Wishlist/Sensorbox
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* battery extender (?) | * battery extender (?) | ||
| − | == Sensors == | + | == Analog Sensors == |
* Temperature | * Temperature | ||
* Humidity | * Humidity | ||
* Barometer | * Barometer | ||
| − | * | + | * Magnetic compass |
| − | * Light intensity / | + | * Light intensity / Colorimeter |
* Laser / Ultrasonic distance | * Laser / Ultrasonic distance | ||
| − | * Voltmeter (?) | + | * Voltmeter / Simple Oscilloscope (?) |
| + | * Geiger counter (might be too expensive) | ||
== Other proposed extensions == | == Other proposed extensions == | ||
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* USB Hub | * USB Hub | ||
* RJ45 | * RJ45 | ||
| + | * SD Reader | ||
== Mechanics == | == Mechanics == | ||
| − | There is currently some discussion if it should be a Jacket or an external box. | + | There is currently some discussion if it should be a Jacket or an external box. Maybe just a bare PCB like the Debug Board? |
http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/download/file.php?id=51 | http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/download/file.php?id=51 | ||
== Electronics == | == Electronics == | ||
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* power comes through USB | * power comes through USB | ||
* USB A/f so that the standard client cable can be connected | * USB A/f so that the standard client cable can be connected | ||
Latest revision as of 22:33, 3 November 2008
During out SYSTEMS fair presentation, an idea was born: an external sensor box!
There is an initial discussion (in German):
http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=661&p=6966#p6966
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[edit] Features
- analog sensors
- connected as USB (host)
- battery extender (?)
[edit] Analog Sensors
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Barometer
- Magnetic compass
- Light intensity / Colorimeter
- Laser / Ultrasonic distance
- Voltmeter / Simple Oscilloscope (?)
- Geiger counter (might be too expensive)
[edit] Other proposed extensions
These ideas go beyond the original Sensorbox idea but some of them can be easily added:
- LED lamp
- GPS Antenna
- Battery pack
- Camera
- USB Hub
- RJ45
- SD Reader
[edit] Mechanics
There is currently some discussion if it should be a Jacket or an external box. Maybe just a bare PCB like the Debug Board? http://freeyourphone.de/portal_v1/download/file.php?id=51
[edit] Electronics
- a low cost, low power single chip processor with USB and ca. 8 x ADC (which one? Please go to discussion page)
- power comes through USB
- USB A/f so that the standard client cable can be connected
[edit] Software
- Device is addressed as a simple serial interface over USB
- allows to switch on/off each sensor (so that power drainage can be controlled)
- sends every 0.1 seconds a data block with latest data values
- User-Interface runs on the Freerunner
