Saki Tech!

“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.

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.