virtuapin, with total fault belonging to the postal service.
Apparently they are using a different shipping contractor to send stuff from the US to Australia and they now wait until all containers are 18 tonne plus. Thanks for the extra 4 weeks wait boys [/end rant]

Delivery times aside, anyone thinking of getting a custom lock down bar for their cab, I can highly recommend it. Apologies for the crap picture. The good camera has currently been reassigned.

[bladexdsl]

when i ordered my widebody kit with a lockdown bar it didn't take 2 months?

[DedRok_V]

Now I need to order one.

Another few years and I might finish it.