Submitted by polymorph on Thu, 07/02/2015 - 09:05
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We are actively involved with OlyMEGA, and are teaching the first series on configuring the Wink Hub at the OlyMEGA makerspace.
For some time, I've had an idea rolling around my brain. As an amateur radio operator who was never able to "get" Morse code, I've pondered a number of ways I could create a "Morse Code Modem." In effect, Morse code was the first digital radio communications. Morse code generators have been around and cheap for decades. Decoding has been the harder part, but isn't that the fun part about Arduino/Propeller and their ilk?
Part 1: The chassis
Here, we'll be documenting the progress with Rogue. So far, we've used it as a project so we can learn the ins-and-outs of Fusion 360. I've done a lot of 3D CAD professionally and for my own projects, and am very interested in getting up to speed on Fusion 360. Thanks AutoDesk for creating a really solid product for geeks like us!
We plan to use Rogue as a Sherpa, to carry stuff to and from our booth at events we attend. The only problem is that it's pretty boring. We want it to do more. We just need to evaluate our options.
We have wanted to build a wheelchair robot for some time now. The wheelchair part was the first hurdle. We're playing with a pretty lean budget. Thankfully, we found a friend who had a couple of electric wheelchairs and wanted to clear up some space in his garage. We've started to dig into the first and it's looking good so far!
This is still a work in process. Each and every aspect of the process discussed below can and will be changed without notice until it is better refined...
This is a dual motivated project. Voice recognition running on a Raspberry Pi without any need for cloud computing would be a great addition for a home automation system. If it works as advertised, you can say "Honey, I'm home" when you come in the house, and your front entry hall lights can turn on.
OpenWink alters a number of files which are at the core of the Wink Hub. Each file is backed up to allow the user to restore the Wink Hub to out-of-the-box (pre- OpenWink) condition if they choose to.
Reconfiguring the Wink Hub is a two-part process. The first part uses a small script (OpenWinkpcfg) to secure the Wink Hub from firmware updates that will lock you out of the Wink Hub and prepares the Wink Hub to download and install the full OpenWink package.
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