Hi there,
first of all thanks for the replies so far!
justDIY wrote:I've dabbled a bit with this, and it's interestingly complex.
What I've run into is:
1. Cheap vibrator motors are very noisy electrically, causing the controller to malfunction or lock up.
2. Power sources are complicated, what happened to the Samsung 7 phone, don't want that happening near my nether regions. Make it rechargeable but still waterproof?
3. Radio frequencies don't penetrate our bodies easily, hence the limited range.
4. Biggest issue is the enclosure. I'd want cast silicone or a bio-compatible plastic but have no idea how to work with the materials.
I'd be happy to bat ideas back and forth with you.
Hi justDIY,
you are absolutely right with your comments so far. Thats the reason why i went the way of using already existing vibro eggs, instead of creating my own, so to make sure the enclosure issue is already addressed by other companies.
This way i could care about controlling them instead of trying to create something for myself.
I used something like
this and did it like MelbourneDom below: Just cut of the stupid controller and replaced it with my own arduino style.
another option would be the remote bluetooth controlled egg
like this one and try to control it via arduino and bluetooth...
MelbourneDom wrote:I designed and made one of these in 2003 - where have those years gone!?
I used an "egg" similar to this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Single-Silver-B ... SwUKxYgUKY
Cut off and throw away the controller and supply 3V from your remote controlled source.
A 433MHz key fob with two buttons and a basic receiver provided the remote aspect and for the egg controller I made a small circuit board and used a PIC microcontroller and a MOSFET to switch the egg. I wrote the software in C and provided three egg speeds, using PWM, and one random mode - the random mode is fun
Range is about 50m outdoor and around 15m indoors. The unit runs from 2 x AA cells.
My submissive once created much confusion in Office Works as we walked around the store and every time I changed the egg speed she started, sometime abruptly, and made "Aaaaarrrggg" like sounds
I'm happy to release the hardware design and software if anyone would like it - but, in reality, you will need a reasonable knowledge of embedded software to understand it.
yeah, all those years.. i know what you mean
The bullet you used looks more or less the same that i used, i also thought it might be a better solution for the beginning.
And i as well used PWM in combination with a MOSFET to controll that whole thing. thats the only way to go i guess... i just use the arduino instead of any other microcontroller, but thats more or less the same...
I guess the overall setup might be more or less the same, but if you don't care... sure.. why not share it
The advantage with the arduino might be, that i could use some bluetooth / radio / whatever receiver to get the thing controlled remotely.
And yes, its the same with your submissive: Its really funny to see / hear the reactions, when those bullets are switched on suddenly, when they talk to somebody
one of the things that i still work on is the power supply topic, since both the arduino and the bullet need power. And when connecting the bullet to the arduino nano directly, it does not really work, so i need two power supplies at the moment...
I am thinking about some step-up-converters to be able to use single batteries for both the arduino and the bullet...
Any more ideas?
Thanks and happy vibes,
cgwm