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I drove all-the-way-home for the first time today! As many of you may know, I grew up mostly in Austin, and my family still lives down there. I haven't been able to pay them a visit in ages. This weekend one of my favorite bands was in town, and my family and I all bought tickets.
I took I-35W this time. I-35W is the Fort Worth side of I-35, and it is sensational. Dallas's side is a bit of a mess, especially south of Dallas. On the fort worth side there was a teensy bit of construction, but not enough to slow down traffic at all. The scenery was MUCH better on the FW side. Most of the 35W portion was green fields and trees as far as the eye could see. Really, the satellite photo speaks for itself. Check this out:
So much green on the west side, and so much concrete on the east!!!I let myself take this breif vacation as a reward for completing the Semester Project in my Project 2 class. My group and I put together a temperature-sensing heater controller. The hardware portion sends the temperature to a computer. The computer compares the real temperature to the user-inputted desired temperature, and then sends a signal back to the hardware that triggers the "heater." In our case, the heater was an incandescent lightbulb.
Most of the tricky parts were actually done in a program I've only recently learned about: Labview. It's great for visually laying-out problems and solutions. I won't bore you with the details, but here's a screenshot of the finished project to whet your appetite:
I'm at my parents' house, so the graphic is terrible-looking. Update: The picture is legible now! Huzzah! Email me if you're interested in more information about the project!
Most of the tricky parts were actually done in a program I've only recently learned about: Labview. It's great for visually laying-out problems and solutions. I won't bore you with the details, but here's a screenshot of the finished project to whet your appetite:
