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^Are you sure? I am pretty sure I read somewhere that it won't brick Arduino and there is a simple fix for drivers. "Bricking" is a strong term. Let me find that
 
avi said:
^Are you sure? I am pretty sure I read somewhere that it won't brick Arduino and there is a simple fix for drivers. Let me find that
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They rolled back the drivers so that it will not brick the fake FT232 's. But they changed the driver code so that it will show a warning message if fake IC's are detected. (I don't exactly remember if they show a warning message or just prevents Windows from communicating with the Arduino with the fake IC. Hard bricking was definitely removed)
 
^yup. there was lots of backlash from community for that. So I am sure I read they removed bricking.
 
Criminal said:
if you are paying for the original, you are supporting the Arduino makers.

yes, clones work the same but why do you think it's alright to be cheated?
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Of course, the only point I was trying to make it is that the clones are for all practical purposes the same
Why not simply order a clone

Also, regarding supporting Arduino, my own biased (and probably cheapskate view) is that the core design is anyway from Atmel so why pay Arduino a premium for it (highly debatable, I concede)[DOUBLEPOST=1430248362][/DOUBLEPOST]
avi said:
n case you don't know, read this
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Oh man, thats quite a story! :)
 
tech.addict said:
@superczar what did you used for the energy measurement?
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An SCT-013 sensor - It is a non -invasive sensor that loops on top of your main power line near the meter
This is hooked to an arduino +nrf24l01+ radio that transmits the power readings every 2 seconds to the main controller

Shamless plug - I have an extra sct-013 lying with me in case someone is interested
 
avi said:
^yup. there was lots of backlash from community for that. So I am sure I read they removed bricking.
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It seems initially they bricked some boards by changing the product code to 0. basically every hw has manufacturer code and product code in its eprom which is used to install the correct driver automatically. if you set it to 0 it means os cannot identify the device which basically means the device is bricked. it seems they removed that driver updated later from the windows update though. but if you look at the full video, Dave explains the kind of arrogance they show while answering questions to the users over twitter. enough reason for me to stay away from ftdi.
 
EDIT: Solved the fade and blink using IR remote myself. But now having another issue

My clone pro mini used to work perfectly until yesterday. PWM on pin3 isn't working. from 0-254 analog values, LEDs stays off, at 255, LED glows at full brightness. Any ideas? Should i buy a new one?

Also (sorry for OT), where can i find

3mm amber/orange LEDs?
Amber/orange SMD LEDs?
3mm warm white LEDs?

I can find orange led only at mgsuperlabs.co.in . Is it a trusted source?
http://www.mgsuperlabs.co.in/estore/LED-Diffused-3mm-Orange-pack-of-5
 
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Not really related to Arduino - But just dabbled in another platform that can be used for IoT
routers with usb port like dir-505/mr3020 are usually available for 1000-1200
Just flash openwrt on them and voila, you have a cheap embedded computer up & running in 5 mins
Just used two of them to convert an old webcam in an IP cam and another to an airport player for my garden speakers
 
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^thats a good idea. can Open WRT run python? or which web server we can run?[DOUBLEPOST=1430559630][/DOUBLEPOST]^thats a good idea. can Open WRT run python? or which web server we can run?
 
superczar said:
Not really related to Arduino - But just dabbled in another platform that can be used for IoT
routers with usb port like dir-505/mr3020 are usually available for 1000-1200
Just flash openwrt on them and voila, you have a cheap embedded computer up & running in 5 mins
Just used two of them to convert an old webcam in an IP cam and another to an airport player for my garden speakers
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The USB port on the MR3020 can handle devices other than a donglewhen using OpenWRT?

This is good news for me. Just got back the MR3020 from service centre. Will try a few things on it!
 
avi said:
^thats a good idea. can Open WRT run python? or which web server we can run?
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possibly - the catch is that most routers will have only 4MB of space to play around with
You can potentially mount a usb drive and use that to install packages on

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The USB port on the MR3020 can handle devices other than a donglewhen using OpenWRT?
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Oh yes, pretty much anything that is supported on th linux kernel
only constraints being the limited processing power , RAM and space constraints - Other than that, everything works the way it would on a regular linux box
Even more than one device connected through a hub works well
Already tested for a webcam and sound card on a DIR 505 and a ML3020
Ordered another 3020 to play around with and see what other use I can put it to
 
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Great! I will try installing Open WRT and Python, I have TP Link MR3420. and 4MB is more than enough :)
 
hold on, still fiddling around with it on the TP-Link
a) you can add a USB drive to add space (can attach it via USB hub also to support devices

b) You can alternatively build your own image with packages you require although you will need to setup a build environment

c) If in case anyone buying a new device just for this, the DIR-505 with 4MB left is a better bet
 
Yup, and just a tad over 1K at snapdeal
Although I just started the build for a custom image with shairport and full MPD for the outdoor audio setup
Let me see how long it takes (Just pulled out a really old atom netbook to serve this purpose so i am guessing it will take some time)

PS: Ordering another DIR-505 so that I can get the printer out of my living space
The printer is now going to go on the staircase landing storage area as a wireless printer :P[DOUBLEPOST=1430737938][/DOUBLEPOST]
avi said:
450KB :(
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Just an update that I mounted an old 4GB USB drive as the root drive through a hub
The swap is now 500MB and root space is now over 3 Gig :)
 
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