Projects posted in ‘Electronics’

  1. oMotive Project

    oMotive

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    oMotive is my attempt at an OSHW version of the FitBit—a small, ingenious device for recording and analyzing body motion. The FitBit seems to be really great at what it does, and I’m not trying to steal market share, but I wanted to see if I could replicate the functionality in a completely open way. My current design uses an ATTiny2313 controller, ADXL345 3-axis accelerometer, RTC module, microSD-based OpenLog module, Bluetooth serial module, and lithium polymer battery. The approach is simple, but I’m not sure I can get the ATTiny2313 to properly interact with all those parts. We’ll see.

  2. AirSensor Project

    AirSensor

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    The AirSensor is a very basic Arduino-powered wireless sensor device based on the Anarduino board from AnalyticTools and the cheap transmitter/receiver modules from SparkFun. I had a lot of fun experimenting with it, and I even had some grandiose plans for selling kits, but then I found out that my vision was already implemented (and perfected!) by the JeeNode, which is amazingly cool. It was still a great learning experience though!

  3. Keyglove Project

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    The Keyglove is a portable Arduino/Atmel-powered glove that uses touch combinations (for keys) and an accelerometer (for the mouse) to generate keyboard and mouse control codes using only one hand. Once learned, the glove can easily be used without looking, making it perfect for embedded/wearable environments. The glove is thin and light, built to allow other activities (such as writing) without being in the way. Currently, the Keyglove is in the prototype stage, but you can track its progress and find many details at the project website at keyglove.net.