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* everybody loves graphs!
* everybody loves graphs!
[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)
[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 13:21, 10 February 2011 (GMT)
== Crazy Cool Mobile Phone Hack ==
Inspired by some crazy phone hacks on Instructables, I'd like to involve some old mobile phones to act as inputs/outputs. I've started a page on my vebug.com webpage and I'll transcribe it here.
[[User:Msemtd|Michael Erskine]] 09:33, 15 February 2011 (GMT)

Revision as of 09:33, 15 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

  • 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
  • everybody loves graphs!

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

Crazy Cool Mobile Phone Hack

Inspired by some crazy phone hacks on Instructables, I'd like to involve some old mobile phones to act as inputs/outputs. I've started a page on my vebug.com webpage and I'll transcribe it here.

Michael Erskine 09:33, 15 February 2011 (GMT)