Flush-O-Meter prototypes

So I’m making progress on sensor unit and the end device. I’ve slowed the development of the sensor to make sure that it will be working properly and stay working when I finally get it installed. I’ve been working on power management of the arduino and cell phone. I’ve been using some nice code that I found to put my arduino to sleep. Here are two places to look for this.

http://donalmorrissey.blogspot.com/2010/04/putting-arduino-diecimila-to-sleep-part.html

http://interface.khm.de/index.php/lab/experiments/sleep_watchdog_battery/

I cut the first version of the breadboard for the sensor and will have it soldered up for monday.

I also have the pelican case that I’m going to use:

As for the end device, I’ve decided to make a change on how its going to look and work. In thinking about the look and feel of the device I noticed that there was no really good place to install a light in my bathroom. I also noticed that there are light fixtures over my sink that have exposed lightbulbs. I then came up with the idea to create a internet connected lightbulb. The lightbulb can replace any normal bulb in any fixture. This allows people to use their existing light fixtures and removes the need for an addition device in the house. The nature of the design that I came up with also allows for the bulb adapter to be removed and for the device to be plugged directly into a electrical socket.

I ordered all the parts need to build a prototype this weekend.