[TriEmbed] geekSPARK 2015 call for talent - TETRIS on RHT'S exterior

Wed Apr 29 15:26:30 CDT 2015

That would be awesome. I've actually looked into a display like that...
problem is getting it big enough, but not so big you cannot see out the
back :P

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Michael Wayne <
michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:

> It'd be cool if the LED back window interface could use
> voice-to-text...some excellent messages could be displayed ;-)
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm sure we did meet when I was there, but I can't place your name with a
>> face for the life of me. Judging by your avatar, were you the one with all
>> the kinect point cloud demo stuff?
>>
>> I love the arrow idea :) that could be awesome.
>>
>> Ian... Yes, a test is definitely in order. Let me look into what hardware
>> I have around that could work for that and get back to you on scheduling. I
>> imagine this will be something that only works at night though... no lights
>> available that would work for daytime use :P
>>
>> I'll come up with some rough numbers, but would know more once we know
>> how many windows we could use.
>> Assuming much of the control hardware was loaned (from Maniacal Labs,
>> Qualia, etc.) then the main cost would be LED strips and power supplies (I
>> have a lot but not THAT many).  We could probably use something like these
>> that would probably do an entire floor:
>> http://www.mpja.com/5-Volt-Power-Supply-25A-Switching/productinfo/18962%20PS/
>> 5V at 25A for $5.... they are ATX form factor but they don't have to be
>> pretty, they'll be inside.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:30 PM, Michael Clayton <mwc at clayto.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Adam,
>>>
>>> I think we met at the geekSPARK planning meeting last week.  The Tetris
>>> project sounds awesome!
>>>
>>> Scope creep time.  Allow people to actually play STAGGERINGLY ENORMOUS
>>> TETRIS?  Also, if there was an LED arrow on the side, pointing toward the
>>> Red Hat Annex, our concerns about sparkconners being able to find the rest
>>> of geekSPARK would be quashed!
>>>
>>> As for funding, I would guess the funding for this would come out of the
>>> geekSAPRK pot (which in turn comes from the sparkcon pot).  If you can put
>>> together an estimate of costs, we can add it to the geekSPARK budget.  I
>>> could be totally wrong though, Ian will know for sure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Adam Haile via TriEmbed <
>>> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> While we wait for approval...
>>>> Can you explain a little more what your arduino shield does? I'm a
>>>> little rusty on how mesh networks work exactly. Is everything still IP
>>>> addressable? Do you connect it to WiFi at some point? What's the range and
>>>> could it make it from one floor of Redhat to another (assuming the devices
>>>> were effectively directly above one another).
>>>>
>>>> Second... more a Question for Ian. Were we to get the go-ahead from
>>>> Redhat (or another building) to do this, would it be possible that this
>>>> project could be one for which, like some of the others mentioned at the
>>>> meeting, there would be a chance of funding? While I don't think it would
>>>> be egregiously expensive, all the LEDs and controllers wouldn't be cheap.
>>>> Maniacal Labs could probably provide the LED drivers for the task assuming
>>>> we can take them back at the end. But the LED strips themselves would have
>>>> to be treated somewhat as consumables since they would need to be cut to
>>>> size for installation. Not really sure how these things normally work, so
>>>> any thoughts are appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 12:42 AM, Michael Wayne <
>>>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully, Red Hat will approve so we can get to work!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> By the way, Adam,. I've copied my friend David Guzman of RF Tek. He's
>>>>> the gentleman that I was telling you about if you ever want to make your
>>>>> board smaller than it already is...David a magician with pcb design. If
>>>>> you're able, you should come up to the Wireless Research Center in Wake
>>>>> Forest where he and I at Qualia, both have offices. We'd be delighted to
>>>>> have you! http://wirelesscenter-nc.org/
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:33 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Awesome! :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With your expertise in mesh networks, I think the biggest concern is
>>>>>> the lights themselves and the driving hardware.
>>>>>> I actually already have all the code needed to not only control
>>>>>> displays over the network but have multiple displays act as one (and it's
>>>>>> all threaded, multiplexed, etc). So, for example, you could have a single
>>>>>> one of the network boards you showed me controlling multiple lights on a
>>>>>> single floor... basically one controller per "row" of the display. The big
>>>>>> thing there would be finding places on each floor with continuously
>>>>>> accessible windows. The controller would just run a receiver that
>>>>>> understands my protocol and then my software breaks the matrix display up
>>>>>> into sub-displays but we program the animation itself as if it was all one
>>>>>> physically connected display.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm open to suggestions for what to actually use for the lights. The
>>>>>> digital strips I use with our controller board are total overkill... we
>>>>>> don't need single pixel control. The RGB analog strips you can get would be
>>>>>> much cheaper but we'd need a way to drive and control them. Oddly enough...
>>>>>> well, not really... Dan and I are already working on a controller for those
>>>>>> kind of lights too. But it has yet to actually be developed yet. So if
>>>>>> anyone has thoughts for something cheap and more off the shelf...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyways... that's my thoughts for now :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Great meeting everyone!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Adam
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Michael Wayne <
>>>>>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Adam,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just spoke to my comrades at Qualia Networks. We're definitely
>>>>>>> interested in working the Tetris project with you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2015 9:20 PM, "Adam Haile" <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And... it's been deleted again :P
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Ian Hands <iphands at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> No... I opened the event up to all and an invitee must have
>>>>>>>>> deleted it.
>>>>>>>>> I will recover or re-create.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> > Just saw a cancelation email... Is it being rescheduled?
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> > On Apr 22, 2015 10:43 AM, "Michael Wayne" <
>>>>>>>>> michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com>
