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** I have one in the store room
** I have one in the store room
** it might be useful to use it on the floor just inside the store room
** it might be useful to use it on the floor just inside the store room
* RFID reader fun
* fingerprint readers! I have left two in the store room
* webcams - naturally!


== PC interface ==
== PC I/O ==


* serial and parallel ports available
* serial and parallel ports available
* USB ports available
* USB ports available
* we could arduino it if we want
* we could arduino it if we want
== PC storage and user interfaces ==
* RRD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RRDtool
* syslog?
* IRC bot would be entirely appropriate
* web interface of course!
* hook into the website
* daily summary as RSS feed


[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)
[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)

Revision as of 13:26, 10 February 2011

Our always-on little server will be used to collect data from the HackSpace and provide a number of interfaces for the presentation of that data. This will be for "the things we want to know about" and various interesting statistics.

  • door contacts
    • We'll want to do the main HackSpace door first
    • I got a nice reed-magnet contact switch from expolinkalarms.co.uk on ebay for £1.65
    • I taped it next to the door to install next weds Michael Erskine 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)
    • I brought in some Tyco 6-core alarm cable - there's lots of this in my free-issue cable store at work.
  • temperature
  • light level
  • PIR
  • dance-mat floor pressure switch (!)
    • I have one in the store room
    • it might be useful to use it on the floor just inside the store room
  • RFID reader fun
  • fingerprint readers! I have left two in the store room
  • webcams - naturally!

PC I/O

  • serial and parallel ports available
  • USB ports available
  • we could arduino it if we want

PC storage and user interfaces

Michael Erskine 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)