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[iot umbrella] #11 FINAL DESCRIPTION

2014-11-07T15:07:05Z

Hello for everyone. After many hours of work, I can show my umbrella project.At begin I want thanks for my wife (for patient) for my friend Jonatan (for 3D printer ) for Daniel Defoe (for very fast realizing my orders),for my young daughter (for...(read more)

Blog Summary #005 : Internet of the Backyard Challenge 2014 - Final Day

2014-11-07T13:28:25Z

The Internet of the Backyard Challenge is running from August 13th to November 7th.Previous activity:Blog Summary #000 : Internet of the Backyard Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #001 : Internet of the Backyard Challenge 2014 Blog Summary #002 : Internet of...(read more)

[IoT_Grass #6] IoT Backyard Challenge GGMS - Summary

2014-11-07T13:02:05Z

And so the IoT Backyard challenge is sadly drawing to a close. Like most engineers, no project is ever really complete as there is always room for improvement and so I feel as if I've only just got started with developing my application. The TI S...(read more)

CC3200 IoT Backyard Challenge Tomato Greenhouse Summary

2014-11-07T02:33:00Z

Previous post: Energia is out there for CC3200 A summary for Internet of Things roadtest Thanks to Texas Instruments Element 14 for possibility to be a roadtester for Simplelink Wi-Fi CC3200 launchpad. It is a single chip contain...(read more)

Internet of the Backyard Design Challenge Update

2014-11-06T15:19:42Z

I would like to update you with my Design Challenge. I was originally going to design a water system for my wife's square foot garden. Shortly after being notified I won a kit, my health turned bad, and I got extremely ill for a long time. ...(read more)

Internet of the Backyard - The Final Days

2014-11-04T16:28:27Z

When this challenge launched, the summer was fresh and green; as winter draws close, it's time to say farewell to memories of backyard barbecues and laying in the sun. So too, this is the last week for the Internet of the Backyard challenge.Jus...(read more)

[iot_umbrella] #10 power supply – description

2014-10-30T00:58:24Z

For umbrella project I build my own power supply system. - solar panel (3V, 80mA)- storage/battery element (LiPo rechargeable battery from Fuel Tank BoosterPack)- my own universal solar charger device (based on TI bq255040 )- TI TLV70433 LDO (3,...(read more)

Time flies. Birds fly. Hard to find either one!

2014-10-28T01:37:35Z

I picked up a helper to move the engineering side along a little more quickly, so I finally have some time to post. As a total rookie, the learning curve to get the TI to bend to my will is pretty wicked. The last month+ has flown by. The bigges...(read more)

[iot_umbrella] #9 gps module – description

2014-10-26T06:46:24Z

In my umbrella project I used gps module. After start device turn on gps module and waiting for geographic position . Latitude and longitude values are used in weather forecast algorithm. If user dont have gps module, then he can turn off ...(read more)

Blog Summary #004 : Internet of the Backyard Challenge 2014

2014-10-24T11:30:40Z

[IoT_Grass #5] IoT Backyard Challenge GGMS - Blooming marvelous

2014-10-22T16:59:40Z

I finally have my cc3200 Launchpad posting data to Plot.ly using Energia (www.energia.nu) compiler / Wiring framework. It took awhile to sort out but feels great to finally get all my charts initialised in the correct format and my data streaming to ...(read more)

[iot_umbrella] #8 lcd - description

2014-10-14T12:11:42Z

In project I used lcd from nokia 5110 (PCD8544 driver),It is monochrome graphic lcd with resolution 84x48 pixels In used ready hardware ( foto below )and connected it into CC3200 LaunchPad ( schematic below ) Communication with lcd is...(read more)

Blog Summary #003 : Internet of the Backyard Challenge 2014

2014-10-14T11:58:07Z

[iot_umbrella] off topic

2014-10-11T18:33:07Z

from 8 years I write articles about Texas Instruments products( the most about MSP430 microcontrollers ) now I will start writing course "MSP430 with FRAM in examples"(course based on LaunchPad MSP-EXP430FR5969, MSP430 Wolverine series)In attach...(read more)

[IoT_Grass #4] IoT Backyard Challenge GGMS - Time flies when waiting for grass to grow

2014-10-05T23:27:39Z

Thanks to an unseasonally warm September month I finally have plenty of long grass to work with... and the grass sensor node is coming along slowly but surely. Here is my first attempt at the grass node sitting in shorter grass... yes I mo...(read more)