Where can i find this USB toy?

Cheetah Designs · 11 Dec 2013 at 13:58

I am looking for a USB toy that has two flags on it, one red, one green, that is programmable.

Basically looking to hook up our build system to it.

Jono · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:12

Why don't you make one out of an arduino?

Cheetah Designs · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:16

Jono said:
Why don't you make one out of an arduino?

Nice idea but I was hoping for a quick win. I know it exists because I have seen one, just can't remember where.

Jono8 · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:19

Cheetah Designs said:
I am looking for a USB toy that has two flags on it, one red, one green, that is programmable.

Basically looking to hook up our build system to it.

I cannot even picture what this might be, let alone what use it has?

BigBoy · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:28

Semaphore flags?

Cosimo · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:29

Jono8 said:
I cannot even picture what this might be, let alone what use it has?

This has me stumped as well.

Cheetah Designs · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:33

Jono8 said:
I cannot even picture what this might be, let alone what use it has?

I want to hook it up to a build server...a bit of office fun

RastaManBob · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:41

Search for 'continuous integration USB' or similar for lots of guides. This looks a good one:

http://www.unlimitednovelty.com/2010/10/how-to-make-cheap-ci-traffic-light.html

Unfortunately I cannot find a flag one, though.

If you need an off-the-shelf solution perhaps this? http://www.sirenofshame.com/Products

RastaManBob · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:43

In fact, this: http://www.papercut.com/blog/chris/2011/08/19/who-broke-the-build/

Do it!

... kind of tempted myself

Gambisk · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:46

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nabaztag+rabbit

Jono8 · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:52

RastaManBob said:
In fact, this: http://www.papercut.com/blog/chris/2011/08/19/who-broke-the-build/

Do it!

... kind of tempted myself

Damn you!

Indie · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:58

my god that looks fun!

Jono8 · 11 Dec 2013 at 15:10

All I want for Christmas now is a usb powered missile launcher

Rotty · 11 Dec 2013 at 15:22

Jono8 said:
All I want for Christmas now is a usb powered missile launcher

I bought my brother one a couple of years ago

V4NT0M · 11 Dec 2013 at 15:23

I'm still not sure what he's looking for,

GhostlyPea · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:18

I would guess the idea is that the toy has a green and a red flag - when the build on the PC has completed correctly, some sort of script will run that raises the "green" flag to easily identify the PC or laptop has built correctly. If there is an error, the "Red flag" will raise, or something along those lines

Purely a guess from experience

- GP

Jono · 11 Dec 2013 at 16:49

Jono8 said:
All I want for Christmas now is a usb powered missile launcher

I have one you can have, unless I threw it out. It's awful.
Someone rewrote the software to make it not awful but I don't think they ever released the source code.

RastaManBob · 12 Dec 2013 at 10:05

Jono said:
I have one you can have, unless I threw it out. It's awful.
Someone rewrote the software to make it not awful but I don't think they ever released the source code.

If that's a genuine offer and Jono8 is not going to take you up on it then, as long as it's not stepping on anybodies toes, count me in