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== synopsis ==
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An andon light is a color-coded visual display for process state control; in short: On-Air light
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The first version is completed, and used in the Binary Voice studio at the CCC2011.
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It is now located in the space as mood-light
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[[Image:andon_live.jpg|left|400px|Andon live in the studio]]
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[[Media:andon_in_the_space.jpg|left|400px|Andon in the space]]
  
== synopsis ==
 
create a midi controlled andon light/signal tower/studio light.
 
  
An andon light is a color-coded visual display for process state control; in short: On-Air light
 
  
 
== implementation ==
 
== implementation ==
[[User:Xopr|Xopr]] 15:03, 24 July 2011 (CEST): I've ordered some leds and made an initial signalling system.  I'm also able to acquire a physical signal tower, which needs to be modified to fit in the LEDs.
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I used a light tower/andon light which a good friend Spert modified to fit 6 leds in it.
 
 
The first version will listen on a serial port and change the lights depending on the data it receives.  On the PC, an application listens to the midi signals and above certain channel thresholds, it will send out the correct signal data over the serial port.
 
  
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=== prototype ===
 
Since the media plugin doesn't work, you have to open the file manually:
 
Since the media plugin doesn't work, you have to open the file manually:
 
[[Media:andon_prototype.mov]]
 
[[Media:andon_prototype.mov]]
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=== first version ===
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The first version listens on a serial port and change the lights depending on the data it receives.  On the PC, an application listens to the midi signals and above certain channel thresholds, it will send out the correct signal data over the serial port.
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=== future version(s) ===
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Create an andon light which has a MIDI port on-board where all the logic is inside the Arduino/AVR with channel thresholds on the internal ROM.
  
 
=== todo ===
 
=== todo ===
* modify the signal tower for leds
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* publish both PC c++ midi-to-serial-instructions code as well as the arduino source
* write software for the studio PC which listens to the midi port, and write serial data
 
 
 
== future ==
 
replace the serial port with a real midi port, and use internal ROM to store channel thresholds.
 

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synopsis

An andon light is a color-coded visual display for process state control; in short: On-Air light

The first version is completed, and used in the Binary Voice studio at the CCC2011.

It is now located in the space as mood-light

left|400px|Andon in the space


implementation

I used a light tower/andon light which a good friend Spert modified to fit 6 leds in it.

prototype

Since the media plugin doesn't work, you have to open the file manually: Media:andon_prototype.mov

first version

The first version listens on a serial port and change the lights depending on the data it receives. On the PC, an application listens to the midi signals and above certain channel thresholds, it will send out the correct signal data over the serial port.

future version(s)

Create an andon light which has a MIDI port on-board where all the logic is inside the Arduino/AVR with channel thresholds on the internal ROM.

todo

  • publish both PC c++ midi-to-serial-instructions code as well as the arduino source