![]() He also unveiled an updated version of Tesla's Powerwall, a compact, solar powered battery that can provide the energy to a home or business. "We expect to start installing these roofs sometimes next year," Musk said. The roof tiles are made with extremely strong tempered glass, high-efficiency solar cells and colored film. At Universal Studios in Los Angeles tonight, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off the company's solar roof-top panels, a new 5,500 Powerwall 2 high-capacity residential battery pack. Tesla says it will roll out Uber-style ride services program ![]() Tesla, which has joined forces with solar panel maker SolarCity, aims to capture five percent of the market, Musk said. "The goal is to have solar roofs that look better than a normal roof, generate electricity, last longer, have better insulation, and actually have a total cost that his less than the price of a normal roof plus electricity," Musk said. "We need to make them as appealing as electric cars have become." Tesla's electric car, Powerwall and solar roof are shown by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk (R), unveiling new energy products aimed at illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp, in Los Angeles, California, US, October 28, 2016. Solar panels need to undergo the same transformation, he said. They were like a golf cart," but Tesla automobiles are now highly desired by movers and shakers including Hollywood stars and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Musk noted that electric cars in the past "didn't look good. Tesla says self-driving hardware to be built into all its cars Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced a brand new product for the no-longer-just-a-motor-company: a groundbreaking new type of building. "Global warming is a serious crisis and we need to do something about that," company founder Elon Musk said during a news conference at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. 1/18 Tesla SolarCity unveils solar powered roof tiles. PHOTO: REUTERSĮlectric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, on Friday unveiling solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. Elon Musk unveils a new Master Plan, a path to sustainable energy future, but no new cars. Tesla's electric car, Powerwall and solar roof are shown by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, unveiling new energy products aimed at illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 28, 2016. Oh, and solar roofs and power walls exist, I guess.
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![]() It also would raise the bar far too high for novices, who are often able to achieve pretty sophisticated electronic projects when all the hardware and software components they picked happen to work together. ![]() Requiring such a guideline would ruin the “rapid” part of rapid prototyping. Each initializes its hardware, without any built-in logic to deal with whatever other hardware and software components are used. The trouble with “such a simple guideline” is the software components (libraries) for each device from different publishers. This reuse of modules and software libraries enables the rapid prototyping that makes Arduino so awesome. With Arduino, people tend to buy breakout boards and shields, from a variety of different sources, or make their own (often copying a published board or schematic, but reusing the basic design and rarely writing their own software from scratch). ![]() But if you’re interested in improving Arduino as a platform or “ecosystem”, as I am, this is indeed very relevant.Īrduino is unlike a fully “bare metal” electronic design. Now, if you’re an “Arduino hater”, your blood may already be starting to boil. Perhaps you missed the context: the Arduino platform. Posted in Microcontrollers, Software Development Tagged CS, MISO, MOSI, SCK, spi, Spi library, tri-state, tri-state buffer Post navigation Awesome work, and a boon to the Arduino makers around the world. In fact, transaction support in the Arduino library is something worked on himself, and gets around the problem of having SPI-related code happening in both the main loop of a program and whenever an interrupt hits. Newer versions of the Arduino SPI library support transactions and the setup is very easy. One of these methods is transactions, or defining the clock rate, setting MSB or LSB first, and the polarity of the clock. That just covers hardware, and there are a few things you can do in software to reduce the number of conflicts when using more than one SPI device. If MISO is driven high or low, you should put a small tri-state buffer in there. Good luck finding them. There is an easy way to check, though: just connect two resistors so the MISO line floats to a non-logic level when the CS pin is high, and check with a voltmeter. How about the MISO line? Most peripherals will disconnect their pins when the chip select signal is active, but there are exceptions. Putting a pullup on the CS lines keeps everything at the right logic level until a device is actually needed. It’s not magic both devices are listening to the bus when only one should be. Without a pullup, devices will work great when used alone, but will inexplicably fail when used together. When using multiple SPI devices, a pullup resistor on the chip select lines are a really great idea. The naïve solution found in thousands of Arduino tutorials do the same thing just wires, and it’ll probably work. You’ll need to throw in a chip select pin, but that’s pretty much it. This part is easy to use.Quick, how do you wire up an SPI bus between a microcontroller and a peripheral? SCK goes to SCK, MISO goes to MISO, and MOSI goes to MOSI, right? Yeah. (If you're using a different type of microcomputer these instructions and source code may still help.) Suggested Reading We will show you how to connect this sensor to an Arduino microcontroller and use the included software library to get measurements out of the sensor. This sensor is commonly found in cellphones as the sensor that detects when the caller is holding their phone to their ear. This is a great benefit over other methods because it can be much more accurate and more immune to noise. This sensor uses a precise clock to measure the time it takes light to bounce back from a surface. Many distance sensors rely on reflected light intensity or reflected angles to determine range. These boards are very similar in function though the VL6180 Sensor has additional hardware for level shifting and voltage regulation. The VL6180 Breakout and the VL6180 Sensor. ![]() The VL6180 is a Time of Flight (TOF) distance sensor with an I 2C ("Wire") interface. ![]() Bilirubin is conjugated to glucuronic acid, taurine (and to a lesser extent glucose) primarily via glucuronosyltransferase to form bilirubin monoglyceride and diglucuronide. Within the hepatocytes bilirubin is bound by two proteins called y and z binding proteins which allow the process of conjugation to take place.