Bitcoin Trading Falls By %25 to $202 from $266 Within Hours

Bitcoin Trading Falls By %25 to $202 from $266 Within Hours

On the morning of April 10, 2013 Bitcoin lost %25 of its value within hours.  This was an expected market correction and should continue to fall thru the day.

MtGox Bitcoin Trading falls %25 to $202 on April 10, 2013
MtGox Bitcoin Trading falls %25 to $202 on April 10, 2013

MtGox.com Trading Exchange

BTC-E.com Trading Exchange

 

*UPDATE 11:21AM PST

MtGox price is now $173, only MtGox orders are NOT going thru without major delay.

BTC-e $136

 

*UPDATE 11:21AM PST EXCHANGES HAVE CRASHED, orders will not go thru, MtGox Lag is 76 MINUTES!!!!!

BitCoin Massive Correction April 10, 2013
BitCoin Massive Correction April 10, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*UPDATE 1:30pm PST

MtGox.com is now back online and trading.

Bitcoin Virtual Currency Hits $148 High

Last night Bitcoin virtual currency hit a high price of $148. Currently as of 7:30am PST the trading platform website http://MtGox.com is down for maintenance….

Bitcoin Trading hits $148 high on April 2, 2013
Bitcoin Trading hits $148 high on April 2, 2013

Arduino based Solar Panel Tracker

Arduino based Solar Tracker for Solar Panels

Works via two photoresistors.

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Here is the Arduino Sketch code I wrote for the tracker:

int lightPin = A0; //define a pin for Photo resistor
int ledPin=6; //define a pin for LED
int val= 1;
int lightPin1 = A1; //define a pin for Photo resistor
int ledPin5=5; //define a pin for LED
int val1= 1;
int setPoint19 = 20; // Trigger value
int setPoint25 = 25; // Trigger value
int setPoint29 = 29; // Trigger value
int setPoint35 = 35; // Trigger value

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //Begin serial communcation
pinMode( ledPin, OUTPUT );
pinMode( ledPin5, OUTPUT );
}

void loop()
{

val = (analogRead(lightPin)*1);

if (val < setPoint35) { analogWrite(ledPin, LOW); // It has got dark, turn the LED on.
}
else
{
analogWrite(ledPin, 255); // It is light again, turn the LED off.

}
Serial.print("val = ");
Serial.print(val ) ; //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
Serial.print(" lightPin = ");
Serial.print(analogRead(lightPin));
Serial.print(" lightPin /4-1= ");
Serial.println(analogRead(lightPin)/4-1); //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
//analogWrite(ledPin, val); //send the value to the ledPin. Depending on value of resistor
//you have to divide the value. for example,
//with a 10k resistor divide the value by 2, for 100k resistor divide by 4.
//Serial.println(analogRead(lightPin)/3); //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
delay(10); //short delay for faster response to light.

val1 = (analogRead(lightPin1)*1);

if (val1 < setPoint35) { analogWrite(ledPin5, LOW); // It has got dark, turn the LED on.
}
else
{
analogWrite(ledPin5, 255); // It is light again, turn the LED off.

}
Serial.print("val1= ");
Serial.print(val1 ) ; //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
Serial.print(" lightPin1= ");
Serial.print(analogRead(lightPin1));
Serial.print(" lightPin1/4-1= ");
Serial.println(analogRead(lightPin1)/4-1); //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
//analogWrite(ledPin, val); //send the value to the ledPin. Depending on value of resistor
//you have to divide the value. for example,
//with a 10k resistor divide the value by 2, for 100k resistor divide by 4.
//Serial.println(analogRead(lightPin)/3); //Write the value of the photoresistor to the serial monitor.
delay(10); //short delay for faster response to light.

}

Arduino Solar Tracker

Here is the Arduino sketch code I wrote that will move a 2-wire DC motor forward and reverse depending on which of 2 buttons is pressed:

#include

/*
* Switch and LED test program
*/

int ledPin = 5; // LED is connected to pin 12
int switchPin = 0; // switch is connected to pin 2
int val; // variable for reading the pin status
int ledPin6 = 6; // LED is connected to pin 12
int switchPin1 = 1; // switch is connected to pin 2
int val1; // variable for reading the pin status

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // Set the LED pin as output
pinMode(switchPin, INPUT); // Set the switch pin as input
pinMode(ledPin6, OUTPUT); // Set the LED pin as output
pinMode(switchPin1, INPUT); // Set the switch pin as input
//Setup Channel A
pinMode(12, OUTPUT); //Initiates Motor Channel A pin
pinMode(9, OUTPUT); //Initiates Brake Channel A pin

}

void loop(){

delay(10);

val = digitalRead(switchPin); // read input value and store it in val
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH); // turn LED on
//Serial.begin(9600); // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
//Serial.print("sw0 on: ");Serial.println(digitalRead(switchPin));

//forward @ full speed
digitalWrite(12, HIGH); //Establishes forward direction of Channel A
digitalWrite(9, LOW); //Disengage the Brake for Channel A
analogWrite(3, 255); //Spins the motor on Channel A at full speed

delay(3000);

//delay(10);
}
if (val == HIGH) { // check if the button is not pressed
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // turn LED off
delay(10);

digitalWrite(9, HIGH); //Eengage the Brake for Channel A

//delay(1000);

}

delay(10);

val = digitalRead(switchPin1); // read input value and store it in val
if (val == LOW) { // check if the button is pressed
digitalWrite(ledPin6, HIGH); // turn LED on
//Serial.print("on: ");Serial.println(digitalRead(switchPin1));

//backward @ half speed
digitalWrite(12, LOW); //Establishes backward direction of Channel A
digitalWrite(9, LOW); //Disengage the Brake for Channel A
analogWrite(3, 255); //Spins the motor on Channel A at half speed

delay(3000);

delay(10);
}
if (val == HIGH) { // check if the button is not pressed
digitalWrite(ledPin6, LOW); // turn LED off
//Serial.print("1=off: ");Serial.println(digitalRead(switchPin1));

digitalWrite(9, HIGH); //Eengage the Brake for Channel A

delay(1000);

delay(10);
}

}

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Bitcoin Trading Crashes To $38 After .7 .8 Block Chain Fork Bug Announced

Bitcoin falls to $38 after block chain fork bug announced

Bitcoin Trading Crashes To $38 After .7 .8 Block Chain Fork Bug Announced

Today Bitcoin BTC$ crashed to $38 from $48 following news that a block chain fork has occurred. According to realtime chat on the official Mt.Gox Chat Room, the bug occurred after the .8 Bitcoin software version was released. For more information stay tuned….

Read all about it here! https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=152030.0

MtGox.com has issued a statement stating :
Bitcoin blockchain issue – bitcoin deposits temporarily suspended
https://support.mtgox.com/entries/21477395-Bitcoin-blockchain-issue-bitcoin-deposits-temporarily-suspended

Bitcoin falls to $38 after block chain fork bug announced
Bitcoin falls to $38 after block chain fork bug announced