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The Internet of Holiday Lights RoadTest Plus

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A Christmas Bonus! Thanks to our partners, MCM Electronics and Infineon, we're expanding the number of RoadTesters from 5 to 20!
To conclude an exciting 2014, element14 in collaboration with Infineon and the Eclipse Foundation is pleased to announce a RoadTest Plus which we've entitled "The Internet of Holiday Lights".
Each selected competitor will receive the following package of items:
imageInfineon Lighting RGB LED Arduino Shield
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imageArduino Yún
Arduino Yun
imageArduino Uno
Arduino Uno
Blogging Challenge
Each RoadTester will be tasked with creating a holiday lighting IoT application and blogging at least 3 times about their project.  The final submission date will be Friday, January 23, 2015.
RoadTesters blogs will take place in the element14 Arduino group.
Criteria
There will be one Grand Prize winner.  The judging criteria is as follows:
  1. Imaginative use of the products
  2. Imaginative use of the Eclipse IoT Platform
  3. Provision of outstanding, compelling and inventive community and blog content.
The Grand Prize
imageCEL Robox 3D Printer CEL Robox 3D Printer
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a CEL Robox 3D Printer. This future proof and stylish 3D printer was recently cited by Yahoo! as one of the Best Tech Gifts of 2014. This prize is worth £849 / $1330 / €1070!.
All those who finish their projects will receive...
imageInternet of Things with the Arduino Yún Arduino Yun Book
All finalists who finish their projects will receive a copy of Internet of Things with the Arduino Yún by Marco Schwarz. This book provides inspirational projects and information so that the finalists can take their Internet of Things exploration with the Arduino Yún even further in 2015.
Terms & Conditions
  • RoadTesters will be selected based on the quality of the application; we expect a full and complete description of:
    • Why you want to test these products? and...
    • Your approach to blogging about the ensuing project.
  • RoadTesters are required to produce:
    • A full, comprehensive and well thought out review
    • A minimum of 3 blog posts about these product(s) in the Arduino section of element14. (These are due by Friday, January 23, 2015)
  • Failure to provide the review and blogs within the above time-scale will result in the enrollee being excluded from future Road Tests.
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  • in reply to dragonstyne

    Looking forward to it, Steve image

  • Greetings All,

     

    My Holiday Light Blog will reside Here.

     

    -Steve

  • Thanks Christian,

        I feel this will be an early Santa delivery next week! Appreciate all that you and the team at Element 14 do (Unsung heros)! image image image

     

    Clem

  • in reply to doctorcdf

    Thank you Christian,

    You made my day.  image

    Merry Christmas and a Happy creative New Year to you all.

     

    -Steve

  • Minions, wearables, Christmas, all in one. It's possible.

     

  • in reply to dragonstyne

    Steve -

     

    Some components are on your way to make that (or any other light display you're working on) into an IoT device.  Happy Christmas.

     

    Best Regards, Christian

  • Here's an Idea of my Christmas Lights. It consists of an Arduino Uno and 120 GE G35 Pixels.

     

    -Steve

     

     

     

  • in reply to dragonstyne

    The REAL question is, who DOESN'T like christmas lights? image

  • Disappointed i didn't get a spot in this one, but can't wait to see some of the projects that come out of it image will be keeping track for sure !

  • in reply to gsgill112

    Thank you for the kind words.

    It's my pleasure, I like Christmas lights :-).

     

    -Steve

  • Wow a Congratulations to everyone, this will be a real fun holiday I guess image image image

    @Peter Oakes : Aweeee you got the Minions image. Hope to see them soon in the blog image image

    @Steve Donalson : No problem Steve, you can still stick around and make something fun I bet the Community will appreciate that image. and Thanks for the Extended help, I am pretty sure I will need it at some time image

     

    Thanks @Christian DeFeo For selecting my proposal, Hopefully there wont be shipment delays with this RoadTest, I haven't even received the EMF32 Geko RoadTest Kit till now image

  • This looks like it will be a fun and interesting challenge to follow image GOOD LUCK ALL!!!

  • WOW, Awesome

     

    Thanks all for the support and the Minions (My Daughter Jessica has been hoping I would win some image )

     

    , sorry you missed out, I do know there are a few in the selected group who will need help for sure so Your talents and experience will be more than welcome, if not essential for success by all so I am happy to see your help with this one

     

    Good luck to all, and remember it is a challenge but collaboration by all will mean we can all have a great time and share in a great project to the success by all

     

    I for one (Well 2 now Steve is on board) am happy to help any who need it

     

    Peter

  • Congratulations to all the selected participants!

  • Well, it seems, I missed the train.

     

    Good luck everybody I will post some notes on my current Christmas light project it uses a Arduino Uno.

     

    I've played with the Arduino and Christmas lights for years now. So, if I can be of assistance let me know.

     

    -Steve

  • in reply to dragonstyne

    We run according to UTC - which is another way of expressing GMT. 

  • in reply to doctorcdf

    Congrats Peter.. Looking forwards to seeing what you cook up.. image

  • in reply to doctorcdf

    Christian, why is there a discrepancy with the count down timer and the end date was listed as 8 Dec at 6PM?

     

    -Steve