Dear all,
One day camp conducted today in my school using these new development…
Students were participated very interestingly and could do experiments
using visual programming..
On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 at 7:31 AM, 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
