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  Joe Volpe 5:59 pm on March 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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  Pulse sensor: iteration 1 

  For my first use of the pulse sensor and its accompanying code, I created a heart as instructed on the pulse sensor website and embedded my arduino uno board inside it. I then powered my board with a 9volt battery. Performing this task allowed me to gain a feel of working with fabric as I have never worked with fabrics or sewing before. While doing this I also learned that the fade loop within the code actually disrupts the pulse sensors count, and the pulse was not accurate until this bit was commented out. In my next iteration I plan on creating an additional plush toy with additional circuits using more digital pins on my arduino uno board.

  

  

  
  

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  Joe Volpe 3:12 am on March 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

  Project_2 

  Each cylindrical unit contains an LED, a speaker(I used earbud speakers), and a button. When you press one button it makes a distinct tone, as when you press two buttons simultaneously, or all three. There are five combination of sounds that you can create and one combination that changes the pitch of the tones.

  

  

  

  
  

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  Joe Volpe 1:20 am on March 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

  Button Board 

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  Joe Volpe 1:03 am on February 27, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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  Emotion LED’s inside a box project 

  I found this project to be very rewarding and refreshing. I was surprised about how quickly it came together once I had obtained all of my supplies. Time is always an issue especially when working full time and attending courses.

  Below is a video of my first iteration of this project. Soon I’ll be wiring up a speaker that will play 8 bit sound effects to accompany this box of lights.

  
  Be aware that the video trails on a bit as I didn’t cut the music correctly. The videos is over after the calming section fades to black.

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  Joe Volpe 9:33 pm on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Reply  

  Estefanie and Joe’s toy post!!! 

  Here are the photos from the toy camera we took apart today! YAY

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

  

  

  
  

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  Joe Volpe 12:51 am on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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  Joseph Volpe Greetings 

  1) Joseph Volpe

   

   

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  3)  I received a BFA in film and television with a minor in visual effects from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2008 and have danced between production and tv jobs ever since.

   

  4) What is my favorite child hood toy?     Well I’ve been thinking about this toy a lot recently and I don’t know why…Monster Face!

   

   

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