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In the Comments Below: Let Us Know Making Time Project Ideas!
Your Project Can Involve Anything that Uses or Alters Time!
The theme this month is Making Time and it is inspired by a suggestion from dwinhold , as well as, a suggestion from Workshopshed . You can do clock making projects such as you would do with a microcontroller, LED, or whatever you come up with. Or, you could do any project that uses or alters time such as a project involving egg timers, photographic timers, clocks, calendars, and delay lines. This competition is a good opportunity to think about time, and the various ways we use technology we use to not only mark, but help manipulate time. For example, you could do anything from a time delay for photography, an egg timer for the kitchen, to a clock with intelligence such as a smart alarm project with modern features such as voice assistance, streaming music, video, camera, an SBC, weather alerts, news alerts, moon phases, appointments from your phone, oled or LED screen. Another idea, would be to create a smart wristwatch.
Here are some projects to help inspire you:
[Pi IoT] Alarm Clock #Summary by fvan:
AIS Alarm - Everything Working by fmilburn:
Self-adjusting clock with e-display by kk99
kk99 set out to make a self-adjusting clock, making it work with CET time zone and supporting daylight savings. For the source of time, he used a GPS signal received from a NEO-7M module that had a serial port, a 2.9 inch module with e-ink display, and connected all this to an Arduino Nano. This is a really interesting application of e-ink technology that uses a low-powered Arduino and automatically updates using smart technology. He provides schematics and source code which can be used to expand this project even further!
Object Sensing Clock by guycarver
This was the first Project14 from guycarver and it was a definite winner. If you've ever been annoyed by the glowing LED from traditional alarm clock, this smart alarm clock uses an IR Temperature sensor as the trigger for the display. Simply wave your hand and it will turn on when you want to see the time at night. He came up with this solution to prevent the light from keeping him up at night and provides source code at https://github.com/GuyCarver/raspi/tree/master/projects/clock !
Tempus Fugit by balearicdynamics
Tempus Fugit... Part 1: 1978 a.d.
Tempus Fugit... Part 2: 2018 a.d.
Tempus Fugit... Part 3: micro:bit Interfacing 5V Logic
Tempus Fugit... Part 4: micro:bit 5V SPI
balearicdynamics found an incredibly nice alarm clock from the past century and upcycled it into a smart alarm. Alex is a digital alarm clock, dating back to 1978. It was only partially working and therefore it could be had on the cheap.
Topsy Turvy Clock by Workshopshed
The hands are independently controlled with 2 stepper motors that also have a slotted disk which allows them to "home" and hence know their start position.
Experimenting with E-Paper Displays: Building a Clock! by shabaz:
Episode 423: Programmable Arduino Synthesizer Watch :
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Every month you'll have a new poll where you'll get to decide an upcoming project competition, based on your interests, that will take place a couple of months in advance. Themes are broad in scope so that everyone can participate regardless of skill set.
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| Step 1: Log in or register on element14, it's easy and free. Step 2: Post in the comments section below to begin a discussion on your idea. Videos, pictures and text are all welcomed forms of submission. Step 3: Submit a blog post of your progress on your project by the end of the month. You are free to submit as many blog entries as you like until the beginning of the next theme.
Be sure to include video proof of your project!
Visit: Making Time or tag your project blog MakingTimeCH
You have until January 14th End of Day to submit your completed project!
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In the Comments Below: Let Us Know Making Time Project Ideas!
Your Project Can Involve Anything that Uses or Alters Time!
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