Rivets in Summer Video

[LoydBonifide]

I thought I would post the link to my light show in its own thread for the forums. I would like to thank the members of NEU and the forum for their kind words.

YouTube - Rivets in Summer

The show was developed in the spirit of the New England Unit, after being inspired by the great Aluminations rally of 2006, and a few adult beverages.

Keith

[myboyburt]

This is a must watch! What a grand show.

[markdoane]

Can you build that into a kit?

I WANT!

[Frank's Trailer Works]

That was great!... I think the NEU and the WDCU need to do a joint rally and show that the WBCCI is still about having fun.

[U.PenAir]

Love it!! That is way cool! How on earth were you able to do all of that?

[peegreen]

Karma your way.

[LoydBonifide]

Originally Posted by U.PenAir

Love it!! That is way cool! How on earth were you able to do all of that?

It was a response to a challenge by the sweet young lady, MyBoyBurt, (I call her the Borg Queen) who recruited (assimilated?) us into the New England unit.

I am an electrical engineer by trade, but I started college as a music major. That, plus shamelessly lifting the idea and the choreography of the engineer in Cincinnati who originally did this to his house, made it possible to design the show.

Keith

[myboyburt]

This Airstream light show is in my forever memory list. I will never forget it. The video is great but the live show was simply out of this world!

[05ModPod]

I just stumbled across this video via a search for something else and it just intrigued me with the name of course Rivets in Summer...

That made my DAY - it was absolutely the most creative thing I have seen in a very very very long time. Perfectly sinchronized to the light show - just FAB - I will keep that in the fun things to look at file...

[Fyrzowt]

I am truly impressed, I smiled the whole way through. Great job.

[urbanfood]

you do new hampshire proud!

(i grew up in the southwest corner of the state in hinsdale, right next to keene).

[bobandcarla]

Great light show! Wish we had seen it in person. Can't wait to meet you. Lots of good karma! We are close to you in Pelham.

[CJ of Okla]

That makes my string of flamingo party light look pitiful. You are so talented. I loved the light show, what does your house look like at Christmas? Great job!

CJ of Okla

[dudebb]

Bravo, Bravo!

[Wayne&Sam]

I'm curious- is that a real-time light show or are most of the effects done in editing the video?

Either way, it's a hoot!

[LoydBonifide]

Originally Posted by Wayne&Sam

I'm curious- is that a real-time light show or are most of the effects done in editing the video?

Either way, it's a hoot!

Thanks eveyone for the nice comments.

This was a real time light show done for a New England Unit rally.

Some technical details:

I designed an electronic sequencer that addresses six 8 bit EPROMS to allow the control of 48 optically isolated AC channels. It is a simple 11 bit up counter that addresses the EPROMS clocked with a 19.85 Hz oscillator. The sequencer actually runs asynchronously with the music, I just detect the first note of the music to start the sequence,and it runs independently from there. I was lucky that the music, "Wizards in Winter" maintains a single steady tempo. I was sweating that out for a while.

The tough part was coming up with timing diagrams for the light choreography. Luckily, TSO has the sheet music for this piece on their website. I wrote the timing diagrams like a musical score on staff paper which made it easier to compare to the sheet music and synchronize. The timing "score" was then translated to EPROM data.

Most of the parts are just surplus, old technology through hole TTL. I wire wrapped the circuit board, and patched together a variety of surplus cables.

It was just a fun project, a better way to spend evenings than watching sitcom re-runs.

Keith

[Chuck]

Originally Posted by LoydBonifide

I am an electrical engineer by trade, but I started college as a music major.

No kidding?? I didn't know that.
The wife and I both started college as music majors. (finished as music majors, too )
now, I'm a network engineer by trade. you know what they say: "don't quit yer day job!".

-Chuck
{backup-camera man, extraordinaire....}

[LoydBonifide]

Originally Posted by Chuck

No kidding?? I didn't know that.
The wife and I both started college as music majors. (finished as music majors, too )
now, I'm a network engineer by trade. you know what they say: "don't quit yer day job!".

-Chuck
{backup-camera man, extraordinaire....}

My parents started me on trombone lessons in third grade, they wanted me to be the next Glenn Miller or Tommy Dorsey. But in my second year of a music education major major, I started student teaching in a broken down grade school in Oklahoma, and I decided I better find a different vocation.

I also needed to pass a piano proficency test, but I was a hopeless case.

[LoydBonifide]

Originally Posted by bobandcarla

Great light show! Wish we had seen it in person. Can't wait to meet you. Lots of good karma! We are close to you in Pelham.

Hi Bob and Carla,

Thanks for the karma, I need all I can get.

I used to drive through Pelham often on my way back from U Lowell night school.

NEU has scheduled "Aluminations Revisited" rally for the middle of September 08 at the Rochester Fairgrounds. I will certainly bring the show there! The first Aluminations was great, and inspired me to do this project.

Keith

[Valhalla2Go]

Big Huge Karma Rivets To You! You just made my last few minutes at work!

Thanks and Rock On!


Valhalla2Go