Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
Well i tried again and it's the same , the irled are as bright as the tvbgone that i have ( i verify it with my camera) and still get nothing. I also compile it with another computer so i didn't get the compilin errors, but after all i can't figure out what's the problem. Does this relly work because i haven't seen a video of the flra tv b gone working, just how to make it.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
We test all our tutorials to make sure they work before we publish them.
In terms of debugging, my question now is the same as it was before: how much current are you sending through the IR LEDs? Brightness as recorded by a digital camera has almost no meaning.
In terms of debugging, my question now is the same as it was before: how much current are you sending through the IR LEDs? Brightness as recorded by a digital camera has almost no meaning.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
I meassured the current again and I'm getting 8,5 mA pulses , you're right. What can I do to get 25mA pulses ? The circuit is the same as in the tutorial but i didn't use a lipo battery , instead i'm using the micro_usb cable for the power supply.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
If you're using a dual transistor driver you should see a lot more than 8mA. Post a photo of your hardware and we'll see if that gives us any clues.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
Here I give you an overview of the project, it was meant to be a tv b gone watch with a switch in the palm of my hand.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
If you have 100 ohm resistors in line with your LEDs, you'll never be able to get more than about 30mA through them.
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
The resistors are in series with the Led but that's because the tutorial says so , i just followed the tutorial , look http://learn.adafruit.com/flora-tv-b-gone/resistors
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
Ah.. that's the Flora version.
I was referring to the LED driver for the regular TV-B-Gone kit: http://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit ... ransistors
I was referring to the LED driver for the regular TV-B-Gone kit: http://learn.adafruit.com/tv-b-gone-kit ... ransistors
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
So what should I do ?
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Re: Flora TV B Gone Compiling Error
Try removing the resistors between VCC and the LEDs. That will allow much more power to flow through the LEDs, creating a much brighter signal.
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