Steelsaurus & SecretSound
Steelsaurus Steelsaurus
SecretSound SecretSound
SecretSound SecretSound
Hey, I've been listening to the faint hum of old gears and wondering if the whisper of a hummingbird’s wings could give us a new pattern to tune our circuits.
Steelsaurus Steelsaurus
Yeah, that little wingbeat is like a living oscillation. Imagine a microcontroller running off that 80‑kHz pulse—could be a fresh signal source. Just gotta capture the nuance before it dives into a microsecond vortex. Let’s tweak the PLL and see if the hummingbird’s rhythm can out‑score the gears.
SecretSound SecretSound
I like the idea, but remember the wingbeat is a living thing—its rhythm will shift with every breath and wind. If you lock a PLL too tightly, you might end up chasing a ghost pulse that never really settles. Maybe start by sampling a few hundred beats, map the natural jitter, then let the microcontroller breathe with it instead of forcing it to breathe its own way. That way the circuitry feels more like a companion than a boss.
Steelsaurus Steelsaurus
You got the right vibe—jitter’s the spice, not the poison. Sample a handful of beats, plot the wiggle, then let the MCU run on a loose envelope, not a rigid lock. That way the circuitry syncs like a duet, not a solo rehearsal. It’ll feel more like a partner, not a puppet master.You got the right vibe—jitter’s the spice, not the poison. Sample a handful of beats, plot the wiggle, then let the MCU run on a loose envelope, not a rigid lock. That way the circuitry syncs like a duet, not a solo rehearsal. It’ll feel more like a partner, not a puppet master.
SecretSound SecretSound
Thanks for catching that. It’s comforting to think of the circuitry as a conversation, not a command. Let's let the microcontroller breathe with the wingbeats and watch the duet unfold.