Raspberry Pi website hit tracking neon sign
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Raspberry Pi website hit tracking neon sign
Raspberry Pi website hit tracking neon sign
blog.davidsingleton.org82points
20comments
#296of 1,739 in 2013
Top 18%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat, fun idea
From 2 comments
This looks pretty neat! I like it very much. It integrates a bit of electronics with some good old infrastructure design. Gotta say, I love it! Great work, man.
jdiez17 on HNWire it up to your bedroom light and you've got an instant DDOS alert system. Or a disco before it gets to that point.
FuzzyDunlop on HN
Objections
Flashes too fast and may damage the neon light
From 1 comment
That neon light flashes pretty fast. If you don't have a super high traffic website you should try to leave it on for at least a second so you don't damage the cathode or blow…
dsl on HN
Schematic had relay wiring error
From 3 comments
The schematic may be incorrect, as it seems unlikely that the relay would energise in an emitter follower configuration, where it'd have approximately 2.6 volts across its coil…
synx508 on HNI agree. If you look at the close up photograph of the final board (http://blog.davidsingleton.org/static/proto.png) it looks like he's got the following: Relay connected to 5v…
jgrahamc on HNThe schematic is wrong, the relay and diode should be moved to be 'on top' of the transistor. But the circuit on the perfboard looks correct. The diode goes across the relay coil…
pravda on HN
Stopped flashing after a few hours in testing
From 1 comment
Tried this out with a few LEDs on a cobbler. Works fine for a couple of hours and then ceases to flash. No crashing, error reporting. Has this worked for more than a day for you?
chirondoc on HN
Requests
Custom word neon signs for multiple websites
From 2 comments
Where did you get your light? I love the idea of a light made into a word. If you had a light with the name of the website on it, you could have multiple websites with lights…
DanielBMarkham on HNUPDATE: If anybody is interested, it turns out you can special order these things with custom words on them. Looks like a great idea for promotional items.…
DanielBMarkham on HN
Use EL wire for word-shaped light
From 1 comment
You could use EL wires [0] for a light made into a word. [0] https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=el+wire&what=products
sasvari on HN
Questions
Where to buy the light
From 2 comments
Where did you get your light? I love the idea of a light made into a word. If you had a light with the name of the website on it, you could have multiple websites with lights…
DanielBMarkham on HNhttp://www.googlestore.com/Accessories/Google+Neon+Light.axd
babl on HN
Alternatives named
Aircubus notification light
From 1 comment
Check this out: http://indiegogo.com/aircubus Exactly made for that very same reason. To visualize traffic and other notifications.
mittermayr on HN