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h3. voice control interface to infrastructure

* mobile

* "Jarvis":https://gitlab.com/groups/xjarvis

** "MyCroft":https://mycroft.ai/ - open source AI project

* home UIs - NEST-like

* Follow-Me architecture - voice control follows you around the home.

h3. futuristic media display system

* display on glass w/

** static opaqueness

** variable opaqueness

* Heads up

* Motion capture

h3. system control

* thermostat and vent

** "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

** "DIY Zoning Dampers":http://makezine.com/2007/05/01/diy-zoning-dampers/

** "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

** "Home Climate Controlled":http://www.homeclimatecontrol.com/ - a Linux-based project that's a little old

** "Temperature controlled air register":http://www.theactivent.com/about.html

** "SDP-SI":http://www.sdp-si.com/eStore/CoverPg/Gears.htm - online store for gears, etc. that connect to small motors.

** "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.

** "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.

** Tutorials

*** "Web Enabled Home Thermostat and Home Automation Hub":http://www.instructables.com/id/Web-Enabled-Home-Thermostat-and-Home-Automation-Hu/?ALLSTEPS

* windows/shades/blinds

** "Automated Solar Powered Blinds":http://www.instructables.com/id/Automated-Solar-Powered-Horizontal-Blinds/?ALLSTEPS

* garden

* Motor control tutorials

** " How-To: Motors":http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Motors/?ALLSTEPS @ Instructables

** "Control a DC Motor with an Arduino":http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/projects/control-a-motor-with-an-arduino/ @ All About Circuits

** "DC Motors":https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-13-dc-motors/overview @ Adafruit

** "Stepper Motors":https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-16-stepper-motors/overview @ Adafruit

** " Stepper Motor Quickstart Guide":https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/400

** "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.

* Stepper Motors

** " BYJ48 Stepper Motor":http://www.instructables.com/id/BYJ48-Stepper-Motor/ @ Instructables

*** "5v 28YBJ-48 driver board":http://arduino-info.wikispaces.com/SmallSteppers?responseToken=775f5a4b2f50b66a5603d762b13c435e

*** "Motor from Adafruit":https://www.adafruit.com/products/858

*** "Sparkfun stepper motor driver":https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12779 alternative driver board

*** This means: 5v Arduino Pro Mini or Nano with driver board and 28YBJ-48 Stepper Motor driven by 5-12v power

*** Would require additional esp8266 or other comm board

** "$1 motor driver circuit":http://www.instructables.com/id/1-Motor-Driver-Circuit-for-Arduino/

** "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.

h3. robotic assistance

h3. controlled access: doors, windows, garage

h3. security cameras

h3. controllable power: outlets, lights

h3. resource management:

* what do you need (toilet paper, eggs)

h3. Monitoring: utilities

* location: humans, pets, visitors

h3. MediaDevices

* "DLNA - Digital Living Network Alliance":http://www.dlna.org/ 

** "DLNA Open Source Projects":http://elinux.org/DLNA_Open_Source_Projects#UPnP_Media_Players @ Wikipedia

* Libraries

** "libdlna":http://libdlna.geexbox.org/ -  Reference DLNA open-source implementation for Linux, both servers and players

** "pupnp":http://pupnp.sourceforge.net/ - aka libupnp, Portable C SDK for UPnP devices

** "Platinum UPnP":http://www.plutinosoft.com/platinum - C++ SDK to make it easy to build DLNA compliant devices

** "GUPnP":https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP - similar to libupnp but with more abstraction to hide internals

* Servers

** "uShare":http://ushare.geexbox.org/ - A free UPnP A/V & DLNA Media Server for Linux

** "ReadyMedia":http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/ - aka minidlna

*** "ArchLinux guide":https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ReadyMedia 

h3. home data center

* See "Media Devices":#MediaDevices and DLNA

h2. Device node

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

* "esp8266":http://www.esp8266.com/ for IoT

** "Nurdspace references":https://nurdspace.nl/ESP8266

** "WikiPedia":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266 entry

* "CHiP":http://getchip.com/ / "RPi Zero":https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/ for subnodes

* "RPi 2 Model B":https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/ quad-core for master nodes

* No Intel - Only ARM or related

* Want a reusable minimal component

h2. Server node

Essentially a Raspberry Pi 2 (quad core) with a touch screen display.

* "Adafruit tablet":https://learn.adafruit.com/7-portable-raspberry-pi-multitouch-tablet/assembly is perfect for this.

h2. 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

h2. 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

h2. 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":https://gitlab.com/groups/xjarvis?

* Mike - "PiBox":http://www.graphics-muse.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/RaspberryPi/RaspberryPi, builds and infrastructure, UI maybe

h2. How do we divvy the work?

* Electrical: Danny, Mike

* Software: Mike, Danny

h2. What's already out  there?

* what niches are not being filled?

* what niches are we competing against?

h2. Things to look at?

* Wink - home automation/IoT company

** app-celerator - write Javascript, compile into mobile-specific apps

* Blynk - home automation mobile dev tool