I recently read through the applications with my colleague Phil Hutchinson ( e14phil ) and we both thought that there were some really great ideas. We are really excited about this decision challenge. I hope you are too. As we are about ready to announce the sponsored winners -- the ones who will receive from our sponsor STMicroelectronics Analog, MEMS & Sensors the dev kits for free -- I thought I'd take a moment to briefly go through the things all Challengers are required to do or be aware of. Basically, their responsibilities.
Basic Responsibilities
To be eligible for the prizes, you need to do the following:
1. Complete a previously unpublished project based on the IoT on Wheels theme by the November 13th deadline.
2. Include in your project tthe NUCLEO-L476RG board.
3. Blog within the IoT on Wheels Design Challenge space at least 10 times over the course the competition period on element14.
This is about once per week. Personal blogs external to the element14 domain or links on element14 to your personal blogs do not count in the 10 official blogs.
The sponsored Challengers receive WiFi, Bluetooth and Sensor expansion boards. But these boards are optional. So, if you are an unsponsored Challenger, where you have to buy the NUCLEO-L476RG board, you can still be eligible to win the prizes, but you aren't required to buy all the expansion boards. Of course, you will need to devise another way of obtaining the capabilities the expansion boards provide. But that's the beauty of a Design Challenge. It requires you to be creative.
Other Responsibilities
There are other responsibilities that all Design Challengers must follow. I'll highlight the important ones here:
1. Projects must be created independently by yourself and based on an original idea that is relevant to the IoT on Wheels theme.
2. Projects must be achievable within the 11-week competition period of the Design Challenge. So, be careful. If you have a great idea, that's good. But you need to pull it off by November 13th.
3. Project blogs must be written in English, and they have to be complete. A paragraph-long blog that doesn't really provide detail about what you are doing in your project doesn't fulfill this requirement. (Conversely, a chapter-long blog isn't necessary, either. We want complete and well-explained journals of what you are doing that week.
4. Projects that were entered in similar competitions to the element14 Design Challenge are ineligible unless (A) that competition has ended and (B) your project did not win a prize.
5. Blogs must be published under the applicant's element14 username.
6. Blogs cannot discuss any commonly considered taboo subject, nor can they harass or abuse someone else. If it does, I'm sure it will go into moderation.
7. Blogs must be tagged with the provided tag so we can keep track of your progress.
8. Projects cannot contain hazardous substances, either.
You can read all the details of the responsibilities of a Design Challenger by reading our Terms and Conditions here.
Top Comments