Home Is Where the Hack Is Challenge, with Avnet Azure Sphere

GYM IS NOT A HOME THING.

YOU BETTER TRY FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR'S HOME 

I have been needing to learn to use visual studio for work and think this is a great opportunity!
I have been wanting to build a smart home interface that can track and notify of motion and temperature. The motion sensor can be linked with IFTTT and provide alert if it detects motion while away. I would use the temperature sensor to control window fans when temperature changes based on the outdoor temperature. This would use IFTTT to get outdoor temperature and turn on a smart plug for the fan. I already have the Azure Sphere kit and a pir sensor. So all I need is the Thermo 7 click or temperature and humidity humidity Click.

                                                                                                        AZURE-SPHERE FOR STEAM

                                                                                            Robotics & Coding Environment for the Rookies

Introduction:

I have seen this interesting project but I think there is more time to participate on this project.

The target age group for this project will be 6-16yr old kids. We want to keep them engage during Covid-19 lock down and beyond

So what would I be doing:

• Take on my previous Azure Sphere project to next level:
• Create a series for teaching kids algorithms and visual programming around Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode )
• This series of hands-on project that explore use of technologies for the delivery of STEAM based pedagogy for age 6+.
• The series will focus on azure sphere MT3620 board selected hardware
• Extend my initial develop on Python IDE programming environment around MakeCode blocks for programming MT3620 in MicroPython and Mu Editor
• Combine various aspect of STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, ART and Mathematics]. Think about Art, Design and Technology but at wider, easily accessible scope from novice to intermediate but could be used also by experts in the field.

• Resource for building simple Robots that use MT3620 as brain, motor-shield and using local resources can be re-used to deliver pedagogy resources at the lowest cost per learner.
• GitHub repository for the code, IDE, etc...

Kid will then create App that could interact with their Robot in MIT AppInventor.  Each part of the series will short, standalone that could be easily expanded by learners.

Unlike my other series this series will include challenges and stretches for learner like modifying hardware, assembly parts, coding hardware or modifying a given code or translating algorithms into equivalent code.

MicroPython: Micropython is a lean Python language compatible that is geared towards embedded systems and small devices where the Python language cannot be used. These are memory constrained small embedded devices from as small as 256KB-Flash/64 kilobyte of ram. You get it more lean if you strip micropython down a little or just use the core module only.

• I had have MicroPython/Zephyr running on MT3620
• Also I have done RT-Thread with Micropython running on MT3620
• I will be doing some booklet on hands-on for the kids

BOM:

• Azure Sphere MT3620  x 1
• L293D or equivalent  x 1
• DC Gear Motor  x 2
• Breadboard x 1
• Battery holder 4xAA (x 1)
• UltraSonic Range Sensor x 1
• Robot Chassis x 1 (could be 3D printed, Plastic/PVC cutout, etc..)
• DuPont wires, Wires
• Pliers/Cutter x 1

Please out for more and come back as the project continues to get updates and showcases/demos

See you here soon!

God blesses!!!

Best regards,
Sanyaade

Arcade/Barcade IOT Solution:

In recent years barcades have popped up in cities around the world.  As this portmanteau implies, these establishments serve up beverages along with a side of nostalgia.  My idea for the challenge is to develop an IOT solution for this type of business.

An Azure Sphere starter-kit board will be installed inside each arcade cabinet where it will monitor the health status of each machine and of course count the coin credits.  The board's WIFI connectivity would allow this data to be broadcast to the cloud.

The starter-kit board would utilize two CLICK boards:

A) The AIR QUALITY 5 board would detect the hydrocarbons of any burning electronics so that a warning can be issued.

B) The PIXIE CLICK board is a mixed signal module that can be configured to provide ADC and digital I/O functionality.  It will be used for the following:

1) Count coin credits

2) Monitor voltages of the +5V and +12V rails that supply the arcade board

3) Monitor the current of the +5V and +12V rails

4) Monitor ambient temperature inside the cabinet

5) Detect when the coin door is open

Additionally the starter-kit's on-board Gyro/Accelerometer sensing capability will be used to detect any rough handling of the arcade cabinet.

The data collected in the cloud can be leveraged to produce detailed analytics to facilitate the following:

1) Tracking an arcade machine's popularity over time

2) Identify patterns in business to help determine appropriate staffing levels for any given night of the week

3) Ability to compare year-on-year or month-on-month business growth

4) Identify what types of games are popular, thus providing insights into future purchases

5) Helps to identify underperforming games that are ready to retire

To help develop this concept my preferred CLICK board from the available options is the AIR QUALITY 4 board.

A "back of the envelope" drawing for this concept can be seen in the attached image:

Great pleasure for being part of this challenge!

Name of the program -  SMART INCUBATOR.

Prerequisites - Microsoft's Asure sphere

                         - Temperature and humidity click

                  (OR)      -Air quality 4 click

                        - glass or wood made rectangular shape container.

