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[Reply #30 on:]

Notepad didn't work... Any other text/test edited on a windows xp?

[Reply #31 on:]

Text editor.

Notepad will work. In what way didn't it "work"?

[Reply #32 on:]

well i copied/pasted the code from the .h file on the old forum into notepad, then i try to save it as a different file, but nothing pops up?? I also tried (under save as) the encoding pull down but only got Unicode, ANSI, UTF-8, or big-endian Unicode...

[Reply #33 on:]

Nothing pops up? What do you mean? And don't use Unicode or UTF-8.

Look, saving a text file from Notepad should be a simple operation. I don't know how to explain it.

[Reply #34 on:]

Yeah i know what you mean.... its making my brain hurt. everything that you guys say makes sense, but when i go to save as, then the drop-down menu of all the different hings i can save it as the only thing their is a .txt file.... no .h or .cpp

[Reply #35 on:]

"Save as type" is a convenience not a requirement.  You can enter any filename you'd like.  Just include the extension when you enter the name.

[Reply #36 on:]

The options on the Save/Save As panel posted by Notepad are Text Documents (*.txt) and All Files (*.*). These options define what files in the current folder are listed (only .txt files or all files) and whether or not the .txt extension is automatically appended. Select All Files. The enter a file name with the .h or .cpp extension, and hit Save.

[Reply #37 on:]

Oh. That makes a ton of sense, I'll try it when I get home. Could someone please explain how the library works???!?

[Reply #38 on:]

mmk, felling reeeeeaaaaaaaaly smart right now. that worked, does anyone know how it works?

[Reply #39 on:]

You better look up Fourier transforms:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform

and:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_analysis


The maths is rather complex, and I must admit I don't understand it all that much.

[Reply #40 on:]

oh, so the library doesn't just have a function that says this many outputs wanted (12) then breaks it up? *SIGH* ok... what about anything besides a fft?

[Reply #41 on:]

Huh? The one for the lots of leds shield simply averaged the arrays so you average down 128 items (or whatever it was) to 12.

[Reply #42 on:]

what function do i use for that?

[Reply #43 on:]

In the library that is? where did the 128 items come from?

[Reply #44 on:]

You are the one that posted a link to the code. Here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/LoL-Shield-Audio-Spectrum-VU-Meter/step3/program-Arduino/

On that page he averages out the FFT values in a few lines of code.