Initial prototyping for remote housings has begun. Since we don’t yet have access to a 3D Scanner, the initial prototype had to be measured by hand using a digital caliper and modeled in Rhino. After a few iterations to get measurements and clearances right, we’ve got a working prototype that will fit our sensor setup. Refining […]
The environmental sensors are configured and are ready to be deployed wirelessly. We will be setting up the initial two sensors on opposite ends of the office to track both light and temperature swings, but also evaluate noise and traffic levels in “client” vs “office” spaces. Over the next 3-4 months we will continue gathering […]
Wouldn’t it be nice to know your individual contribution to the energy “pull” from the meter? No, you don’t want to think about it? Well then you aren’t like us. Instead of pulling numbers from an outdated table or schedule of values, we will be able to one day know what each individual’s “E-Value” is. […]
It’s seems like with many problems we face there are 1,000,000 solutions that could work. Some are better than others and some are more attainable than others. When Ryan and I first talked about ways to configure, collect, program and portray the data collected for Data Streams we had many ideas. Proprietary Software Packages, finagled open-sourced […]
Our first environmental sensor prototype is working analog. (the xBee radio relay hasn’t been fully configured yet, but we’re conducting data tests via serial connection) Numbers on a spreadsheet look ok… I’d rate them about a 4 on the sexy scale (more for the excitement of seeing your first data), but the final graphic display will […]