Ĭonjugation renders bilirubin more water soluble, thereby facilitating the secretion of bilirubin into the bile. The process may exhibit saturation as the carrier is shared by conjugated bilirubin and a variety of organic anions including bile acids and bacterial endotoxin. Hepatocyte uptake of unconjugated bilirubin is a carrier mediated process. Transport of bilirubin by albumin ends with its disassociation at the hepatic sinusoidal membrane. Binding of bilirubin to albumin is disrupted by a low serum albumin concentration and competition from a variety of drugs such as sulfonamides, thyroxine and salicylates. This type of albumin-bound bilirubin is referred to as unconjugated, indirect reading, or lipid soluble bilirubin. Bilirubin is insoluble in water and the binding to albumin allows it to be transported and inhibits its diffusion into the tissues. ![]() Bilirubin is the only major breakdown product that requires excretion since the globin and heme molecules are reused.īilirubin is released from the mononuclear phagocyte system into the circulation where it circulates bound to albumin. Globin is enzymatically degraded to amino acids, iron is bound to transferrin and transported to the bone marrow, and the heme is converted to biliverdin by heme oxygenase and subsequently to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Reduction of heme occurs primarily in the liver and spleen where hemoglobin released from senescent red cells is phagocytosed by cells of the mononuclear phagocytic system. The remainder comes from catabolism of other pigments (e.g., cytochromes and catalases, particularly cytochrome p450). The bulk of bilirubin (approximately 80%) is produced as a result of the breakdown of senescent red cells. The intensity and distribution of tissue bile pigment staining depends on 4 factors: 1) the total serum bilirubin concentration 2) the form of bilirubin (unconjugated or conjugated) 3) capillary perfusion and the ability to detect a yellow hue through normal pink mucous membranes and 4) tissue composition, i.e., tissue high in fat is predisposed to deposition of lipid soluble unconjugated bilirubin while tissue high in elastic fibers, such as sclera and skin, is predisposed to deposition of water soluble conjugated bilirubin. Icterus results when the rate of bilirubin production exceeds its rate of elimination. Icterus (or jaundice) is defined as the clinical state in which hyperbilirubinemia is detectable as a yellowish discoloration of the plasma or soft tissues. These posts serve to archive a bunch of worldbuilding details and GM commentaries in case anyone wants them/can draw from them for their own games. Previous Modernizing the Realms posts can be found in the Index Thread. ![]() It’s been a while! Holidays, crazy real world political shenanigans, and an epic battle all contributed to the delay here-hopefully the next one won’t take more than two weeks to crank out. 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El: I'm looking at you, Volo! Current Clack Here lies a place for tales, news, resources and lore regarding the Forgotten Realms! (Not administered by or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast, LLC in any way). So deleting those is only helpful for a short while. Note, the one checkbox i never bother picking from "Disk Clean up" is the one called "Thumbnails", because Windows will literally just create those all over again soon as you open a folder on your computer with image files in it or other media files which display previews. Sometimes you need to reboot to get the full benefit of doing this, but even without rebooting you should still be able to free up a lot of space. One easy way to clean up your computer is to use a disk cleanup tool.This. Parted Magic is a whole Linux distribution featuring all manner of disk-erasing and partition-managing tools. Indeed, Parted Magic features as an essential tool to keep in your PC repair USB toolkit. It'll ask if you're sure you want to delete all those files. free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a. Although the SSD manufacturer tool may come with a secure erase tool, many experts advise using Parted Magic instead. Fast Search Magic Disk Cleaner quickly scans your computer for data from previously deleted apps. If you read all-the-words you will see a spot where it tells you "Total amount of disk space you will gain" from doing the clean up. Magic Disk Cleaner searches your computer for temporary files and can also delete them directly if you wish. click the "Clean up System Files" too.Īfter that more check boxes should open up (where you check marked things above). So go through the list and checkmark everything. *everything* in Disk Cleanup is safe to delete, altho by default not everything is checkmarked. ![]() on the "General" tab pick "Disk Cleanup".Īfter clicking that it'll take a few moments for windows to go through the process of telling you what can be cleaned up. Step 3: In the prompted window, select a preferred wiping method and click OK to continue. Or you can highlight the target disk and select Wipe Disk from the left action panel. Step 2: Right-click the disk you want to delete and then select Wipe Disk. you can try going to your computer/this pc and then right-clicking on your harddrive (like C:). MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Click to Download 100 Clean & Safe. Originally posted by Low Flo:thanks so much that'll come in handy but are there any free ways to free up disk space ? If you are running windows. ![]() Ping-ponging overreactions to contact have been smoothed out as well. Gravel rattles off your car’s undercarriage when driving on a dirt course, and wrecks look - and crucially, sound - a lot more impressive than in past releases. There are little things, like the addition of day-to-night changes for late-afternoon or late-season races, or the way the engine roar now reverberates off the course wall the closer you hug it. Monster Games/704Gamesīut this latest release does add some welcome updates to the formula, even if there hasn’t been a major overhaul. Having a perfectly tuned car will only get you so far you still have to drive it, after all.