Keep your head down, there's two of us in here now

[ventrue]

Is anyone in here wanting the ability to power the cortana chip when not inserted in the suit, besides me that is?

I think some kind of a stand would be a good place to put the power source. An item this small will need some help keeping all the large action figures off its back anyways. I'm sure everybody can figure something out that goes well with his furniture.

Or you can just drill a hole into your desk and pull the wire through there.

 

[jlhR2]

Hey that's an idea! Make a base with a USB connection to it, so that it can be connected to anything USB (xbox360, computer, ps3 whatever) and we could just set the board down onto the stand and as soon as it makes contact it turns on the chip. Then you could put your H3 McFarelane cortana on top of it!

What do we think? Anyone have other ideas? I personally don't like having a single super cap that only provides a couple of seconds power. I would rather have a separate board or something to provide a larger power source, or the ability to connect to power source independently from the suit connection.

~James

 

[thatdecade]

Can put the header board inside a stand, suit, base, kickstand, etc. The main board would slide into the header's mount.

 

[gakkengod]

Can put the header board inside a stand, suit, base, kickstand, etc. The main board would slide into the header's mount.

what!?!?! anyone else understand that?

 

[thatdecade]

Some more pictures for latest board revision. Top and bottom of board.

what!?!?! anyone else understand that?

Do I really have to draw a picture showing how to put the header socket in different orientations for a wide range of projects?

 

[thatdecade]

Ok, I'll bite. Here's a drawing of it assembled. Base circuit only shown, no shell.


0209011349.jpg by thatdecade, on Flickr

 

[gakkengod]

no i got the subjects you used... header and such it just seemed like you were making stuff up or leaving words out...

 

[Wakingcorpse187]

are you also going to try?

are you also going to try and make a port in ur helmet so the chip makes the lights on ur helmet turn on?????
and fyi i am loving look at this thing its AWESOME

 

[thatdecade]

Heh, Thanks~!

I added a suit power switch to the design last night. There is a battery output on the daughter board, when you insert the main board into the slot the battery output is switched on.

You can notice in the picture that there is a switched output in the upper right corner. Can connect lights, fans, etc to that spot. Will provide +5 volts only when the board is inserted.

 

[jlhR2]

Heh, Thanks~!

I added a suit power switch to the design last night. There is a battery output on the daughter board, when you insert the main board into the slot the battery output is switched on.

In other words, you wire this in line (of your battery to your helmet lights for instance), and when the chip is disconnected no lights, plug cortana in, and poof! Lights!
I am thinking of making somekind of small external amp sound circuit, when you plug her in your helmet, you here the thread title play through the speaker.

~James

 

[thatdecade]

As long as your sound amp can take a square input like this. Imagine holding down the play button.

on               ____________________________
off _____________|                           |_________________
        Not                Inserted                   Not     
      Inserted                                      Inserted

 

[gakkengod]

does that mean its totally possible for our AI chips to have audible dialogue?

 

[thatdecade]

The chip itself, no. Anything like that would be connected to the base.

 

[gakkengod]

no but if there were speakers in the helmet... could our ai use the speakers to "talk" to us?

 

[Talon Karrde]

The cool factor of this project is just amazing.

...could our ai use the speakers to "talk" to us?

The last thing some of us need is more voices in our head!

 

[thatdecade]

General reference material to keep me hyped up

Pillar of Autumn: Bridge Scene:

Cortana - Rescue:

 

[ventrue]

Ah, Halo:CE in English. Good times. I somehow lost my English copy and now I'm stuck with that crappy synchronised version... Total atmosphere killer.

Anyways, not to derail the thread: It looks like that chip is huge. Consideirng that MC has bid hands and wears gloves, I'd estimate something around 10x5 cm at the very least.

 

[thatdecade]

Halo 1 version of the chip is much bigger vs Halo 2/3 version of the chip which is much smaller.

 

[thatdecade]

Wrapping up the circuit design, last chance for ideas.

Adding some more text labels tonight, any suggestions for UNSC type text to put on there?

 

[gakkengod]

on the chip... dunno Serial Numbers. on the outer shell, maybe "UNSC A.I Transport Device"