<html>
<head>
<style>
.hmmessage P
{
margin:0px;
padding:0px
}
body.hmmessage
{
font-size: 10pt;
font-family:Verdana
}
</style>
</head>
<body class='hmmessage'>
Cool! I can use 300.<BR>
<BR>
Mitch.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
---------------- <BR>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:26:22 -0800<BR>> From: rachel@xtreme.com<BR>> To: maltman23@hotmail.com<BR>> CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Possible free motion sensor boards<BR>> <BR>> OK the guy wrote back and it looks likely that we can have some. How<BR>> many? 900 is an awful lot...<BR>> <BR>> Mitch: 200?<BR>> Daniela: how many would you use?<BR>> Michael: how many for you?<BR>> <BR>> anyone else have ideas?<BR>> <BR>> I'd like to get back to him later tonight, or tomorrow at the latest,<BR>> since I took so long the first time around, and ideally I have a number<BR>> to ask about.<BR>> <BR>> Reasons why we should ask for all of them are also acceptable!<BR>> <BR>> Rachel<BR>> <BR>> Mitch Altman wrote:<BR>> > Hey Rachel,<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Total score! I can use lots of these! I'd love to use them for a<BR>> > project for the walls of Noisebridge. It will involve lots of RGB<BR>> > LEDs! Can we have at least several hundred?<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Thanks,<BR>> > Mitch.<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > --------------------<BR>> > <BR>> >> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:46:42 -0800<BR>> > <BR>> >> From: rachel@xtreme.com <mailto:rachel@xtreme.com><BR>> > <BR>> >> To: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > <mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net><BR>> > <BR>> >> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Possible free motion sensor boards<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> My coworker forwarded me this:<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> ----<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320339893525<BR>> > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320339893525><BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> i know the seller and he is willing (due to poor response on ebay) to<BR>> > <BR>> >> donate to non-profit or sell on the cheap to a good cause.<BR>> > <BR>> >> could anyone put these to use?<BR>> > <BR>> >> ----<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> I took a look at the auction (and indeed there are no bids) and the<BR>> > <BR>> >> pieces look very interesting. From the auction:<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> "Up for bid are 900+ PIR sensor circuit boards (photos 1, 2, & 3). These<BR>> > <BR>> >> new boards were planned for use in a hands free mobile phone device<BR>> > <BR>> >> (photo 4). The PIR op-amp circuit is designed to sense a "hand wave"<BR>> > <BR>> >> and the circuit boards also include a sound amplifier as well as<BR>> > <BR>> >> additional circuitry (I'm no expert so please see circuit diagrams for<BR>> > <BR>> >> information - Photos 9, 10, 11 & 12). I believe the circuit also<BR>> > <BR>> >> contains a once-programmable controller chip."<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> I'm inclined to reply saying, please donate some of these to<BR>> > <BR>> >> Noisebridge. My question is, how many? 900 is too many (although they<BR>> > <BR>> >> are smaller than shelves). Does anyone have a project idea for lots?<BR>> > <BR>> >> I'd think that for general hacking, 100 would last us Forever.<BR>> > <BR>> >><BR>> > <BR>> >> Rachel<BR>> > <BR></body>
</html>