Arduino IFS Fractals

[johncarl81]

Wanted to share with everyone a project I just released... Arduino IFS fractals:

https://github.com/johncarl81/Arduino-IFS/wiki

Here's a taste of the Dragon IFS:

[cKleinhuis]

is it an ifs generator for your pocket

is it a school project ? i do not see the real value, cause ifs could easily be created on smartphones,
or is it some kind of video feedback loop !?

[lycium]

ZOMG, so awesome! 

[johncarl81]

is it an ifs generator for your pocket

is it a school project ? i do not see the real value, cause ifs could easily be created on smartphones,
or is it some kind of video feedback loop !?

Not a school project, I just wanted to learn how to program an Arduino with this pilot project.  Whats the real value?  I think it's just a demonstration of using some pretty low-level hardware to create some beautiful images.   Also, it may help other people understand the Arduino micro-controller and IFS fractals.  No, its not a 'feedback loop,' the Arduino is doing the work of generating the IFS fractals.

ZOMG, so awesome! 

Now thats more like it...  thanks!

[A Noniem]

I did an arduino project with a couple of mates last year as well. Personally I wasn't involved in the arduino programming itself, but I know how bloody annoying it can be. It looks like you did a nice job. Any possibilities of a mandelbrot or is the arduino to slow to render a low res mandelbrot?

[johncarl81]

I did an arduino project with a couple of mates last year as well. Personally I wasn't involved in the arduino programming itself, but I know how bloody annoying it can be. It looks like you did a nice job. Any possibilities of a mandelbrot or is the arduino to slow to render a low res mandelbrot?

I appreciate the positive feedback.  As you can see I tried to move as much code as possible into C++ with really only a couple of lines required in the Arduino code... I was much more comfortable with that programming style in the end.

Doing a Mandelbrot plot is entirely possible, if slow.  Someone posted on this very forum with some work they did with the Arduino to that:

http://www.fractalforums.com/movies-showcase-%28rate-my-movie%29/fractal-on-arduino/

If you would like to join the fun and try a Mandelbrot implementation I would be interested in collaborating.  We could even use a portion of the c++ code I came up with for this project, namely the LCD plotting code.  PM me if you are interested.