[Lab] now just a discussion of how to feed pets - was Arduino Workshop Progress

[Aurelius R]

Just an FYI, pretty sure PetId chips use RFID technology, so they're the
same thing.

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On 25 March 2014 08:39, Justin <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:

>   My understanding is that the petid chips require the reader to be too
> close to be functional for this purpose.
>
> Maybe rfid tags on their collars (if they allow themselves to be
> collared).
>
> Here is a discussion of this, with two instructable links, and once on
> instructables, there are some additional links to similar projects.
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/lvl1/ZQJmjow8ad4
>
> Make magazine link, but their project looks really awkward.
> http://makezine.com/projects/automatic-pet-feeder/
>
> I like this one for the ability to dispense smaller quantities of food.
> http://drstrangelove.net/2013/12/raspberry-pi-power-cat-feeder-updates/
> You could combine that with an rfid reading system. I don't know about
> your cats, but mine tend to only eat about 4 kibble at a time, so the
> machine would have to acknowledge which cat it was and add the 4 kibble to
> that cat's counter. Obviously, a distribution of food that doesn't leave
> them eating all their kibble before 9am would also be ideal.
>
> I really like this project, and am living vicariously through you because
> my girlfriend isn't willing to let the cats' food be dependent on a robot
> that I've built.   Come on out to a modlab night, and we can brainstorm
> this further.
>
> On March 25, 2014 7:01:45 AM Olaf Baumann <olaf.baumann at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> I haven't looked into that yet but the recent 5am foody calls are
>> starting to motivate me to find an automated solution.  I would need a
>> per/cat solution as one of them tends to overeat.  I wonder if I could have
>> a set of three gates--each unlocked by their pet ID chips.
>>
>> --
>> Olaf
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24 March 2014 07:14, Justin <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:
>>
>>>   Have you seen the devices that auto feed from a larger hopper?
>>>
>>> On March 24, 2014 6:55:46 AM Olaf Baumann <olaf.baumann at pobox.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for the clarification on in the intended audience.  I'll keep
>>>> watching the list for any workshops that are suited to my level.
>>>>
>>>> Project ideas?  Anything that helps us to serve our feline overlords
>>>> would be of use.  Aside from that, I've been thinking of making a
>>>> persistence-of-vision scoreboard for my ultimate games.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Olaf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 21 March 2014 16:11, Justin Slootsky <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you everybody who is interested in this workshop.  When Darcy
>>>>> and I were talking, we envisioned that this first course was going to be a
>>>>> truly beginner's workshop.  If you've run blink on an Arduino, you might
>>>>> already be too advanced.  If you've built any other project on an Arduino,
>>>>> you're definately too advanced.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your interest is exciting though, it tells us that our thoughts might
>>>>> be along the right lines.  We already have ideas for future workshops that
>>>>> will build upon what this one teaches, and those *will* be suitable for
>>>>> someone who has run blink or their own simple project before.
>>>>>
>>>>> Olaf:  Considering that you have already built projects, what types of
>>>>> things were you hoping to get out of a workshop?  We can keep this in mind
>>>>> for our later, advanced sessions.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>
>>>>> | From: "Darcy Whyte" <darcy at inventorArtist.com>
>>>>> | To: "lab" <lab at artengine.ca>
>>>>> | Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 8:25:47 AM
>>>>> | Subject: [Lab] Arduino Workshop Progress
>>>>>
>>>>> | So far I have two collaborators and two guinea pigs for testing.
>>>>>
>>>>> | I had hoped to run the trial run this week but it might be the
>>>>> upcoming week.
>>>>>
>>>>> | But the concept is considerable shaped up after a meeting with
>>>>> Justin last
>>>>> | night: http://inventorartist.com/learn-arduino/
>>>>>
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