FarmJS?

[mikeal]

@hueniverse @nvcexploder do we think that we can pull it off this time?

[hueniverse]

I would add @johnnyman727 and see if they have the bandwidth to support it. They have all the parts we need, and my original idea of building a web-connected raised bed is pretty straight forward.

We will break the folks into a few mini teams:

• Bed constructions team
  • a bit of woodwork
  • a bit of irrigation - need to find a simple small pump for water and fertilizer. Should be pretty easy hooked to two small buckets (5gl)
  • a bit of hoops - build a hoop system with frost cover on a track and garage door motor
  • bonus round: heat mats under the dirt
  • bonus round: live webcam
• Tessel team
  • wire up the pumps and motor
  • setup sensors for humidity, temp (air and dirt), wind (?), light, (other ideas?)
  • write web server hooked into all the sensors and motors with APIs for everything
• Web team
  • build a website showing the bed and all element
  • UX for controlling the elements
  • alerts for events (rain, frost, dry dirt)
  • automatic response (cover at night or at temp)

We need at least 20 people to make this work in one day. I can work out a detailed budget but something like:

• Bed construction - $300
• Motors - $500
• Irrigation - $200
• Heat mats - $200
• Hoops - $200
• Tessels - ?
• Some node-capable server for the bed - $500 (?)

The main concern is if we do a hapi conf the same time, Ben and me will be very busy with that production so this will need someone else to carry it. I will certainly help and I think with the Tessel this is much easier to accomplish this year. This plan is the full thing - we can trim it down.