may i guess what they “unnamed AVR microcontroller” is?…

Posted at 7:23 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by monkeyslayer56

Guess all you want. I just didn’t see the name on his site. It is most likely on the schematic, but I didn’t download it to see.

Posted at 7:26 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by Caleb Kraft

À propos iPhone, since when is there a mobile version of this website? :o

(Yay, my first comment. *feels like a hacker now*)

Posted at 7:31 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by Name?

Pretty awesome hack. Three questions though:

A. lights cycle to dim 120 times per second. Obviously 2 * 60 hz, but is there some advantage to this rate?
B. it’s shown with an IPhone, would an Ipod touch work the same?
C. “Law themed party”?

Posted at 8:17 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by Jeremy C

@Jeremy C
The answer to “A” is on the website of the dimmer circuit he used (http://www.andrewkilpatrick.org/blog/?page_id=445). The current is controlled through a triac. It is reset every time the voltage drops to 0V (twice per full wavelength, or 120Hz).

Posted at 8:42 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by rd

Excellent Hack! This has really elegant execution through the iPhone interface, I especially like the lack of noticeable lag. Considering doing this to a networked set of dimmers in the house. Great Job!

Posted at 9:27 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by Chris

@Jeremy C
B) Actually it’s shown with an iPod Touch
C) It was a going-away-to-lawschool party :)
@monkeyslayer56
It’s an Atmega88

Posted at 10:28 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by John Boiles

…and this is my..ZAP!!!
electrocuted by the lamps!XD

Posted at 11:06 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by ASD

@ 2:50

Wtf is wrong with that guy? Is he trying to look like that, or does it just do it naturally? Straight from the movie Revenge of the Nerds ffs.

Posted at 11:48 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by tMH

@tmh,
it was a law themed party. I’m guessing that was a lawyer costume.

Posted at 11:53 am on Oct 21st, 2009 by Caleb Kraft

Very nice execution! Accelerometer demo @~1:45 is especially effective.

Posted at 8:53 pm on Oct 21st, 2009 by Karl

Very funny!

Posted at 10:43 pm on Oct 21st, 2009 by AVR Micro

Wow. Thanks for sharing!

Posted at 3:13 am on Oct 22nd, 2009 by tom

Friendly note to the designer: That beard is not working for you, rethink that.

Posted at 10:17 am on Oct 22nd, 2009 by Wwhat

I do not like this guys voice.

Posted at 9:29 am on Oct 24th, 2009 by guiness