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> Stellar, see you tomorrow!
>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >> On Apr 22, 2015 10:40 AM, "Ian Hands" <iphands at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> Sorry so late.... I sent an invite out already to folks who
>>>>>>>>> replied
>>>>>>>>> >>> with interest but tomorrow @ 630pm we are having a geekSPARK
>>>>>>>>> planning
>>>>>>>>> >>> meeting.
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> If you want to help and can make it please let me know and I
>>>>>>>>> will look
>>>>>>>>> >>> for you tomorrow ~6:20pm in the Red Hat lobby.
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> What: geekSPARK meeting
>>>>>>>>> >>> When: Thurs Apr 23 @ 630pm
>>>>>>>>> >>> Where: Red Hat Inc, 100 East Davie Street, Raleigh, NC 27601,
>>>>>>>>> United
>>>>>>>>> >>> States (meet in lobby 10 mins before the meeting)
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> https://goo.gl/maps/J3Qri
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> Thanks... and no worries if you can help but can't make this
>>>>>>>>> meeting.
>>>>>>>>> >>> I'll try and keep in touch.
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Michael Wayne
>>>>>>>>> >>> <michael.wayne at georgewaynellc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>> > Ian,
>>>>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>>>>> >>> > Great meeting you Monday! Qualia Networks wants in! We've
>>>>>>>>> got our
>>>>>>>>> >>> > Chariot
>>>>>>>>> >>> > shields ready to go and will have demonstrable apps.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>>>>> >>> > Mike Wayne
>>>>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>>>>> >>> > On Apr 16, 2015 10:48 AM, "Adam Haile" <email at adamhaile.net>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> Ian,
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> We (Maniacal Labs - myself and Dan Ternes) would love to
>>>>>>>>> bring some
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> projects to show off! Our projects these days are all very
>>>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> bright, LED
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> related and we're currently working on a 2 meter tall,
>>>>>>>>> interactive LED
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> display. We certainly have a lot of other, fun, blinky
>>>>>>>>> stuff we can
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> bring as
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> well... maybe I can even be convinced to wear my LED pants
>>>>>>>>> :) In
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> general, we
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> specialize in digital light art pieces and enabling other
>>>>>>>>> people to
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> make
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> such things with little effort.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> We do have a 3D printer but will leave it home :P
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> Thanks
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> Adam Haile
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> Maniacal Labs
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Ian Hands <
>>>>>>>>> iphands at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> My name is Ian, we might have met at the meeting on
>>>>>>>>> Monday. I am
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> chief
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> cat wrangler for geekSPARK this year, and I would like to
>>>>>>>>> see your
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> cool TriEmbed stuff at geekSPARK this year.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> For those that don't know "geekSPARK" is one of many
>>>>>>>>> SPARKs at
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> SPARKcon (http://www.sparkcon.com/) the big
>>>>>>>>> multiconvention event in
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> downtown Raleigh that happens every September.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> For the past three years we have had a number of 3D
>>>>>>>>> printers show up
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> to our "3D Printer Rodeo" event.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> This year I would like to showcase awesome things in the
>>>>>>>>> hardware
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> hacking / embedded genre along with the 3D printers.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Why? I like that stuff!... and I believe all age ranges
>>>>>>>>> that show up
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> will enjoy seeing these things as a well.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> If you want to:
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> - bring something cool (could be even *mostly* working :-D)
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> - help out in any way
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- sponsor an event
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- come volunteer during the weekend
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> - be a part of other geekSPARK projects
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- DiMo (Digital Motion Showcase): where code meets art,
>>>>>>>>> on a big
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> wall, with projectors, and neato input devices
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> --- https://vimeo.com/106179566
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> --- http://palebluepixel.org/static/projects/dimo/
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> --- https://github.com/geekspark-rh
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- Big Guitar with fricken LASER BEAMS: a huge light
>>>>>>>>> controlled
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> "guitar" that folks can strum by walking around
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> -- Dancing cross walk sign: Basically this
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_0vRnkeOk
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> - etc.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Please let me know.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Thanks, and it was very nice meeting all of you.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> I look forward to attending another TriEmbed meeting.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Cheers.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> --
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>> Sent from me, iHands.
>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>
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>>>>>>>>> >>> >>
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>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>> >>> --
>>>>>>>>> >>> Sent from me, iHands.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Sent from me, iHands.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>
>>
>>
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