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

Adam Haile email at adamhaile.net
Wed Apr 29 16:54:26 CDT 2015


Yeah... I would really love to do the full matrix, but I admit that would
be much more expensive and complicated :(
Binary clock maybe?

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:53 PM, David Guzman <dguzman at rftek-emc.com> wrote:

> Me too… I do not know any of you.. but this idea sounds pretty cool….
> Ambient temperature gauge? Blood level alcohol? Automobile speed? The
> opportunities seem endless..
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> *From:* Phil Smith [mailto:bphillipsmith at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:45 PM
> *To:* Ian Hands
> *Cc:* Adam Haile; David Guzman; Dan Ternes; TriEmbed Discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [TriEmbed] geekSPARK 2015 call for talent - TETRIS on
> RHT'S exterior
>
>
>
> I am normally a lurker on this list, but as a geekSPARK organizing
> alumnus, I have to chime in:
>
>
> With the single column idea, I can't help but picture a gigantic "test
> your strength" meter connected to a pressure-sensitive target being hit by
> a hammer. :)
>
> Phil
>
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> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Ian Hands via TriEmbed <
> triembed at triembed.org> wrote:
>
> I think our chance to pull this off would be a ton higher if we lit up a
> single column of windows instead of a 2d array.
>
> We could not do tetris then... but we could make some touch sensitive
> control for the display. Like a Kit from Knight Rider like thing that you
> can move up and down and change the color of from the street level.
>
>
>
> Also I am strongly anything against having something that people can post
> text to on the side of the building... some non RH building maybe :-D but
> not RH. Just sayin
>
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> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Adam Haile <email at adamhaile.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>
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> 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?
>
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>
> 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.
>
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> 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/
>
>
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> 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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