SPARK PROJECT: Smart Home Computer System

KippBradford: Post 5 Part 2

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:37:47 GMT

Let's begin this SPARK post with a recap. I began this series with the notion that I would use a simple project, a smart home computer system, to explore

KippBradford: Post 5

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:17:12 GMT

Shawn Schaffert's ratcheting scheduler

Real Time Operating Systems
Even though this project is about a smart home dashboard that doesn't

KippBradford: Post 4

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:25:15 GMT

One of the most important functions of an embedded system is the ability to connect to a variety of external signals. For my smart home energy efficiency dashboard, the signals

KippBradford: Post#3

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:15:52 GMT

I came across this very elegant residential energy efficiency dashboard from Agilewaves as I was thinking about user interfaces for my smart home project. I like the clean, intuitive design and the logical layout. Skilled interface designers were probably involved with creating this interface. I won't pretend to be a skilled

KippBradford: Post 1

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:06:40 GMT

Whenever I start a new project, I find it helpful to define several key items. These typically involve defining what the customer requirements are, and what tools are available to meet those requirements.
The customer for this project is a friend who recently converted a shuttered electronics supply warehouse into an 8000 square foot mixed used building.

The first floor

KippBradford: Post 2

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:31:26 GMT

In my last post, I presented some background on the green building where this project takes place, and I discussed the basic signals that need to be measured for this project. In order to create inputs into