<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I think Mark mentioned sending me some of the specs for VGA H and V sync. I’m not sure how lenient modern VGA monitors are with their sync input signals. I was thinking just taking the H and V sync pulses before they’re mixed into the composite signal<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Link to the page for the video interface <a href="http://www.waveguide.se/?article=bitmapped-video-interface">http://www.waveguide.se/?article=bitmapped-video-interface</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 16/07/2018, at 22:11, Mark Atherton <<a href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hello everyone,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Enthusiastic turnout with 24 attendees, and lots of huddles-of tech-talk. $32 + change (in gold, and flat-money) collected and transferred into the robotics loose-change jar (for later banking).</span><br><span></span><br><span>Quick reminder: equipment donations are welcome for the trading table, but no CRT based product, printers, toner or items that are likely to be a disposal burden. All sales from the trading table should go into the brown box on the wall, and are directly for the benefit of our host club, NZART Branch 05.</span><br><span></span><br><span>With thanks on behalf of the group,</span><br><span></span><br><span>Mark Atherton</span><br><span></span><br><span>============</span><br><span></span><br><span>Graham brought in an example of mild-steel and graphite work from his home-made spark-eroder project. Most interesting, and glad that progress is being made.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Darren arrived with his remote-controlled-cat-chaser. The system comprises a small RC car with a TV camera mounted on top feeding real-time MPEG video back to a laptop over WiFi. The laptop is running openCV, and has been loaded with a Feline-profile. When the unit is complete, the project will follow his poor moggie around his house…</span><br><span></span><br><span>Andy arrived with Cleo-the-55kg-great-Dane. First real animal at a Robotics meeting, left lots of smiles, and bruises due to her huge, waggy tail.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Elliot gave a demo of his integrated energy-monitor project. System comprises current-transformers, Arduino, and a raspberry Pi. Comms appeared to be mostly MQTT, with a node-RED back-end. Lots of new, planned features, including and electric kiln monitor.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Charles brought along his plastic-shredder, and an ingot of reformed, solid HDPE reconstituted from 10 or 20 two litre milk bottles.</span><br><span></span><br><span>William talked about his initial efforts to attach a VGA monitor to his home made eight bit machine. He has found resources from <a href="http://waveguide.se">waveguide.se</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Ciarán talked about a hydraulic computer - Moniac (Monetary National Income Analogue Computer) designed as an economic simulator.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Quite a pile of donated stuff from the group; thank you all.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a></span><br><span>Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a></span><br><span>Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See <a href="http://kiwibots.org">http://kiwibots.org</a> for venue, directions and dates.</span><br><span>When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.</span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>