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Hammel, 24 Feb 2016 09:56

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h3. voice control interface to infrastructure
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* mobile
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* "Jarvis":https://gitlab.com/groups/xjarvis
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** "MyCroft":https://mycroft.ai/ - open source AI project
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* home UIs - NEST-like
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* Follow-Me architecture - voice control follows you around the home.
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h3. futuristic media display system
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* display on glass w/
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** static opaqueness
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** variable opaqueness
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* Heads up
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* Motion capture
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h3. system control
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* thermostat and vent
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** "Flair Smart Vent":http://www.cnet.com/products/flair-smart-vent/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cnet%2FNnTv+%28CNET+River+RSS%29#ftag=CADf328eec and references to other products in this space
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** "DIY Zoning Dampers":http://makezine.com/2007/05/01/diy-zoning-dampers/
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** "Econet Z-Wave controller air vent":http://www.smarthome.com/econet-ev100-6x12wh-z-wave-controlled-air-vent-6-inches-x-12-inches-white.html
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** "Home Climate Controlled":http://www.homeclimatecontrol.com/ - a Linux-based project that's a little old
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** "Temperature controlled air register":http://www.theactivent.com/about.html
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** "SDP-SI":http://www.sdp-si.com/eStore/CoverPg/Gears.htm - online store for gears, etc. that connect to small motors.
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** "Simple thermostat control":http://makezine.com/projects/build-a-dual-thermostat-for-precise-preset-temperatures/ is an example of how the server would control power to the heater/AC.
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** "ServoCity":https://www.servocity.com/html/servo_arms___horns.html has arms and horns that connect to motor shafts, allowing connection to a physical device.
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* windows/shades/blinds
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** "Automated Solar Powered Blinds":http://www.instructables.com/id/Automated-Solar-Powered-Horizontal-Blinds/?ALLSTEPS
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* garden
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* Motor control tutorials
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** " How-To: Motors":http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Motors/?ALLSTEPS @ Instructables
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** "Control a DC Motor with an Arduino":http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/control-a-motor-with-an-arduino/ @ All About Circuits
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** "DC Motors":https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-13-dc-motors/overview @ Adafruit
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** "Stepper Motors":https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-16-stepper-motors/overview @ Adafruit
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** " Stepper Motor Quickstart Guide":https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/400
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** "Animatronic Tail":https://learn.adafruit.com/really-simple-animatronic-tail/wiring - shows use of ATTiny85 (aka Adafruit Trinket) with servo and AAA batteries.  Might be perfect for proof of concept, if I can attach ESP8266.
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* Stepper Motors
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** " BYJ48 Stepper Motor":http://www.instructables.com/id/BYJ48-Stepper-Motor/ @ Instructables
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*** "5v 28YBJ-48 driver board":http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/SmallSteppers?responseToken=775f5a4b2f50b66a5603d762b13c435e
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*** "Motor from Adafruit":https://www.adafruit.com/products/858
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*** "Sparkfun stepper motor driver":https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12779 alternative driver board
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*** This means: 5v Arduino Pro Mini or Nano with driver board and 28YBJ-48 Stepper Motor driven by 5-12v power
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*** Would require additional esp8266 or other comm board
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** "$1 motor driver circuit":http://www.instructables.com/id/1-Motor-Driver-Circuit-for-Arduino/
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** "Wifi Controlled Motors using ESP8266 and ATtiny85":http://blog.nyl.io/esp8266-motor/ - effectively exactly what we're trying to do with the proof of concept.
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h3. robotic assistance
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h3. controlled access: doors, windows, garage
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h3. security cameras
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h3. controllable power: outlets, lights
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h3. resource management:
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* what do you need (toilet paper, eggs)
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h3. Monitoring: utilities
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* location: humans, pets, visitors
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h3. MediaDevices
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* "DLNA - Digital Living Network Alliance":http://www.dlna.org/ 
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** "DLNA Open Source Projects":http://elinux.org/DLNA_Open_Source_Projects#UPnP_Media_Players @ Wikipedia
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* Libraries
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** "libdlna":http://libdlna.geexbox.org/ -  Reference DLNA open-source implementation for Linux, both servers and players
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** "pupnp":http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/ - aka libupnp, Portable C SDK for UPnP devices
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** "Platinum UPnP":http://www.plutinosoft.com/platinum - C++ SDK to make it easy to build DLNA compliant devices
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** "GUPnP":https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP - similar to libupnp but with more abstraction to hide internals
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* Servers
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** "uShare":http://ushare.geexbox.org/ - A free UPnP A/V & DLNA Media Server for Linux
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** "ReadyMedia":http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/ - aka minidlna
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*** "ArchLinux guide":https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ReadyMedia 
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h3. home data center
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* See "Media Devices":#MediaDevices and DLNA
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h2. Device node
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Concept of a module unit so each new application doesn't need a new device.
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* "esp8266":http://www.esp8266.com/ for IoT
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** "Nurdspace references":https://nurdspace.nl/ESP8266
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** "WikiPedia":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266 entry
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* "CHiP":http://getchip.com/ / "RPi Zero":https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/ for subnodes
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* "RPi 2 Model B":https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/ quad-core for master nodes
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* No Intel - Only ARM or related
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* Want a reusable minimal component
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h2. Server node
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Essentially a Raspberry Pi 2 (quad core) with a touch screen display.
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* "Adafruit tablet":https://learn.adafruit.com/7-portable-raspberry-pi-multitouch-tablet/assembly is perfect for this.
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h2. Products
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* server box - master @ home, could have multiple, distributed in a single home
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* subnode - manages a collection of devices, reports to master
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* nodes - IoT, media servers - any "thing" that is an endpoint
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h2. Problems
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* Margins: 80-100% initially, %30 sustained
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* Cost: $80 per outlet would not be reasonable
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* wired network (wireline electrical)?
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* wifi problems?
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** g - interference
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** n - faster, still interference?
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** ac - best?  not in esp8266?
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** could we use non-wifi comm?
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* Comm security
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* power IoT - must last a long time
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** power harvesting
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** minimal power for comm - save most for control of device
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* Mechanical experience
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* Data band vs Control band
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** wifi for data
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** bluetooth or other RF for control
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* No cloud - network comm is private, not to 3rd party
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** Add on: we manage a server
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h2. What is the MVP?
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* Proof of Concept:  defined by Feb 20th
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* 1st product:  definition by end of April
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* Danny - Jasper project working code - integrate with "Jarvis":https://gitlab.com/groups/xjarvis?
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* Mike - "PiBox":http://www.graphics-muse.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/RaspberryPi/RaspberryPi, builds and infrastructure, UI maybe
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h2. How do we divvy the work?
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* Electrical: Danny, Mike
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* Software: Mike, Danny
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h2. What's already out  there?
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* what niches are not being filled?
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* what niches are we competing against?
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h2. Things to look at?
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* Wink - home automation/IoT company
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** app-celerator - write Javascript, compile into mobile-specific apps
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* Blynk - home automation mobile dev tool