Slice and Dice xml Reader

is a program to send quasi g-code to the Arduino that in turn controls three stepper motors. To edit the source files you will need a copy of Processing. The download contains the executables for Windows, OSX, and Linux which is a standard for Processing as well as the latest Arduino sketch.

To check out where this all started out, visit the Tommelise site. I check in there regularly.

The g-code is produced by reading an xml file (here's a few) that was written by Visual Basic code I downloaded, from the Tommelise web site, called Slice and Dice. The pre-alpha vb source was provided to me by Dr. Forrest Higgs at that site. You can also visit my plain vanilla blog about the making of my repstrap at http://ar5in.tumblr.com/

MessageMaker

is a program to create 5x7 character fonts for making Persistance Of Vision (POV) messages. It allows you to preview messages, Animate your message(can save as an Animated GIF), and will write code for Picaxe microcontrollers.(http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/)

Dots

is a Lite Brite look alike drawing program. It allows single peg placement, line drawing, floodfills as well as file saving and reloading. Files can be saved as bitmaps or in the special ".DTS" format that allows changes to be made to the drawing. There are buttons to step forward and back through each frame of the drawing. Multiple files can be loaded and "played back" using the Play button for a slide show of all your pictures. (Ages: 5 & up) Ver. 1.2 Reviewed by:

Shapes

is a drawing program...eh, sorta. You use the shapes called pattern blocks to make geometric shapes and pictures. Just like in kindergarden. You will have undo/redo, color choices, variable sizes, save/load, and print(Check with Mom or Dad first)
(Ages: 5 & up)

AviPlayer

is an automatic avi/mpg player. Edit the ini file with notepad. Put the name of your movie in the ini file. Put the movie, ini file and exe file in the same folder. Put a shortcut to the exe file in your startup folder and walla the movie plays when windows starts.

colrs216.htm

is a listing showing all 216 "safe" colors, that early Netscape used, with hex color info.