While we wait for the judges to deliberate on things, I wanted to reflect on the project and give some updates on what I've been doing since the contest officially closed. Ways to improve:Here are some ideas I've had or have been suggested by co...
So a final update. Unfortunately i didn't get a video of everything running together before the close of the competition. I had it all running but i didn't get a chance to make a final video of it. I was preparing to do that when i get them e...
Here is just a short update on my stove assistant: I added two functions to the HMI. add new meals This function gives you the possibility to add new meals to the database. And since my stove assistant at the moment only supports simple coo...
Hi, this will be my final update blog for the Pi Chef Design Challenge. It's my first time being a part of a competition like this, and I really like the form of the competition. I set out to build a smart shelf as my project. The idea was to hav...
First I’ll give the hardware update and then the electrical. For this project to work right, I need to be able to roll the dough out on the pan and have it come off well when it’s done cooking. So I went to the store and bought a non-stick mat....
Preparation of a cocktail After many adventures and weather incidents today, I managed to start the preparation of a chilled cocktail!Here is a video that shows the service of a rum-pineapple:players.brightcove.net/.../index.htmlI will improve t...
Possibilities of evolutionThis contest will have given a big impetus to this crazy project. The evolutions on this device are almost limitless. Several people offered me ideas.Here are some examples :- improve the communication with the outside...
It has been a long 11 weeks since this challenge started. My husband James aspork42 spent countless hours designing, testing, programming, 3d printing, building and re-building our Smart Range Hood. Through the magic of technology I am transmitt...
Today I made a little HMI for my stove assistant. For me getting the electronics working is always more exciting than getting all the things together to have a reasonable product. The HMI is one part of this.Technical background I decided t...
This is the last day of the design challenge, so time to reflect on the project.Going into the project I had 3 hardware objectives two software objectives and I also wanted to get a new member participating in design challenges.All of these objective...
Bake Mate - Pi Chef Blog #14 - Wrapping up I had planned on capturing a video of me using Bake Mate, but this turned out to be a lot more difficult than I expected.I don't have access to a camera tripod, so I needed to hold my phone in one h...
The Cooker Connector is finished! I am proud to present my final blog post of the Pi Chef Challenge, in video form. It's a summary of my project, and I take you through the steps of using it to cook pork chops. I hope you enjoy it!
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In this very short post, I show you how I install the block set in my small kitchen. I put the block set- master machine on the top of my fridge but I did not find a good place for the slave machine so that I put in the beside of stove. Fi...
So here we are at the finishing line for this design challenge, and my first attempt at a Design Challenge. A huge pat on the back for my partner dougw who had the lions share of the design and manufacturing portions of the project. In thi...
I just wanted to mention that you can find my source code now on github: https://github.com/generationmake/InfraPi That is the code with which I made all the videos and screenshots. It also can log the temperature in a seperate log file. I...
This week I worked a lot on the construction of the machine. - Hydraulic part: manufacture of a coil in which will circulate the drink. This one will soak in cold water. (as for a beer shooter)- Part construction: finish of the radia...
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I would like to present my final project!
I have created a smart range hood. It can run itself and uses a variety of sensors. It has a local user interface as well as mobile integration. The creation of this device requi...
Well, as they say, "experience is the best teacher." I decided to work on getting the oven control working since that seemed like it should be pretty straightforward. I had already gotten my mains power switching circuit to work by turning on a...
In this two day before the deadline, I will show you the progress of my project. I think the progress is around 80-90%. So, hopefully, I can finish the remaining 10-20% before the deadline ( maybe in the last minutes). This post shows my progress in ...
This post is a deep dive into my exploration of Near-Field Communication (NFC) using a Raspberry Pi running Android Things. This subject area was completely new to me - it was fascinating to learn about this new technology. Ultimately, I came up agai...
