[NBLUG/talk] What exciting project are you working on that is Linux related?

Walter Hansen gandalf at sonic.net
Sun Feb 8 19:29:20 PST 2015


I wonder if I could train the chickens to run on a hamster wheel and 
open and close the door themselves.

On 2/8/2015 7:19 PM, jezra wrote:
> RPi 2? pfftttt, I said "GNU Linux", not "Windows 10". I'm using a
> beaglebone black for this project.
>
> As far as getting data for when to open and close the door, a cron task
> runs everyday at 3AM and accesses a weather service API to determine
> when civil twilight begins and ends for that day, and those time are
> used with 'atd' to trigger the door motor.
>
> On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 21:37:05 -0500
> Zack Gold <zg at nblug.org> wrote:
>
>> If you use a Raspberry Pi 2, make sure that you cover it with
>> something so that those raccoons can't use their camera flash to mess
>> with it.
>>
>> For those who don't understand this reference:
>> http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=99042
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 9:31 PM, jezra <jezra at jezra.net> wrote:
>>> That will work until the sneaky no-good raccoons learn to use a
>>> flashlight. ;) My friends have a store bought automatic coop door
>>> with a photocell and it works well for them, but it is more fun,
>>> and less expensive to DIY.
>>>
>>> On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 18:22:03 -0800
>>> Walter Hansen <gandalf at sonic.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> nice. I just want to do one that's automated using photocells.
>>>> Opens at dawn, closes at dusk.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/8/2015 5:57 PM, jezra wrote:
>>>>> I'm working on a GNU Linux powered chicken coop door. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 19:21:12 -0500
>>>>> Zack Gold <zg at nblug.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Only as much detail that doesn't breach NDAs!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not doing anything particularly interesting at work myself
>>>>>> that involves Linux, but I'm curious about others input.
>>>>>>
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