{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5/events","html_url":"https://github.com/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5","id":162305641,"number":5,"title":"Hardware: Phoenix Compatibility","user":{"login":"DragonShadesX","id":8421734,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8421734?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX","html_url":"https://github.com/DragonShadesX","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/DragonShadesX/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":8,"created_at":"2016-06-26T00:06:49Z","updated_at":"2016-06-29T10:23:15Z","closed_at":null,"body":"For some reason, the hardware in the Phoenix is only triggered when the custom tagger is within a few feet of the Phoenix.  Best guess is that the IR LED is not bright enough.  This could be fixed with a stronger IR LED (not recommended) or an IR-Permeable lens to focus the light and condense the beam, though this means the user will have to be much more accurate.  This is low priority since Phoenix compatibility is not a main feature."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/comments/229317675","html_url":"https://github.com/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5#issuecomment-229317675","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/DragonShadesX/Arduino-Laser-Tag/issues/5","id":229317675,"user":{"login":"psykauze","id":7633907,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7633907?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze","html_url":"https://github.com/psykauze","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/psykauze/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2016-06-29T10:23:15Z","updated_at":"2016-06-29T10:23:15Z","body":"Sorry for the spam on this thread.\r\n\r\nI've seen that the Phoenix LazerTag was based to the Tiger/Hasbro systems that was commercialized in 2004 (for Team Ops) maybe before. So it's why I've checked some technical informations about these systems also from patents.\r\n\r\nI understand that the patents is not the reality, but they give us some clues on how the system works.\r\n\r\nIn the second patent, there's no info about the IR-LED or beam but the schematics show the IR-LED powered by a 6V battery, limited by a 1ohm resistor and drived by a bipolar transistor, so if I consider a voltage drop of 3V for transistor and IR diode, the peak current consumption is about 3Amps and can explain the 300ft range. (I know I can't be precise for the voltage drop. I've found the Vdrop should be just a little less than 4V, so the current should be a little higher than 2Amps peak.).\r\n\r\nThe third patent give some recommendations like the beam cone of 4° (adjusted by a lens) and the LED used in this patent (the EL-8L). For the last thing, we can conclude the system use a 940nm IR protocol."}}
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