Įngine roar is now louder, reverberating off the course wall, the closer you drive to it. Heat 4 places the focus squarely on the two most important aspects of high-level racing: the preparation, and the execution. Or you can spend the time learning how your car will operate with each change, and still lose. ![]() You can either hit the books away from the game to learn what all these changes will do to your car, or you can lose. NASCAR Heat 4, like its predecessors, still assumes a lot of knowledge on the part of its players. That will do for now, but I’m still eager to learn more. ![]() That’s great for professional drivers with dedicated teams, but a technical know-nothing like me is left clicking through a serviceable tight-to-loose slider that makes global adjustments to the car, then fiddling with broader controls like the difficulty and driving assists to stay competitive. Everyone has been forced to go back to square one to figure out what works and what doesn’t with the new rules. Professional esports drivers like HD Motorsports have had Heat 4 for a month, and after their own first-lap blowouts using Heat 3 configurations, they’ve gotten real-life guidance from their teams’ crew chiefs and racing directors on how to set up the car this year. The way setups worked in Heat 3 and previous editions allowed drivers to do things that worked almost like exploits: You could introduce extreme cambering on different sides of the wheelbase, for example, to preserve tires throughout a race. I had been told by the development team that I’d have to rethink just about everything I used to know about how to set up my cars on these tracks in order to win, and now I’d seen proof of that claim. My tires were absolutely trashed by the second lap. Trying to, once again, solve Pocono Raceway’s inscrutable banking and scalene layout, I googled a setup from NASCAR Heat 3 and punched that in. What used to work with this series is no longer applicable. Heat 4 is more true to life in its racing, and how you have to tackle that challenge changes everything about the game, in all modes of play. That may sound disappointing, but I wasn’t let down after spending a significant amount of time trying to learn what had changed. The career mode is largely the same, as is online multiplayer - the bread-and-butter modes of play. If you have any questions or suggestions, then please let us know.NASCAR Heat 4 is, in many ways, the same game it was last year. We hope that these tips have helped you find the best settings for your wheel and FFB in NASCAR Heat 5.Īs always, remember that each steering wheel might require a custom adjustment to these settings in order to get the best results. If you want to get the most out of your Nascar Heat 5 experience, we definetely recommend using a steering wheel like the Logitec, Thrustmaster or even Fanatec. Of course it is, in fact, It’s way more realistic than playing with a controller.
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When you model using groups and components (which all good modelers do), and start placing groups, components, or loose geometry onto different layers, things can get a little messy. ![]() What could go wrong?Īctually, quite a bit. Place a SketchUp object on a layer, turn off the layer, hide the object. Thank you again, Dave, for taking the time to help me.Layers – they seem simple enough. In my defense, I am still a beginner and am still learning the basic. I am sure the overall size of my model is so large because there is a small half-spheres used for each bead on the mouldings. Additionally, I put each piece of furniture on its own layer. That means that there are 3 layers (for the 3 different walls other than the bath area) for each crown design, each chair rail design, each base design, and each casing design. I don't recall doing it, and I thought I was being careful, but I shall just have to be more careful!Īs to why I am using so many layers, it is so I can try out each different moulding in its place on each wall, switching them back and forth to see the difference. Just to put a fork into this and call it done (and to help others who might read this), it seems I must have somehow deleted the objects in those layers and then they disappeared when I cleaned up last time. I know the models themselves would be more useful, but they are 8mb each and so exceed what I believe is a 2mg limit for attachments. The second is of the layer list from the older model that I abandoned that still has the missing layers for comparison. The first is of the layer list from the model I am currently working on. Is there a limit? I did a search and the only thing I found was a reply that said you could have 500 layers, and I am no where close to that. These missing layers were all at the bottom of the list. Shower Glass, Shower Wall Back, Shower Wall Closet Side, Shower Wall Long Side, Tub, Tub Base, and possibly others are all gone. Only the layers labeled Shower Crown, Shower Under Crown, and Tub Corners remain. In the model I am working on, there was an entire section for the shower walls, the tub, and the moulding at the base of the tub. It isn't that when I select a layer to turn on that it isn't showing up in the model, what I mean is that the layer is no longer even showing up in the list of layers! I was just beginning to feel very confident when working with layers (even thought to name in such a way to make them easy to find), but all of a sudden, some are missing. Each wall of the bathroom, and each moulding trial on each wall is on its own layer. I am fussing about with the moulding in a bathroom. If it shows up twice, I would like to ask the moderators to kindly remove the other one.) I sent it once and it didn't show up, so I've sent it again. 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