Projects

Web site

  • Needs to look better
    • Project pages need to stay the same, they are linked from magazine articles, etc
  • Needs Google calendar tied to it
  • Needs a blog

Server for video streaming / capture

  • Have hardware
  • Needs to be powered on by ethernet (Wake on LAN) (always off when not in use)
  • Needs to be able to stream to justin.tv or similar site
  • Needs to be able to capture to disk and prepare file easily
  • Perhaps a web interface to generate title and such on front of file
  • Will drive LED sign at back of area to show current status (Ready to record, Recording, etc)
  • Possible to have multiple camera inputs with a video switcher
  • Listens for power on and shutdown commands from AMX system
  • 4u rackmount, no screamers

Server for XBMC, content storage, playback

  • Wake on LAN for power savings
    • Shuts down when lab is shutdown
  • XBMC, perhaps two instances bound to separate video cards (if this is possible)
  • This is tied to the projectors
  • Possible to get two separate X desktops on separate video cards with two keyboards/mice ?
  • Daemon to handle volume control on sound card(s) for AMX system
  • Some script hacks to facilitate facility integreation
  • 4u and quiet

Server for internal IT

  • Interested: Jody
  • Terminate VPNs from WiFi?
  • Provide home directories & storage for members / Windows + Unix + OSX domain/NFS?
  • Possibly handle wifi rate limiting / DMZ (rate limited (5/.5)
  • Very low power (miniITX or something) on all the time
  • Provides some environmental stuff (temperature, door alerts, scrapes from access control, etc)

AMX Automation Stuff

  • Interested: Chris Smith
  • Basics done early
  • Ethan is going to talk about it for those interested
  • Going to acquire more parts (AMX AXT-CV10 v3.0 or better, AXU-CV10 c3.0+, AXT-CA10, etc)

Access control system

  • Interested: Jody, MarkG (Has Sonitrol experience)
  • Try to get commercial system to start (used) then homegrow a replacement?
  • Wiegand protocol used for HID readers
  • Not enough door frame outside on front for card + pin
  • Possible solution is thru window touchpad (pimp), this requires scrapping of commercial system
    • Chinese vendors make these film screen things
    • Home grown needs to be low power to run long time on battery?
  • Not sure cost of repplacement door strike for front door
  • Suggest leaving back door as is with physical locks
    • Maybe read the position of the lock to alert if it's open

MAME in the MK4 cabinet

  • Have MK4 machine
  • Have IPAC JAMMA interface board
  • Needs MAME
  • Slight monitor issue (we can fix it)

Security systems

  • Not for the web (don't put info here)

Build centered stuff

  • Build CNC machine
    • Interested: Travis
    • Have supplies
      • Relay rack cut up for linears
      • Threaded rod from Joe Jordan
      • Steppers, etc
  • Setup laser engraver
    • Build box w/ fans/filters
    • Ping hscadden about laser

Individuals Projects

Ethans ongoing ideas

  • Aurcade game OCR system w/ RFID, WPCScorelog + RFID
  • Laser Array (have 70% of supplies purchased already)
  • Open Source Sidescan Sonar System
  • Some other embedded ideas (possible commercialization)

(others insert your ideas)

Travis's Painful and Mostly Useless Ideas

  • Rotary dial entry system
  • USB floppy drive based auto-login
  • libusb-based USB sniffer
  • USB interfaced Punch-card reader (It's good practice to be portable with ALL Computers, you know)
  • Altoids Tin USB chargers
    • Only going to be able to get 100 mA, usb protocol doesn't give full power without handshake (bastards)
  • Marx Generator
  • Vortex Cannon (yay smoke rings)
  • Coilgun (railgun mini-me)
  • I've got a classic Xbox memory card with a USB dock, we could totally attempt to reverse that…
  • Remote controlled Catapult on wheels
  • SMS system for checking lab status
 
projectideas.txt · Last modified: 2010/03/03 23:23 by tj
 
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