Neat idea, and perfect name. :) On Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 2:07:09 PM UTC-4, John Morris wrote: > > I'm working on this Machinekit-based weekend project, the "Goldibox" > [1]. Kind of like a cross between a fridge and an incubator, you set > minimum and maximum temperatures on its thermostat, and as the name > implies, the Goldibox will keep its contents not too hot, not too cold, > but just right. > > The last major piece I'd like to do is improve the GUI, but I'll need > some help. First, take a look at this mock-up of a fancy thermostat > [2], which combines quite a few controls and gauges into one. If this > isn't a very difficult thing to program using either QML or C++ code, > I'd do it. Second, below the thermostat, I'd like to add a small > version of the time-series graph (see [1]). This is generated on the > Goldibox, and would need to be fetched by the remote GUI. > > Other than that, it needs a PID control and a few cleanups before it's > done, and then I'd like to show it off to the Machinekit and > (Pocket)Beagle communities. It seems like the project could be > interesting because it integrates the (brand-new) PocketBeagle, > electronics, Machinekit and QtQuickVCP, and as such represents a demo of > the complete chain from hardware to phone app. At the same time, it's > still fairly simple, with complexity just a step above Alex's AND-Demo. > Of course it's all open source, and I tried to make it easy for anyone > to try out the simulator in Docker by running just a few commands (but > expect a few minor hiccups ATM if you do). > > I'd highly appreciate help with the GUI, and I welcome your comments > about the project. > > [1]: https://github.com/zultron/goldibox > [2]: > > https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ixn3tSA8_OyTdZ1lz5k4MWjTZ9rEFJM9or3oYW8NuUA/edit?usp=sharing > > > John >
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