App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#1

Post by chrismeehan » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 9:42 PM UTC

Fork the code and test it out for yourself. https://github.com/chrismeehan/MorseCode/tree/FinalMorseCode2

I’m the developer who designed this app. Feel free to ask me any questions about the code that makes it work, or about the app in general.

Re: App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#2

Post by chrismeehan » Mon, Feb 03, 2014, 9:57 PM UTC

Hey, sorry I didn't know how this website worked at first. Here's the right link https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7173782

Re: App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#3

Post by jackgolding » Tue, Feb 04, 2014, 1:46 AM UTC

Hi Chris,

Awesome idea - do you think it has any non-toy applications? Also related, do you know how far you see see the light away from if say you were in the middle of the ocean after a plane wreck (I have no idea about the physics!)

Re: App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#4

Post by benhirashima » Wed, Feb 05, 2014, 7:52 AM UTC

Neat. How many letters per minute?

Re: App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#5

Post by chrismeehan » Thu, Feb 06, 2014, 5:09 PM UTC

benhirashima wrote: post #4

Neat. How many letters per minute?

Roughly 60

Re: App sends and receives morse code using the iPhone flashlight and camera.

#6

Post by chrismeehan » Thu, Feb 06, 2014, 5:10 PM UTC

jackgolding wrote: post #3

Hi Chris, Awesome idea - do you think it has any non-toy applications? Also related, do you know how far you see see the light away from if say you were in the middle of the ocean after a plane wreck (I have no idea about the physics!)

It can read from a distance of up to 100 feet at night.