measuring peddling with a Basic Stamp
Basically I have an odd idea to make something like this http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/, but for when I ride a stationary bike at the gym. I figured I could use an accleromete to measure the movement of my leg have that feed into the BS and then it could say change the track on the iPod if I am slacking via the remote control pins.
I am fairly new to BS and electronics. Any suggestions would be great.
-- Jeremy
I am fairly new to BS and electronics. Any suggestions would be great.
-- Jeremy
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-Tristan
I have tinkered with the hall-effect sensors and they are really easy to use - and they are pretty cheap.· You can superglue the sensor to a magnet, (it's in the spec that you can do that) then let that magnet attach to some metal part of the bike.· You just need to find a place where the sensor is close enough to some metal thing that is turning.· You can also put·another maget on the turning thing·(crank, spoke, whatever) to make it easier.· The point is that getting the information to the stamp about how fast you are peddling is going to be easy.
Neat idea, I'd like to see how you do it.
oh and if you're using a BS2 just change the label
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BS2 is here for the world
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the world is here for the BS2
With the BS2, send a pulse every 10 mSec or so, and when you get a reflection you know the crank has finished one rotation.
Oh, and the entire thing could fit in a small box and be self-contained.· Velcro it to the bike in the right position to catch the reflection, plug in the IPod (or whatever) and go for it.