In June we offered you a chance to win a Red Pitaya by simply sharing your innovative and creative application ideas of what you would use this versatile open source measurement and control tool for.
With a large number of fantastic competition entries to choose from picking a winner proved difficult, however after much deliberation by our panel of expert judges they finally managed to come to a decision.
John’s inspiration was provided by his wife (a professional musician) and a number of pianos in their home, one of which is seriously out of tune. Researching into piano tuning unearthed a host of information regarding the complex task, including tuning together the 3 strings on each pitch note, factors connected with the length of the strings, varying harmonic characteristics and fundamental frequencies.
In his proposal the Red Pitaya was to be used to analyse the characteristic of the sound wave produced by each string and hence to scientifically tune the strings to the best possible effect, potentially involving aspects of the design of other parts of the instrument also.
Luckily John found out about this great competition via our DesignSpark newsletter and will be receiving his prize very soon. He shall then continue turning his design into reality in with support from the Red Pitaya team to develop the application further.
Who did the judging panel consist of?
Peter Smith, Applications Manager, RS Components
Rok Mesar, CEO of Red Pitaya
Borut Baričević, Senior RF engineer, Red Pitaya
Aleš Bardorfer, Senior System Architect, Red Pitaya
Johann Siau, Principal Lecturer at University of Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire University have been involved in early use of the Red Pitaya, using it in a range of R&D projects with students. For example, the device has been used in a number of projects within their Smart Systems Laboratory.
Find out more about Red Pitaya in our Design Centre
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