Dear Ajith
Extremely happy to hear from you and see the news.
I am getting tied up with non-academic things and deprived of the pleasure
of soaking my hands with new developments. Your mail energises me and
pushes me to try out. (I have an Younger Colleague who would definitely do
it
If I remember correctly, SeeLab-1 was expEyes combined with an
'Organge-Pi' (or equivalent). I guess that SEELab-3 would get called
expEYES-xx or SEELab-3 depending on its basic structure.
With best wishes
R. Nagarajan
(UM-DAE CEBS, Mumbai University)
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 9:28 AM Ambar Chatterjee <drambar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Ajith,
Wonderful to learn of the new developments. One comment:
Any new product like SEELab-3 should be named ExpEYES-18(SEELab-3) and not
just SEELab-3. Didn't check the website, but software for each model and
version should also be clear so that users are not confused about what is
for what. There should be a table or chart where the first column is the
ExpEYES model number like expEYES-17 and all the compatible software for
that version with links should be listed clearly.
Best regards
Ambar Chatterjee
On Mon, 12 Sept 2022 at 07:31, Ajith Kumar <bpajith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear All,
My previous post was on 28-Feb-2021, now there is something new
to report.
Right from the beginning of this project we have been trying to achieve
two goals;
1. *Reduce the total cost of ownership* of the device, including the
computer to run it. Low cost laptops, tablets running Linux and single
board computers like Raspberry Pi etc. were tested.
2. *Easy development of new experiments* using the control and data
acquisition facilities of the device. Simple Python programs were the best
solution we could achieve.
Now both these issues have been solved very effectively, by developing an
Android app for ExpEYES-17. The program is available on Google Playstore
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cspark.research.eyes17&hl=en_IN&gl=US>,
you need an OTG adapter
<https://www.amazon.in/Samsung-Adapter-Converter-Compatible-Devices/dp/B09BFFSLMC/ref=asc_df_B09BFFSLMC/?tag=googleshopdes-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=607052980955&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8641844229662647540&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007778&hvtargid=pla-1680441584864&psc=1>
to connect ExpEYES-17 to the USB port of the phone.
The App supports *Visual Programming, where one assembles programs by
dragging and dropping functional building blocks*. Experiments may be
performed using small programs assembled in this manner. It is also easy to
share such codes with others.
The App can also be used as a tool for learning Visual Programming. In
addition to the basic features like defining variables, performing
arithmetic and logical operations on them, control flow blocks for
conditional execution and iteration, it also supports array type data and
plotting graphs. Building blocks are provided to access the hardware
features of ExpEYES.
CLICK HERE <https://scischool.in/expeyes/index.html>for a brief i*ntroduction
and a video.* on my website scischool.in
The new development is contributed by Dr. Jithin B P , CSpark Research.
He has also introduced a new version of the hardware. The new model (
SEELab-3 <https://csparkresearch.in/seelab3>) is an upgrade of
ExpEYES-17, with different kinds of connectors and a built-in breadboard.
Anybody having an ExpEYES-17 box will be able to use it by installing the
new software on an Android phone.
Any kind of feedback is welcome.
with Regards
Ajith
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Dr. Ajith Kumar B.P.
https://scischool.in/
Ph: +91 9643258320 , 9868150852
