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

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by dougw
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Driving the LCD - share your experience

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by beacon_dave
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An apology to the organizers

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Latest 6 months ago
by rscasny
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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

PicoPorch System Demo

dougw

Intro This blog demonstrates the PicoPorch system in operation. All electrical and mechanical subsystems are now built and functioning although one of the stands still needs a few pieces and one of the cameras has not been definitively selected. Desp...
- 3 Jun 2024
CycleSafe - #3 - The Preparations for the Road Test and the Data Collection

vlasov01

Design Changes When I tried to connect the RPi Compute Module 4 I/O board with RPi Camera v2 I realized that they were not compatible. So, As I have a USB camera I've decided to reuse it instead of purchasing an additional camera. Here is the ne...
- 2 Jun 2024
PicoPorch Motor Controller

dougw

Intro I finally assembled the PicoPorch motor controller. This blog shows it in operation using manual switches to control motor direction and limit switches to prevent over rotation in either direction. Motor Controller CCA You can see 2 places whe...
- 27 May 2024
Weathering the Station - Blog 1 - Unboxing and project description

Anthocyanina

Table of Contents Weathering the Station, what's with that title? The Unboxing: The Enclosure: The panel mount connector: The cable connector The Raspberry Pi Compute module and IO Board: The External antenna: The Display: What's next? W...
- 25 May 2024
Exploring hidden extremes of sheltered environment - extra blog 5 - testing the limits of LCD display

JWx

Intro Another element from our design kit is an LCD display. It is 4x20 unit made by Midas Displays and driven by RW1063 chipset, which seems to be designed with Hitachi HD44780 compatibility in mind, including pin-to-pin compatibility (as can be see...
- 23 May 2024
Blog 5 - UrbanRest Guardian - Remote Monitoring

javagoza

Ending the series with remote monitoring With this fifth blog, I conclude my series of optional blogs for the Experimenting with Extreme Environments design challenge sponsored by Hammond Manufacturing. Throughout this nearl...
- 22 May 2024
Blog 4 - UrbanRest Guardian - Classifying Urban Sounds

javagoza

Introduction This is the fourth blog of my participation in the Experimenting with Extreme Environments challenge sponsored by Hammond Manufacturing and Element14 community. It was going to be my fifth blog but an injury to my right hand pr...
- 22 May 2024
Exploring hidden extremes of sheltered environment - extra blog 4 - greenhouse in the box

JWx

Intro Let's start with the riddle: what is it? A box with transparent top, placed at the backyard in the sunny place? This? or maybe this? Let's check what direct Sun radiation does to our (set of) waterproof enclosure(s). Black box or white box? H...
- 19 May 2024
PicoPorch Power

dougw

Intro Another quick update in the PicoPorch saga. This time I have been wiring up the power box and printing off enough bracketry to make the system functional so I can finally start capturing some video. It is now almost to the deployable stage. Pro...
- 19 May 2024
Exploring hidden extremes of sheltered environment - extra blog 3 - sensor population unification, changes

JWx

Intro During my last year's project I have deployed array of sensors to monitor environmental parameters inside three enclosures: Hammond 1554VA2GYCL that was then tested (along with the array of waterproof - mainly RF - connectors) and which wa...
- 17 May 2024