                       - 12v electric heater.

Ideology of the program-HELLO THERE!  My idea is to build a smart incubator for hatching eggs or else may use the same as for  baby incubating machine as like as we see in hospitals. Sound's cool know! Let's go further.

At first hatching eggs with Smart INCUBATOR:

The period of egg hatching takes about 21 days as a normal period. With having perfect humidity and temperature. And which is produced  by the 12 volt electric heater and some water and all together will form a normal incubator.

      And it's all about smart things come happen we may control temperature and humidity by sensing the conditions inside the box, I mean container. Sensing with our beloved Asure sphere followed by a CLICK board I.e TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CLICK BOARD. As we know azure sphere also contains a sensor to measure temp. Which may used to sense the temperature of outer environments. That's help to maintain the temperature and humidity by regulating the electric heater

At 2nd's thought i.e BABY INCUBATING MACHINE

The newborn babies incubator machine consist of temperature and humidity control operations and air quality sensing instruments which we made possible by attaining the great dev. board like TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CLICK board for measuring temperature and humidity in the box container and also with AIR QUALITY 4 CLICK board we may measure quality of air, that indicates good sign for baby's breath health and we may have regulations in the curresponding instruments like room air purifier, ACs.. to change the qualities of air...   By doing this we may attain some cost effective solution from hospitals and used for longer periods of time.................

Required materials- MS's Azure Sphere , Air quality 4 click or Temperature and Humidity Click.

        Thanking you!

Just a note to anyone planning on using the UV 3 Click module... The Vishay site shows the VEML6070 sensor as "Not recommended for new designs." If you're just looking to do a one-off for this contest, using it is fine, but if you think you might want to create a product, you should find a different sensor.

Hi, Daniel:

Here's my project proposal: Azure Smart Gym

The most important feature of Azure Sphere is the hardware security subsystem (Pluto) baked into the hardware (in the MediaTek MT3620 MCU). Hence it allows secure communication between the device and the IoT cloud and user authentication.

In this project, I will use an MikroE NFC Tag 4 Click for proximity detection and 2FA (2 factor authentication) user authentication by using the iPhone's NFC for handshaking. This would:

1. eliminate the cumbersome and time consuming login process (typing in user id/password).

2. ensure that the data logged between user sessions are attributed to the correct user.

The user credential thus generated can also be used for authentication to the Azure IoT server to store user data (those collected from the weight machine, and encrypted using the keys from Pluto) in the cloud (for retrieval and presentation by client devices such as smartphones. However I don't think there is time for this in this project).

The user performance data are collected by using IR sensors embedded on the weight machine to monitor the amount of weights lifted and repetitions. I need to come up with a scheme to multiplex the sensor data collected since there are likely dozens of IR emitter/receiver pairs embedded on the machine, see diagram below:

BOM:

1. Azure Sphere MT3620 Starter Kit

2. MikroE NFC Tag 4 Click

3. MikroE IR Click (multiple)

I would like to propose the following project for this challenge and giveaway:

The Smart Toilet Paper Monitor

With the recent events, there have been many adjustments to daily life, but one thing has not changed. Going to the restroom and finding out at the worst time, that you have no toilet paper. Wouldn't it have been nice to know prior to relieving yourself?

Not only do we face the normal battles of day to day life with Covid, but we also face shortages of common products like toilet paper. A smart monitor for such a thing would not only help such dire situations as being stuck on the toilet, but also help monitor household TP usage.

The device could monitor the current state of a toilet paper roll using one of a few methods, Range sensing, weight, color (only detects when out), or spin count. Each method would likely need to be calibrated with first roll use using a specialized Toilet paper calibration method. The device can take one of a few forms, either a device that is attached above the roll, or is a smart TP roller that counts spins. Either solution would likely be battery powered. A prototype can be easily made from 3d prints and either custom printed PCB's or a wifi connected platform (rpi, esp, MT3620 etc). The device would be simple and yet effective. An MT3620 would be useful in getting this project prototype started.

Although this may sounds like a joke, a simple text message or notification (sent form Azure) could easily prevent trying to get someones attention, or the dreaded waddle to the nearest TP storage location.

Consumption monitoring also has a valuable roll (pun intended ) in the solution. Knowing how much TP is consumed per day/week/month can help provide insights on how much you really need. This can help prevent hoarding and panic buying. Knowing that you need X number of rolls for a 3 month time-span would help endure a pandemic by knowing exactly how many valuable rolls will be needed, which will in turn reduce panic buying, and could alleviate the dreaded TP shortage of 2020. Pandemics aside, consumption monitoring would be a very nice addition to the project.

Sometimes, it is the small problem that causes the largest inconvenience. This is something we overlook, but when we do, it comes to haunt us while we are most vulnerable.

Although this may contain some humor, it is a serious project.

Hi Stephen, great proposal, check your community direct messages!

Great proposal, please check your community direct messages!