Jun 15th 2017
Know How... 319
DIY Wait Timer, NAS, and Feedback!
Hosted by
Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ,
Bryan Burnett
Arduino powered wait timer, Global Hotspot, Synology 1517+ review, and more!
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Build your own wait timer out of an Arduino with a light sensor, Synology 1517+ NAS review, a global hotspot, RasPi mSATA, and Synology surveillance station.
-- Mark Meszaros
"I am currently a resident in a nursing home and have difficulty with what they have as a call light. When you press the button by your bed a small LED light comes on above the bed. The problem is I am visually impaired and cannot see if the small led Is on. After waiting a while I'm always having to press the button not knowing whether the light is on or not.
I would like to find some kind of light sensor that I could place over the small LED and have it BUZZ or give some kind of audible sound so I know the button has been pressed, I do have my desktop computer a few feet away and thought about having some kind of USB device that could have my computer produces sound, I am enclosing a picture of the wall plate where the LED is located.
I have had dreams of since it was hooked to my computer I would be able to keep a log of how long the light was on each time it's on. Thank you in advance for any help"
-- Peter Hanse
"+Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ I know on your recent travels you had mentioned a new Mobil Hotspot you were trying. I have an upcoming trip and want to look into one you used. Looked through recent KH show notes and did not see mentioned. "
-- Rober Hafer
"What brand/kind of mSATA card would work best for Raspberry Pi, and keep the build in the "extra Linux computer for my bench" price range?"
Samsung 850 EVO $104
-- Francis Kindred
"To all the users of Synology's Surveillance statioStation wondering if any of you guys bought additional device licenses. I have the DS216 Play and already am using 2 cameras, but tempted to add maybe 1 or 2 more. Curious if I'm the othe onlythat considered it. LOL"
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