Resources
Version 5 (J. Simmons, 09/23/2013 03:16 pm)
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| 3 | 1 | J. Simmons | * "Original Inspiration":http://www.break.com/video/project-excitebike-exercise-bike-controller-demo-video-1644092 |
| 4 | 2 | J. Simmons | * Similar products |
| 5 | 2 | J. Simmons | ** "PC Gamer Bike":http://pcgamerbike.com/ |
| 6 | 2 | J. Simmons | ** "BitGym":http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acgourley/bitgym |
| 7 | 1 | J. Simmons | * Sensors considered |
| 8 | 1 | J. Simmons | ** "Rotary Encoders":http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/RotaryEncoders |
| 9 | 1 | J. Simmons | ** "Homemade Rotary Encoder":http://christian.liljedahl.dk/guides/simple-rotary-encoder - used in very first prototype, but quickly abandoned because the mechanical interface was difficult to maintain |
| 10 | 3 | J. Simmons | ** *Reed switch* ("Link 1":http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Based-Optical-Tachometer/ | "Link 2":http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Bike-Speedometer/) - current prototype uses a reed switch off of an old Bike Computer |
| 11 | 1 | J. Simmons | * "Evidence from Reddit that there is a market for *Holoseat*":http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1hdi80/with_this_every_gamer_would_be_in_shape |
| 12 | 1 | J. Simmons | * "USB Tester from Adafruit":http://www.adafruit.com/products/1456 - might be useful for later prototype development |
| 13 | 5 | J. Simmons | * "Monday Experiment: Bootloading an ATmega32u4 with Arduino":http://jeffmurchison.com/blog/monday-experiment-bootloading-an-atmega32u4-with-arduino/ - minimum electronics necessary to create a Leonardo clone, important documentation for building completely custom PCB/"Shrinkifying":http://makezine.com/2011/10/10/how-to-shrinkify-your-arduino-projects/ the *Holoseat* |