Hi all, I am curious to know if there are any good sites for free blog space anywhere on the web, preferably in english, that Blender users, use often? I’d like to log a project that uses a customized build of blender and python to take advantage of pythons pyserial wrapper. This project is a WIP but it does not realy fit under Artists or Gaming here, it is more of an Electronics project that will allow you to use arduino’s, parallax propellers, or other microcontroller suitable for PC serial/usb communications, to adjust the controls in blenders UI.
I’ve already emailed the blender foundation but Ton gave me the boot, so to speak, and sent me to the developers site. I don’t think they will be interested until there is something functional to show them. I have already used python outside of blender to talk to my microcontroller and I can get data from it.
I’d like to start by using a Potentiometer to move one of blenders UI variables, like the rgb colors or something like that. I have all the hardware and basic schematics.
It will indeed work, similar to audio production studios control boards, how when you make an adjustment on the Equalizer it adjusts the recording software, and how when an adjustment is made in software it moves the Equalizer control panel dial. I don’t have a motorized pot to work with but it is not realy needed as a proof of concept.
If you would like to see this happen I need a site to post progress, designs, blend files, instructions, eagle files, etc… I will only do this if those interested would like this project to be OpenSource and OpenHardware designs. If users are unfamiliar with electronics we will be able to sell them premade/tested hardware boards for USB connections.
Thanks in advance, I’ll click this thread to monitored/subscribed to get notified of any replies/posts daily through mail.
Please no beginners as I want this to be up quick for Propeller microcontrollers (I’ll do all that), and Arduino (you will have to do that)! Preferably before Blender is in version 3.0.