The Upverter team loves their FitBit activity tracking devices, but wanted access to raw data. They decided to build their own Open Activity Tracker that would pump data onto an SD card or to a Bluetooth device for processing.
The device uses MPU-9150 motion tracking IC to gather information on movement. This chip combines an accelerometer, gyro, and compass. It also does on-board processing, providing useful data to your host processor over I2C. The only bad news is that it’s a LGA package, which aren’t fun to solder by hand.
The design also has a SD card, Bluetooth module, pressure sensor, and e-ink display. These are all connected to a low power ARM microcontroller.
The team has been webcasting their design sessions, and tonight [Eric Evenchick] (that’s me) will be joining them as they try to cram all of these components onto a PCB. You can watch the live webcast starting at 8:30pm Eastern.
You can watch the previous design sessions after the break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxpatZeiD0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9GnaYevyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbk_1bDZFkY
The design also has a SD card, Bluetooth module, pressure sensor, and e-ink display. These are all connected to a low power ARM microcontroller.
The team has been webcasting their design sessions, and tonight [Eric Evenchick] (that’s me) will be joining them as they try to cram all of these components onto a PCB. You can watch the live webcast starting at 8:30pm Eastern.
You can watch the previous design sessions after the break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpxpatZeiD0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9GnaYevyc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbk_1bDZFkY
0 comments:
Post a Comment