User:Frosti/Interactive square

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Final project - Interactive square

Concept Make interactive square behind our Fab Lab in the center of town Vestmannaeyjar. Have sensors around the square and respond on projector/monitor, lights or speakers depending on peoples behavior. Make the square fun, interactive and educational about the islands, Fab projects and other innovation projects.

Project summary

Schedule

  • Make description of how it will work
  • Design the look of the interactive square
  • Make list of the inventory

Parts list

Design

  • Design of the area.
  • Functionality design

Design of the area

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Functionality design

Electronics

  • Sensors
  • Select sensors
  • Design micro-computer
  • Programming
  • Make


Sensors

Here are some ideas of different types of sensors:

  • Magnetic proximity sensor
  • Proximity sensors
  • motion sensor
  • Microphone
  • video
  • light sensor
  • strain
  • Temperature sensor
  • Color sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Pressure sensor
  • Force Sensitive Resistor
  • Hotpot
  • Light to Frequency Converter
  • Photo cell
  • Vibration sensor
  • Ultrasonic range finder

Outputs

  • Speakers
  • Lights
  • LED
  • Motor
  • Mobile phone -> SMS
  • Computer
  • Monitor / projector


Links

Thoughts how I could Processing for this


Some notes

Connecting two boards Take a look at hello serial.

  • Pick char from PC
  • Put char to PC

Connect different micro-controllers.