I might be able to do that. I’ll see what Monday brings! Thanks Tadd Tadd Torborg [email protected]
> On Nov 11, 2018, at 9:26 PM, Glen Smith via TriEmbed <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I ordered a 5 pack of the sonoff switches from here: > https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-wifi-wireless-switch.html > <https://www.itead.cc/sonoff-wifi-wireless-switch.html> > > For about 6 buck each. I've not had the chance to do anything with them, I > might make Mondays meeting, and I'll try to bring one that you can play with. > > Glen > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018, 9:20 PM Mike Lisanke via TriEmbed > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Actually, there are many IOT devices that include Internet (wired or > wireless) and a RGB LED or many ... and many of them are less than $30. > > To make you app, all you need is an Internet App which pulls or gets push > data and changes it's color. Cool Packages cost money But some of the > Adafruit Playground have LED and Sensors and Internet and programming for > non-programmers etc. > > There are also RGB LED WiFi lightbulb but you'll likely have to add an > external Internet compute to drive it... I think something like IFTTT can > drive it but you'll be putting your Intranet at risk dropping a light bulb on > the Internet :-p > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 7:48 PM Pete Soper via TriEmbed > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Right. You can buy a smaller number for even less. The instructable below > shows how to control it with a Raspberry Pi. > > https://www.instructables.com/id/Control-Sonoff-From-Raspberry-Pi/ > <https://www.instructables.com/id/Control-Sonoff-From-Raspberry-Pi/> > > But you're still going to need invention, and that's the magic that bridges > between what your packet program is doing on the Raspberry Pi and the actions > necessary to invoke the program to turn on the Sonoff. You won't find that at > Amazon Prime, but if you come to the meeting tomorrow somebody might be able > to find out more about how the packet radio code works and suggest an > approach. > > -Pete > > On 11/11/18 7:40 PM, Tadd Torborg via TriEmbed wrote: >> Hmm.. Very pretty. Perhaps wishful thinking, but I was looking for >> something closer to $50 that didn’t require new invention. >> I like what you came up with. Nice shopping list too. >> >> Have you ever seen a Sonoff WiFi Switch ? Amazon has 6 of these for $65. >> >> >> Tadd / KA2DEW >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Raleigh NC FM05pv >> >> “Packet networking over ham radio": >> http://tarpn.net/t/packet_radio_networking.html >> <http://tarpn.net/t/packet_radio_networking.html> >> Local Raleigh ham radio info: http://torborg.com/a <http://torborg.com/a> >> >> "When you don't know what you're doing, you might as well do it quickly" - >> Jase Robertson >> >>> On Nov 11, 2018, at 2:52 PM, Brian Chamberlain <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hey Tadd, >>> If you’re talking 10 years ago time frame I’m guessing you’re referring to >>> the AmbientOrb. It was a device from an MIT group/project that signaled the >>> state of the weather, stock markets, etc... Here’s an article about that >>> device. >>> >>> http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4758931/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/new-technology-relies-human-visual-system/ >>> >>> <http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4758931/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/new-technology-relies-human-visual-system/> >>> >>> There have been many of these types of devices launched as >>> products/kickstarters/DIY projects since then, in various incarnations. I’m >>> sure you can find examples on Hackster.io <http://hackster.io/>. Here’s one >>> I built: >>> https://www.hackster.io/breakpointer/ambient-web-connected-color-orb-91b9fd >>> <https://www.hackster.io/breakpointer/ambient-web-connected-color-orb-91b9fd> >>> >>> Also, here’s a more complete Rpi based tutorial: >>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cheerlights-orb-a-node-red-tutorial/ >>> <https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/cheerlights-orb-a-node-red-tutorial/> >>> >>> The neopixel from Adafruit is great for this type of thing. >>> https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/overview >>> <https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/overview> >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> Cheers! >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 9:32 AM Tadd Torborg via TriEmbed >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Once upon a time, possibly 10 years ago, I remember a device which looked >>> like a light fixture that sat on a desk. It lit up in color, after it >>> found some token or cue on the Internet. You could use it to show a >>> weather alert, or i a certain web page did or did not responded to pings. >>> I never bought one. Now I need it for a ham radio project. >>> >>> What I want to do is have a Raspberry PI that is doing ham radio stuff >>> (TARPN network communications, in this case) and have a light, possibly a >>> blinking LED, in the living room of my house, that would indicate a message >>> has been received via the ham radio TARPN network. The Raspberry PI can >>> have a file that is present or missing, or filled with some value or >>> another, and the blinking light needs to use FTP or Telnet via WiFi to the >>> Raspberry PI and query the file. Alternatively I could have the Raspberry >>> PI issue a telnet message to turn the light on or off. >>> >>> Something like this already exists. Does anybody know where to get one? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Tadd >>> >>> Tadd / KA2DEW >>> http://tarpn.net <http://tarpn.net/> >>> Raleigh NC >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list >>> >>> To post message: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >>> <http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org> >>> TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org <http://triembed.org/> >>> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: >>> mailto:[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>?subject=unsubscribe >>> >>> -- >>> -Brian >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list >> >> To post message: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org >> <http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org> >> TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org <http://triembed.org/> >> To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: >> mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > <http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org> > TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org <http://triembed.org/> > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: > mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>?subject=unsubscribe > > > > -- > Best regards, Mike > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > <http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org> > TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org <http://triembed.org/> > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: > mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>?subject=unsubscribe > > _______________________________________________ > Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list > > To post message: [email protected] > List info: http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org > TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org > To unsubscribe, click link and send a blank message: > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe >
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