12 The Digital Step Valve

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This final project is an example of a different direction you can take with flame effects. I’ve mentioned in other chapters that, in most flame effect hobby communities, there seems to always be an arms race for the biggest boosh. But there are many other directions you can go, as well. I’ve seen micro-booshes on RC cars, fiery fingertips on robot hands, and interactive flame art aware of the actions of the people around it.

The digital step valve (DSV) is an experiment in providing more values than just on and off for a flame effect. There are industrial solutions, usually referred to as proportional valves, that ...

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