http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/ Bob's Hobby in electronics,microcontroller,programming stuff Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-2348 William Bryant Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:40:42 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-2348 That is awesome! I really really like this, now if I only knew how to replicate it. ]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-1168 Josef Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:27:55 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-1168 Hi, I was just wondering if it would be possible to set this up so that there is no need for a pc, so what you end up with is a box that connects to the internet and does that all for you. If that is possible that would be such a cool gadget. Shmoe I was just wondering if it would be possible to set this up so that there is no need for a pc, so what you end up with is a box that connects to the internet and does that all for you. If that is possible that would be such a cool gadget.
Shmoe
]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-24 Bob Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:23:51 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-24 Hi Daniel I can't do that now because of my upload bandwidth limited to 10KB/s. Thanks for your comment. <br style="height:5px"/> Hi Odin84gk Thanks for your comment. <br style="height:5px"/> Hi Derek Tombrello Check out this website for linux and rs232 http://www.ontrak.net/linux.htm <br style="height:5px"/> Hi Nathan Thanks for your comment. <br style="height:5px"/> Hi Plasma2002 You may doubt why I take the picture on 42 hits.Because 42 is the number of counter while I test my prototype.Why not I take the picture at 000000? Because this counter take about 18 hours to count from 000042 => 000000. :) Thanks for your comment. I can’t do that now because of my upload bandwidth limited to 10KB/s.
Thanks for your comment.


Hi Odin84gk
Thanks for your comment.


Hi Derek Tombrello
Check out this website for linux and rs232 http://www.ontrak.net/linux.htm


Hi Nathan
Thanks for your comment.


Hi Plasma2002
You may doubt why I take the picture on 42 hits.Because 42 is the number of counter while I test my prototype.Why not I take the picture at 000000? Because this counter take about 18 hours to count from 000042 => 000000.
Thanks for your comment.
]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-23 Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » Mechanical hit-counter using serial port Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:48:04 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-23 [...] Mechanical hit-counter using serial port - [Link] [...] ]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-21 Plasma2002 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:48:54 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-21 hehehehe... tell me... did you take the picture of it on 42 hits on purpose? If so, your definitely one hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is :)
]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-20 Nathan Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:04:28 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-20 I like the idea that I just made your counter click. Makes me want to keep refreshing the page (i am not really going to, I just want to) and imagine your counter clicking away. I suppose now that you have the Make link, it's will be going non stop for a while! ]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-19 Derek Tombrello Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:45:23 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-19 I don't suppose any one could write a program for this that would run on Linux? I can handle the hardware side, but software is not my thing anymore... Awesome project - BTW! Awesome project - BTW!
]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-18 Odin84gk Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:27:44 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-18 Very nice. I like how you didn't need to decode the serial information. I was looking at your schematic, and I would recommend adding a current limiting resistor (10 Kohm) between C1 and RTS (before or after diode, does not matter). When you start your machine, the cap will be asking for an "infinite" amount of current (minus the resistance in the diode, cap, cable, ect). Since it is a 100uF cap, its going to ask for a lot of current (relatively speaking). A 10K resistor guarantees that you will never ask for more than 15mW (12V^2/10,000ohm) in power. Thanks again for the great idea for a simple interface. I was looking at your schematic, and I would recommend adding a current limiting resistor (10 Kohm) between C1 and RTS (before or after diode, does not matter).
When you start your machine, the cap will be asking for an “infinite” amount of current (minus the resistance in the diode, cap, cable, ect). Since it is a 100uF cap, its going to ask for a lot of current (relatively speaking). A 10K resistor guarantees that you will never ask for more than 15mW (12V^2/10,000ohm) in power.
Thanks again for the great idea for a simple interface.
]]> http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-16 Daniel Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.bobhobby.com/2008/03/05/physical-hit-counter-for-website/#comment-16 Hi there Very cool. Love this sort of lo-hi-tech gadgetry... If I had the abilities to replicate it I would, but i haven't so instead I'll leave you with an idea: Use a live webcam feed of the counter, as an actual hitcounter on your website... You've probably thought of this already, but there it is... Cool regards Daniel Very cool. Love this sort of lo-hi-tech gadgetry…
If I had the abilities to replicate it I would, but i haven’t so instead I’ll leave you with an idea: Use a live webcam feed of the counter, as an actual hitcounter on your website…
You’ve probably thought of this already, but there it is…
Cool regards
Daniel
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