Here is my list of things I want to do this year and into the winter months:
- Finish QuadCOP project (due aug 28)
- Finish wireless trailer harness (new direction will make it easier)
- Build an Arduino based LED controller for my Arcade (see my profile for pics)
- Build a catfood dispenser using NFC with tags on collars.
Details:
QuadCop - I have the software recording waypoints, I had to work to get the heading information stored. I am working on waypoint playback now which is the final piece. Ill be posting a major update this week. though I haven't update my blog, I have been working on it off and on.
Wireless Trailer harness - I decided that instead of making a harness that plugs into the car directly, the harness will require a trailer lightbox installed that converts the output to a 4 wire setup. This will provide consisentcy in the interface as well as not require me to safe guard as much the car's electrical system. before I had to worry about adding fuses to power lines etc.. A commercial trailer light box does all of that and takes care of converting the various signals to brake, tail, left and right blinkers for me. therefor making the project much easier!
LED controller for Arcade - I have lighted buttons on my arcade and some various LEDs for show. The controller will flash lights in pre set sequences to make it look "cool". Also when playing a game, if I push a button it will light up that button, then fade it off taking about 1 second total. It will have some timers set knowing when buttons were pushed last and if a timer elapses it will go into "demo mode" flashing the lights in different sequences. Would be nice if I could interface it to the PC sound channel and when I play music they could flash tot he music!
Catfood dispenser: This is a device designed to keep my cats from getting fat. We feed them twice a day and it is quite an ordeal with 4 cats, two of which are diabetic and have special food. The idea is that there is a dispenser for each cat (a bowl) that gives the correct amount of food. When a cat goes near the bowl, a NFC tag on the collar is activated. If it is the wrong cat an action will be taken. Im not sure what the action will be, either to close the bowl for a few seconds, spray a mist, make a noise?