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Diving into IoT interactions with Silicon Labs Thunderboard Sense

Dec 24

Dec 24 Diving into IoT interactions with Silicon Labs Thunderboard Sense

In June 2016 Silicon Labs invited me to a secret workshop to learn about their new IoT Dev board. It was amazing to see so many sensors squeezed into such a small board with so much functionality.

My first hack was to communicate with the sensors and eventually I was able to use the Ambient Light sensor to display different LED colors. To see the video click here.

Video - OC Hackerz OpenHack Hardware Community Hackathon

Dec 20

Dec 20 Video - OC Hackerz OpenHack Hardware Community Hackathon

In 2014 we independently produced the first OC Hackerz #OpenHack Hardware Hackathon. We engaged the community in collaborative team building exercises, learned about new hardware technologies, brainstormed ideas through pitches and used Agile/Scrum principles to work within teams. Click to watch Video

3D Model Design of Concept #Wearable Device

Nov 24

Nov 24 3D Model Design of Concept #Wearable Device

A 3D model to house the SiliconLabs Pulse Sensor designed for the wrist.

SiLabs launched the BTLE sensor puck v2.0, I used it to prototype a music recommendation engine based on your heart-rate using Spotify API.

When your heartrate is high, it recommends upbeat music, when it's low, it recommends calm soothing music and visa versa.