[Noisebridge-discuss] Possible free motion sensor boards

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On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:23 AM, violet/blue <missviolet at gmail.com> wrote:
> like Michael, I'd also be in for half a dozen for playing around with.
> that's nowhere near 900, but do add my request to the potential kitty,
> as it were.
>
> best,
> Vi
>
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Cool!  I can use 300.
>>
>> Mitch.
>>
>>
>> ----------------
>>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:26:22 -0800
>>> From: rachel at xtreme.com
>>> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
>>> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Possible free motion sensor boards
>>>
>>> OK the guy wrote back and it looks likely that we can have some. How
>>> many? 900 is an awful lot...
>>>
>>> Mitch: 200?
>>> Daniela: how many would you use?
>>> Michael: how many for you?
>>>
>>> anyone else have ideas?
>>>
>>> I'd like to get back to him later tonight, or tomorrow at the latest,
>>> since I took so long the first time around, and ideally I have a number
>>> to ask about.
>>>
>>> Reasons why we should ask for all of them are also acceptable!
>>>
>>> Rachel
>>>
>>> Mitch Altman wrote:
>>> > Hey Rachel,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Total score! I can use lots of these! I'd love to use them for a
>>> > project for the walls of Noisebridge. It will involve lots of RGB
>>> > LEDs! Can we have at least several hundred?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Mitch.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --------------------
>>> >
>>> >> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:46:42 -0800
>>> >
>>> >> From: rachel at xtreme.com <mailto:rachel at xtreme.com>
>>> >
>>> >> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> > <mailto:noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>>> >
>>> >> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Possible free motion sensor boards
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> My coworker forwarded me this:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> ----
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320339893525
>>> >
>>> > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320339893525>
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> i know the seller and he is willing (due to poor response on ebay) to
>>> >
>>> >> donate to non-profit or sell on the cheap to a good cause.
>>> >
>>> >> could anyone put these to use?
>>> >
>>> >> ----
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> I took a look at the auction (and indeed there are no bids) and the
>>> >
>>> >> pieces look very interesting. From the auction:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> "Up for bid are 900+ PIR sensor circuit boards (photos 1, 2, & 3).
>>> >> These
>>> >
>>> >> new boards were planned for use in a hands free mobile phone device
>>> >
>>> >> (photo 4). The PIR op-amp circuit is designed to sense a "hand wave"
>>> >
>>> >> and the circuit boards also include a sound amplifier as well as
>>> >
>>> >> additional circuitry (I'm no expert so please see circuit diagrams for
>>> >
>>> >> information - Photos 9, 10, 11 & 12). I believe the circuit also
>>> >
>>> >> contains a once-programmable controller chip."
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> I'm inclined to reply saying, please donate some of these to
>>> >
>>> >> Noisebridge. My question is, how many? 900 is too many (although they
>>> >
>>> >> are smaller than shelves). Does anyone have a project idea for lots?
>>> >
>>> >> I'd think that for general hacking, 100 would last us Forever.
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >> Rachel
>>> >
>>
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