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Dec 22 ’11
Today we’d like to share the second place winners in the Taiko Cup competition. Second place went to the team from National Taipei University of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Information Technology. The system is a home safety system comprised of an IP camera, hazard sensors, magnetic triggers, pressure sensor and motion sensors. The system is particularly suited for installation at extended care facilities for senior citizens. Aside from common hazard sensors such as gas, heat and sound, the team also implemented pressure sensors on the bed so if the patient is out of bed or fell off, a caretaker will be notified immediately through one of three alart mechnisms (SMS, visual alarm, audio alarm). The system can also be accessed through the web interface and be monitored remotely.
Dec 19 ’11
The Taiko Cup Draws To a Close!We told you this was going to happen, and indeed, the first Taiko Cup competition has been successfully completed! Our panel of judges reviewed the work of 12 teams who created 12 projects using Tibbo BASIC and programmable modules. The judges then picked the top three winners, along with five runners-up. And then, of course, awards were given, and a lottery draw was held for various electronic components, sponsored by Amedi and Tibbo. You can see some photos above — click an image to make it larger. The next few posts will focus on specific teams and their endeavors. Great work, everyone!
Feb 14 ’11
New Settings library saves you a ton of timeAnother useful library for you to explore. Every project has settings; even if it’s just the device’s IP address, you still have to save it somewhere, make sure it’s valid, etc. And complex projects may have dozens of different settings — LED blink patterns, port lists and more. Every time you start a new project, you need to figure out how you’re going to handle settings. What EEPROM addresses the data will go to, how much memory each setting will get, how you’ll validate settings, how and when you’ll initialize them, and more. Well, you’ll be happy to hear our new STG library takes care of all that for you! Simply define the list of needed settings in a text file, and the library will handle memory allocation, save to EEPROM, Flash or RAM, help you initialize settings, and more. It’s fully documented, and you can try it right now!
Feb 14 ’11
Introducing the DHCP Library!Tibbo BASIC development is about to get faster! We’ve started publishing official code libraries. One of these new libraries is the DHCP Library, which makes your life easy when trying to acquire an IP address for your device. Instead of working directly with the DHCP server, you now just need a few lines of code. The library deals with the server, lets you handle errors gracefully, and works both with WiFi and Ethernet interfaces. Read all about the library, or just download it now!
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