[Blackpool] Mark's project suggestions

[M Hewitt]

Hi Les -

That should keep us busy for a while.

I will take on the Arduino stuff, I have the development board and cross
compiler toolchain setup, for use in command line mode.

I also have the eclipse IDE setup with the AVR plugin for later more
advanced stuff. (The AVR is the Atmel RISC chip on the Arduino.)

So that is one topic sorted, are there any volunteers to tackle any of the
other suggestions???

 Mike

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Les Pounder <lespounder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> Mark suggested a few projects for the LUG, and I said that I would post
> them...which I haven't done yet!!!
>
> So here are Mark's excellent suggestions for projects, please feel free to
> comment, and add to as you wish.
>
> I like the media PC, and the emulators, as I love video games.
>
> Les
>
> Linux projects
>
>
>   1. Media box
>
>
>
> Front end graphical interface for non Linux users (no menus)
>
>   - Plays – All video formats
>            - Plays – All audio formats
>            - Plays – ISO files
>            - Plays – PDF files and other text files
>
>
>
> Areas to learn from
>
>   - Creating an interface that doesn’t look like a Linux/windows desktop,
>   just pictures/icons
>   - Learning how to get files to work by using the CLI/scripting
>      - Work out additional modes of control via things like touch screen,
>            remote control, mobile phone (via Bluetooth etc)
>
>
>
>
>
>   1. Emulator box
>
>
>
> Front end graphical interface for non Linux users (no menus)
>
>   - Plays – arcade games
>         - Plays – pre – 8 bit computer software
>         - Plays – home 8, 16 bits computers software
>         - Plays – 8, 16, 32 bit games console software
>
>
>
> Areas to learn from
>
>   - Creating an interface that doesn’t look like a Linux/windows desktop,
>      just pictures
>      - Learning how to get files to work by using the CLI/scripting
>      - Creating input devices, arcade sticks (maybe converting USB pads
>      into them), arcade track balls, dual arcade sticks
>      - Creating interfaces to connect old computer/console peripherals to
>      work with the emulation box…hard drives, floppy drives etc
>
>
>
>
>   1. Server
>
>
>
> Areas to learn from
>
>   - Setting up firewalls
>   - Setting up file encryptions
>   - Strong password systems
>   - Software / data monitoring on the server
>
>
>
>
>
>   1. Linux on hacked hardware
>
>
>
> Areas to learn from
>
>   - Take something like an original Xbox and hacking it so it runs Linux
>   - Getting USB connections on it (would probably involve soldering etc)
>   - Change to larger hard drive
>   - Make it a media / emulator box
>
>
>
>
>
>   1. Monitoring station
>
>
>
>   - Multi-camera observation suite
>   - Temperature monitoring and cooling/heating system e.g. green house
>   - Smart house
>
>
>
> Areas to learn from
>
>   - Usage and file/data storage
>   - Scheduling system
>   - Achieving storage
>   - Setting up
>   - Creating interfaces to external peripherals
>
>
>
>
>
>   1. Robots or external devices programmed/controlling though Linux
>
>
>
>   - Programming an Arduino board etc
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