Saki Tech!

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A short video about an advanced domotic project I’m working on.
It’s involve Android, Arduino and many sensors.

My Google+ Page where to fine more: https://plus.google.com/115491140049189366017/posts

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“How to do” Spoka Box, step by step.

Spoka circuit exposed, test on switch on/off current and status (on/off) sensing;
the “E” made from an IKEA spice rack;
the main box core. Seeeduino Mega + RTC + Graphic LCD + buttons and trimmer circuit + Spoka control circuit;
Spoka mod: a second hole to connect with main box;
Spoka on;
main box semi-assembled;
main box a step before ending;
main box jacks image, one for speakers and one for Spoka;
Spoka Box assembled! “E” painted, main box wrapped in cloth and 2 magnets embedded into the upper part of the “E” to keep the main box securely in place.

First post on Spoka Box

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Finally!! The SMS received a great upgrade!!

Its name is now Spoka Box, from the funny animal (brought at IKEA) you can see into the photo.

“How to” into next posts.

The main functions are:

current time;
day, month, year;
alarm;
random sentence under clock;
Spoka switchs on 10 minutes before alarm time;
Spoka blinks during alarm;
Waka waka (by Shakira) plays during alarm;
Spoka switchs off 15 minutes after alarm time;
random sentence by menu option;
alarm simulation by menu option;
simple cartoon by menu option;
set time, date and alarm menus;
set lcd light by turning a trimmer;
Spoka is totally autonomous from main box actions, you can switch it on manually (with a button on its head) and the alarm function will gets its status (on or off) from a little board into it.

Step by step photo “how to”.

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Finally!!

A new project done. ;)
Exams passed and free time increases a bit.

This is a capacitive button done with an Arduino, the CapSense Library, a 1M Ohm resistor and a thin aluminum foil.

The principle is very easy: this is a capacitive sensor that measures the electric charge of human body or other metal items.
It needs an 1M Ohm resistor to work as a button, from 10 to 20M Ohm resistor to sense at 6-7 cm, or 50M Ohm resistor to activate the input from 20-30 cm of distance.

In the video you can see a direct application.
A ledbar shows the distance read and a relay (you can hear its “clack” on the background) is activated when the sensor is completely touched.

You can see a complete “how to” and the Arduino code here:
http://www.gioblu.com/tutorials/sensori/198-pulsante-capacitivo-piatto

Sorry, italian only! But you can translate it with google.

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mandaflewaway:

CLICK TO MAKE SOME MUSIC

Processing??

It’s a gorgeous app!! :D

Some updates!!

Hi!!

Lessons had started and free time isn’t much..
But I have some updates about my projects! (I still need some help to develop everything my mind shoots out!)

- “A computer vision project, to track and drive an home droid” has been paused, and a more easy and interesting project has started: Roombot, a room droid.
Do you want know more? Sign in (or log in) and read here (italian only, sorry! Use the google translator to convert it into any language):

http://www.gioblu.com/community/forum/topic?id=10

- Odometer from a mouse wheel is complete, see here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxMbcrL73zo

What do you think about this projects?

Tagged:
diy

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L'uomo comune, ovvero come avere paura di qualcosa che non esiste, e trascurare ciò che dovrebbe terrorizzarci.

English title:

The common man, or as being afraid of something that does not exist, and neglecting what should scare.

Read here: http://translate.google.it/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=it&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http://www.pegna.com/Telefonini.txt&sl=it&tl=en

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Updates

I think this blog needs updates!

Here I am!

- Mambo project has started and reached the 0.9b stage.
Who is Mambo? Mambo is a DLA (Digital Life Assistant). It can do something for me and I can interact with it by voice.
The current features are:
. main function to turn on/off a specific light;
. “W.I.W.” function (Where Is What), a join solution from RFID and MySQL to know where a person/scooter/auto is;
. a super easy interface to turn Mambo voice recognition on/off;
. an RFID profile database with some useful and favorite personal settings;
. some basic “H.C.S.” functions (Health Care System).

- Motorless walking hexapod has muscles.
The nanomuscles arrived, they are awesome!! The legs system has been designed and near to be realized.

- A computer vision project, to track and drive an home droid, has started some weeks ago. The goal is to let Mambo drives some little droids around the house to clean a room or to help someone.

- Some future project:
. A UAV or RPV airship to show me aerial images of free parking or traffic congestion near home.
. some other stuff.. too much other stuffs.. O_o

Help needed!!
Are you interested helping me developing one or two of these projects??

Tagged:
updates

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Reblogged from spime

My mind is just working..

spime:

Augmented Reality Toys is a prototype, asking the question how we might play if wearing a head mounted AR viewer device.

Coding hard

I’m coding hard to write my own computer vision software..

I need it for some of my projects, but I wouldn’t pay hundreds of euros for a ready software.

Do you know something free for computer vision?