PiBox » Iron Man

Planning Notes
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voice control interface to infrastructure¶

• mobile
• Jarvis
• home UIs - NEST-like
• Follow-Me architecture - voice control follows you around the home.

futuristic media display system¶

• display on glass w/
  • static opaqueness
  • variable opaqueness
• Heads up
• Motion capture

system control¶

• thermostatic and vent
• windows/shades/blinds
• garden

robotic assistance¶

controlled access: doors, windows, garage¶

security cameras¶

controllable power: outlets, lights¶

resource management:¶

• what do you need (toilet paper, eggs)

Monitoring: utilities¶

• location: humans, pets, visitors

Media devices¶

home data center¶

Device node¶

Concept of a module unit so each new application doesn't need a new device.

• esp8266 for IoT
• CHiP/RPi Zero for subnodes
• RPi quad for master
• No Intel - ARM or related
• Want a reusable minimal component

Products¶

• server box - master @ home, could have multiple, distributed in a single home
• subnode - manages a collection of devices, reports to master
• nodes - IoT, media servers - any "thing" that is an endpoint

Problems¶

• Margins: 80-100% initially, %30 sustained
• Cost: $80 per outlet would not be reasonable
• wired network (wireline electrical)?
• wifi problems?
  • g - interference
  • n - faster, still interference?
  • ac - best? not in esp8266?
  • could we use non-wifi comm?
• Comm security
• power IoT - must last a long time
  • power harvesting
  • minimal power for comm - save most for control of device
• Mechanical experience
• Data band vs Control band
  • wifi for data
  • bluetooth or other RF for control
• No cloud - network comm is private, not to 3rd party
  • Add on: we manage a server

What is the MVP?¶

• Proof of Concept: defined by Feb 20th
• 1st product: definition by end of April
• Danny - Jasper project working code - integrate with Jarvis?
• Mike - PiBox, builds and infrastructure, UI maybe

How do we divvy the work?¶

• Electrical: Danny, Mike
• Software: Mike, Danny

What's already out there?¶

• what niches are not being filled?
• what niches are we competing against?

Things to look at?¶

• Wink - home automation/IoT company
  • app-celerator - write Javascript, compile into mobile-specific apps
• Blynk - home automation mobile dev tool