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Enter the IoT at Work & Play Contest and Win an Amber Pi

IoT at Work & Play | Raspberry Pi 3 | Raspberry Pi Projects | Raspberry Pi | Internet of Things

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IoT is one of the most popular topics on the element14 community. element14 talks IoT. element14 builds IoT. element14 learns IoT. element14 is IoT.image

 

There's plenty more to say about the love affair between IoT and the element14 community. There's no surprise why. The Internet of Things appears to be on track to revolutionize the way we work and the way we play. Think of all the ways that IoT crosses your personal and work lives, and you'll know what I mean.image

 

So, when I was given 7 Amber Pi Design Kits to hand out to community members, what better way to use them than to craft a giveaway for an IoT at Work & Play Contest. (BTW I decided to give a Raspberry Pi 3 along with the Amber Pis.)

 

So, what do you need to do to win one of these 7 kits?

 

Think about how you use IoT at work. Then, think about how IoT is part of how you play (relax, have fun, etc.) after work and go home, go to the coffee shop, go to the gym, or wherever you like to hang out.

 

I'm interested in getting proposals for IoT projects that can be used at WORK or while you PLAY after work. You can put your proposals in the COMMENTS section on this page. I'll wait two weeks and read all the proposals and select the 7 best proposals to send a FREE Amber Pi-Raspberry Pi Kit.image

 

In your proposal, be creative

 

Think up an idea of how to use IoT at Work & Play in an interesting way. Remember, IoT is changing our lives. I'm interested in seeing how it can change the way you work and the way you play.

 

Your proposal does not have to be huge.

 

No need to write a book. No more than a few paragraphs. But be specific enough so I can visualize what you plan to build. After I choose the winners, I'll ship you the kits. I'd like to see projects in a month or two.

 

 

Send Me your IoT at Work & Play proposal. Enter in the Comments below.

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  • Excellent quality and range (support flooding mesh mode): long transmission distance (over 2km), choice of less utilised low 868MHZ band offers robust resistance to interference from other frequencies and objects obstruction while consuming low power in both active and dormant state.

     

     

    Readily equipped with 3 on board sensors: humidity/temperature, pressure/barometer, 3-axis accelerometer motion. Has a fourth mini breadboard to allow for adding own custom prototype sensor.

     

     

    All these characteristics immediately strike me that its perfectly placed for building a solid forward observation, monitoring and early warning environment risk management mobile system, with the RF dongle and subGHZ module ready to function as the remote control of an aerial or land drone which then in turn serve as the platform for mounting the whole system.

     

     

    With the increase in occurrences and extremities of natural disasters and adverse weather, IoT technologies can help improve the readiness and lessen the human and infrastructure costs when these events occur and compensate for  poor infrastructure in developing and emerging countries or when fixed infrastructure are knocked out.

     

     

    For example on an outdoor hiking trekking camping hunting exploration whatever trip, with the use of on board A-GPS, we can marked out fixed landing points within a radius of 2km and instruct an aerial drone to periodically take flight and land on theses points, take reading with its suite of sensors. Rapid drop in air pressure and temperature and increase in humidity indicate possible impending thunderstorm.

     

     

    Similarly, rapid increase in temperature, drop in humidity and increase in measurements from added-on haze or CO2 sensors indicate possible forest fires. The GPS coordinates of the areas where the readings are taken can be transmitted to the local fire department.

     

     

    This IoT solution is also applicable to plantation owners and the local authorities.

     

     

    As I have not the expertise nor financial means to build a DIY drone to carry the Amber-Pi, I'll use a big RC car as the mobile platform, with the addition of a moisture sensor probe attached using motors so that it can also take moisture levels of soil while it roam between the checkpoints.

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  • Excellent quality and range (support flooding mesh mode): long transmission distance (over 2km), choice of less utilised low 868MHZ band offers robust resistance to interference from other frequencies and objects obstruction while consuming low power in both active and dormant state.

     

     

    Readily equipped with 3 on board sensors: humidity/temperature, pressure/barometer, 3-axis accelerometer motion. Has a fourth mini breadboard to allow for adding own custom prototype sensor.

     

     

    All these characteristics immediately strike me that its perfectly placed for building a solid forward observation, monitoring and early warning environment risk management mobile system, with the RF dongle and subGHZ module ready to function as the remote control of an aerial or land drone which then in turn serve as the platform for mounting the whole system.

     

     

    With the increase in occurrences and extremities of natural disasters and adverse weather, IoT technologies can help improve the readiness and lessen the human and infrastructure costs when these events occur and compensate for  poor infrastructure in developing and emerging countries or when fixed infrastructure are knocked out.

     

     

    For example on an outdoor hiking trekking camping hunting exploration whatever trip, with the use of on board A-GPS, we can marked out fixed landing points within a radius of 2km and instruct an aerial drone to periodically take flight and land on theses points, take reading with its suite of sensors. Rapid drop in air pressure and temperature and increase in humidity indicate possible impending thunderstorm.

     

     

    Similarly, rapid increase in temperature, drop in humidity and increase in measurements from added-on haze or CO2 sensors indicate possible forest fires. The GPS coordinates of the areas where the readings are taken can be transmitted to the local fire department.

     

     

    This IoT solution is also applicable to plantation owners and the local authorities.

     

     

    As I have not the expertise nor financial means to build a DIY drone to carry the Amber-Pi, I'll use a big RC car as the mobile platform, with the addition of a moisture sensor probe attached using motors so that it can also take moisture levels of soil while it roam between the checkpoints.

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