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X_Digger

(18,585 posts)
7. Hehe, thanks! Most of my tinkering involves my tank..
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 12:41 PM
Feb 2013

I wrote a tcl script to scrape the stats from my tank controller and they get pushed to the scrolling sign in my office..



And I made a service that others with tank controllers can use to generate signatures for forum posts..






eta: I eventually want to make a set of rails for the stepper motors, to move the camera itself up and down, left and right, rather than just having it pivot from the same fixed point.

This is cool. Is this eventually going to be pointed at the fish? limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #1
Yup! X_Digger Feb 2013 #2
Very cool. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #3
truly awesome. Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #4
Python- it seemed to be the quickest to bring up. X_Digger Feb 2013 #5
good choice imo Phillip McCleod Feb 2013 #8
Well hacked, sir! Recursion Feb 2013 #6
Hehe, thanks! Most of my tinkering involves my tank.. X_Digger Feb 2013 #7
We got bored, so... X_Digger Apr 2013 #9
A small update.. X_Digger Oct 2013 #10
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