Experimenting with Extreme Environments

Project Phases	Dates
Application Period	5th February 2024
Application Deadline	8th March 2024
Applicants Selected	13th March 2024
Extra Credit Blogs Due	17th June 2024
Final Summary Blog Due	20th June 2024

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Challengers must devise experiments to test the enclosure under various extreme environments.

Congratulations to our official challengers! Unofficial challengers can still participate by purchasing the kit separately to win great prizes.

Results for Winners

Garden Secrets System - Summary Blog

dougw

Intro This design challenge is about protecting electronic systems in extreme environments. Hammond Manufacturing and element14 provided a weatherproof Hammond enclosure, a weatherproof Amphenol connector and some Raspberry Pi electronics and a Midas…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
CycleSafe - Summary Blog

vlasov01

Project goals The goal of CycleSafe project is to improve safety of cyclists on the road. The secondary goal is to make it affordable for a wider community. Project Overview The project will use RPi 4, a camera, and machine learning algorithms to…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Final Results -- IoT Device Protection in Harsh Environments

skruglewicz

As part of a Design Challenge titled Experimenting with Extreme Environments , sponsored by Hammond Manufacturing , I submitted this blog as the final results blog. This is the last blog in a series of extra credit blogs that cover topics of major steps…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Final Blog - Wildlife Monitor Project

ralphjy

Wildlife Monitor Introduction The purpose of this design challenge is to test the performance of a Hammond IP68 enclosure housing an electronic project in an extreme or harsh environment - "Experimenting with Extreme Environments" . The inspiration…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Extreme Environment Wardriving and Wireless Network Analysis - Summary Blog

MarioDL99

Introduction Wardriving in extreme environmental conditions serves several important purposes and offers unique advantages such as assessing the coverage and reliability of wireless networks in areas that may not have reliable infrastructure. Also,…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Exploring hidden extremes of sheltered environment - final summary blog

JWx

Intro During this year's Experimenting with Extreme Environments design challenge I have decided to continue my work of identifying edge cases of environmental origin when deploying electronic systems outdoors. And - as of outdoors - I am not even thinking…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Final blog - Pool temperature sensor

iker46

Introduction This is the last blog entry for my Experimenting with Extreme Environment challenge entry. In the first one , the project was presented together with a brief explanation of the main chemical reaction taking place in my swimming pool. It…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
PicoPorch Final Touches

dougw

Intro The backyard camera system is finally nearing completion. It now consists of four different Raspberry Pi cameras (a Pi Camera Module 2, a Pi Camera Module 2 NOIR, a Pi Camera Module 3, and a Pi HQ Camera Module).. The cameras are run by 4 Raspberry…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors #6 Final Blog Home Assistant on the Go in Mobile

fyaocn

#6 Final Blog: Home Assistant on the Go in Mobile For Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors 1 Brief Home Assistant Operation System can utilize many plugins and hardware to integrated in one smart control system. This can be arranged at…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Weathering the Station - Final Entry - Life finds a way

Anthocyanina

Table of Contents Life finds a way Initial testing of the components The connector and cable build New sensor data, a full day Interfacing with the LCD Building time A new day Media server, a simple implementation Life finds a…
- 5 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Final Blog - UrbanRest Guardian - Smart Street Noise Monitor

javagoza

UrbanRest Guardian Project Introduction Greetings! I'm Enrique, a Spanish software developer working in the credit card payment industry. I've been having trouble sleeping recently. Noise in my neighborhood has gotten crazy. It's a constant mix of traffic…
- 6 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog
Experimenting with Extreme Environments - Winners' Announcement

rscasny

What is Experimenting with Extreme Environments? As IoT solutions continue to be deployed around the world, more and more electronic devices are exposed to harsh and extreme environments. To learn more about what is involved in protecting electronics…
- 5 months ago
- Experimenting with Extreme Environments
- Blog

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Discussion

I'll Start Shipping the Prizes Tomorrow - Experimenting with Extreme Environments

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Latest 3 months ago
by dougw
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Driving the LCD - share your experience

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Latest 5 months ago
by beacon_dave
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An apology to the organizers

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Latest 6 months ago
by rscasny
Discussion

Would you be interested in Judging the Final Blogs of the Experimenting with Extreme Environments Challenge?

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by DAB
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Reminder - June 20th is the Deadline for Submitting the Final Summary Blog - Experimenting with Extreme Environments

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Blog - Post List

Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors #4 ESPhome Add-on with Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 and Grove Sensors

fyaocn

#4 ESPhome Add-on with Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 and Grove Sensors For Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors 1 Brief Add-ons are apps that can be run with Home Assistant but provide a quick and easy way to install, configure, and run within H...
- 29 Apr 2024
Blog 5 - Wildlife Monitor Project - Project Integration

ralphjy

This is my last extra credit blog. Solar Module Assembly I've had all of the solar panel components hooked up and running with the exception of operating with the actual load of the CM4 and sensor assemblies. The two final integ...
- 28 Apr 2024
Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors #2 Hammond IP68 Enclosure and Circular Connectors

fyaocn

Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors #2 Hammond IP68 Enclosure and Circular Connectors For Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Sizing 3 Accessories 4 Connector 5 IP68 and...
- 26 Apr 2024
Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors #3 Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4)

fyaocn

#2 Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) For Extreme Environment Home Assistance Sensors Table of Contents 1. Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) and Compute Module IO board 2. Home Assistant 3. Getting start 4. In...
- 26 Apr 2024
Exploring hidden extremes of sheltered environment - blog 1, introduction and Raspberry PI

JWx

Intro My project in "Experimenting with Extreme Environments" is planned as an continuation of work I have done in "Experimenting with Waterproof Connectors", which - while giving some interesting results, have left questions unan...
- 25 Apr 2024
Blog 2 - Pool temperature sensor - Kit unboxing

iker46

Introduction This is the second blog entry for my Experimenting with Extreme Environment challenge entry. In the first one the project was presented together with a brief explanation of the main chemical reaction taking...
- 22 Apr 2024
Blog 4 - Wildlife Monitor Project - Software Development

ralphjy

Software Development Starting new projects with new hardware and new software is always an interesting journey and this challenge has not been the exception. In this context, new means new to me though not necessarily to the world in general.&n...
- 22 Apr 2024
ComputeCam and PicoPorch - Early Muddling

dougw

Intro This is the second installment of Experimenting With Extreme Environments. I have been struggling to navigate through a maze of long and twisty rabbit holes in the early stages of this project. Although some progress is being made, it still fee...
- 22 Apr 2024
Blog 3 - Wildlife Monitor Project - Enclosure Modifications

ralphjy

Enclosure Modifications Modifications need to be made in the form of additions to the interior and exterior of the enlosure to mount parts into the enclosure and attach the enclosure to its mounting pole. Baseplate to mount the CM4 IO and RS-232 lev...
- 20 Apr 2024
Blog 2 - Wildlife Monitor Project - Unboxing and Parts Description

ralphjy

My challenge hardware kit arrived via UPS on April 2. Thanks E14 and Hammond for sponsoring the challenge. This blog will cover the unboxing of the kit, a detailed description of the components and how I plan to use them. I'll a...
- 19 Apr 2024