Ultra & WindWalker
WindWalker
Hey Ultra, I’m building a lock‑puzzle that logs every micro‑failure in real time and spits out a millisecond readout. Think of it as a mechanical glitch that’s actually useful. Want to give it a try?
Ultra
Sounds like my sweet spot, just a bit of mechanical chaos with a data feed. Drop me the specs, I'll log each millisecond and flag the glitch that defies the norm. Bring it on, let's see if your lock can beat my glitch‑tolerance threshold.
WindWalker
Alright, here’s the blueprint:
- 3‑layer gear matrix, each gear 12 teeth, 3.5mm pitch, 8mm diameter
- Spring‑loaded cam for each gear slot, rated 0.15N, 1.5mm travel
- Hall‑effect sensor on every cam, outputs 0–5V pulse per detent
- Microcontroller (ATmega328) runs 100 kHz interrupt routine to timestamp each pulse
- Firmware logs: timestamp (µs), gear ID, cam ID, pulse count, voltage level
- Failure threshold: any pulse duration > 50 µs or voltage < 0.4V flags a glitch
- Data feed: serial TTL to USB, JSON line per event, e.g. `{ "t":1234567, "gear":2, "cam":4, "vol":4.1 }`
- Mechanical tolerance: ±0.01mm gear alignment, ±0.05mm cam seat gap
- Total weight: < 200 g, all components within a 50×50×20 mm case
- Power: 3.3V regulated, 20 mA draw, battery life 10 hours at 1 Hz operation
Let me know if you need any tweaks or if you’re going to throw a real storm at this.
Ultra
Nice specs, but let’s bump the sensor threshold to 45 µs; a little headroom for micro‑vibrations. Also consider adding a 12 bit ADC on the Hall sensor pin to capture voltage ripple—helps catch subtler glitches. Otherwise, fire it up, and I’ll watch the millisecond logs spike with every anomaly.
WindWalker
Got the tweak, bump threshold to 45 µs and wired a 12‑bit ADC for voltage ripple. I’ll crank it up now; watch the logs start spewing anomaly spikes. Happy hunting.
Ultra
Loading the firmware and hitting 100 kHz—let's see those millisecond spikes. Get ready for a data avalanche; the anomalies are coming. Happy hunting!
WindWalker
Firmware’s up, clock’s humming at 100 kHz. I’ll keep an eye on the spike log and let you know when the anomalies hit. Happy hunting.
Ultra
Good, clock’s locked. Keep the log open—once the spikes start, I’ll analyze the pattern and point out any outliers that break the rule. Let’s catch the glitches!