[Microbit-Python] Fwd: Jodrell bank and the microbit

[Harry Percival]

I worried I'm a little disconnected from micro:bit things, and a bit too 
about-to-have-a-child-ey, but I'd love to be kept informed. Said infant 
will be Sir Bernard Lovell's great-grandchild (via my wife)...


On 29/10/15 10:55, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
> See below. I'm guessing several people on this list would be very
> interested in contributing. I'm about to send an "affirmative, tell us
> more" reply.
>
> For those who don't know:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank_Observatory
> http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/
>
> It'd be super duper cool if MicroPython was driving such a famous dish.
>
> Any takers I can cc on the resulting conversation..?
>
> N.
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	Jodrell bank and the microbit
> Date: 	Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:43:39 +0000
> From: 	Shirley Hunt-Benson <Shirley.Hunt-Benson at bbc.co.uk>
> To: 	'larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk' <larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk>,
> 'larchard at develangel.co.uk' <larchard at develangel.co.uk>,
> 'larchard at gmail.com' <larchard at gmail.com>, 'Jonathan.Austin at arm.com'
> <Jonathan.Austin at arm.com>, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org>
> CC: 	Howard Baker-IF&L <howard.baker at bbc.co.uk>, Matt Gallop
> <Matt.Gallop at bbc.co.uk>, 'Tim O'Brien' <Tim.OBrien at manchester.ac.uk>
>
>
>
> Hi Lawrence, Jonathan & Nick
>
>
>
> I wonder if you can help me with a current film I am trying to set up
> for The One Show as part of the microbit launch campaign?
>
>
>
> We would like to get the telescope being moved / controlled by the
> microbit and also potentially be able to visualise the rhythm of pulsars
> on the LED screen.
>
>
>
> Having set that up and got buy -in from the team at Jodrell bank we now
> need to work out how to do it – which is where we need your help and
> expertise. How do we get the interface between the telescope and the
> microbit.
>
>
>
> This is the note from Tim (copied in above) (07768394491) at Jodrell Bank:
>
>
>
> Current theory might be:
>
>
>
> 1.       Select object from a list on some text interface running on
> microchip.
>
> 2.       Code (in python?) runs on chip to convert celestial coordinates
> to actual pointing coordinates for telescope (azimuth and elevation).
>
> 3.       This is sent as an xml string **somehow** so our telescope
> control software can read it and point telescope.
>
> 4.       Data from telescope processed by one of our computers which
> fires data to an IP address (on MicroChip, how does it read this) as a
> sequence of numbers.
>
> 5.       Program on microchip flashes LEDs when above a threshold.
>
> 6.       If this were a pulsar then it would flash in time.
>
> 7.       Maybe it could also make a sound.
>
>
>
> Is this the sort of thing one of you might be able to help us out with?
>
> We are hoping to set the filming up for this in December so with approx.
> 4 weeks to go there is a sense of urgency.
>
> Depending on availability the most effective way might be to set up a
> meet at Jodrell Bank itself (potentially for next week?)
>
> Apologise for the group email but I’d be very grateful if you could get
> back in touch and or give me a call on the number below with your thoughts.
>
> Kind regards shirley
>
>
>
> */Shirley Benson/*
>
> */Campaign Producer BBC micro:bit/*
>
> */07974660220/*
>
> MBSIG_V2*//*
>
> */ /*
>
> */ /*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:*Howard Baker-IF&L
> *Sent:* 29 October 2015 10:24
> *To:* Shirley Hunt-Benson
> *Subject:* Lawrence and jonny
>
>
>
> Lawrence Archard <larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk
> <mailto:larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk>> (larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk
> <mailto:larchard at upbeatpd.co.uk>)
>
> Lawrence Archard (larchard at develangel.co.uk
> <mailto:larchard at develangel.co.uk>)
>
> larchard at gmail.com <mailto:larchard at gmail.com>
>
> Jonathan Austin (Jonathan.Austin at arm.com <mailto:Jonathan.Austin at arm.com>)
>
>
>
> Lawrence 07906387776
>
>
>
> Howard
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Howard Baker *
>
> *Editor, Innovations and Development *
>
> Tel: 07713 315 808 | Email: howard.baker at bbc.co.uk
> <mailto:howard.baker at bbc.co.uk>
>
> Bridge House (3rd Floor) | MediaCityUK | Salford | M50 2BH
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Microbit mailing list
> Microbit at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit

-- 
Harry Percival
Developer
harry at pythonanywhere.com

PythonAnywhere - a fully browser-based Python development and hosting environment
<http://www.pythonanywhere.com/>

PythonAnywhere LLP
17a Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RD, UK
VAT No.: GB 893 5643 79
Registered in England and Wales as company number OC378414.
Registered address: 28 Ely Place, 3rd Floor, London EC1N 6TD, UK

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/microbit/attachments/20151029/b40556e8/attachment-0001.html>