LED Marquee

Creator: Omegix Status: Brainstorm Born On: 17:34, 3 March 2010 (CST) Last Updated: 18:46, 03 March 2010 (CDT)

Overview

Calendar reminders just aren't doing the trick for things I need to accomplish at home. I'd like to be able to set myself a highly visible reminder at my home, something that I'm inclined to look at. I saw PsychoAU create an internet programmable scrolling marquee for his home, I'd like to do something similar.

Proposed Capabilities

• Have Internet Users able send message to be displayed on the marquee
  • Have the messages displayed in any color than the one being reserved for Reminders
• Have Home User able to set Reminders to be displayed on the marquee
  • Have the Reminders displayed in only one color
• Have systm emit a noise when a new Reminder or Message is received
• Able to remove Messages and Reminders by pressing a button when the item is displayed on the marquee
• Wireless internet connectivity for programming

Potential Hardware

Sign

• Cheapest, 1 Color $100
• TriColor $200
• (Need a few potential LED Marquee signs)

Sign Control

• Arduino Controlled
  • Benefits
    • Cheap
    • Easy to add hardware buttons for message removal
• Sheeva Plug \ Guru Plug controlled
  • Benefits
    • Built in 802.11
    • Easy to attach a serial interface
    • Gives me a reason to play with one