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Carb Counter Plus - Round IV Progress
By mimemike , On 3/30/09 11:14 PM

CarbCounter+

Now packing my bags for a couple of days at ESC in San Jose. Didnt get time to do what I needed to due to commitments to several clients.... so i am just going to enjoy my time there and hopefully learn some cool things as well. The prototype enclosure was made just in time, and work will continue on this project until it is completed and fully functional.  The Carbcounter+ website will be updated and you will be able to follow the progress there.

www.carbcounterplus.com

Final Video posted here since I could not upload to the entry page

 

Due to the Misfortune of Boseji not being able to get a Visa, I have squeeked through to the Finals. Which means I need a Miricle for votes over the weekend to be in the running for a Prize, and also need to do a lot of work that I had stopped due to thinking I was no longer in the running.

Keep an eye out at www.carbcounterplus.com
Over the next 6 months as it will be taken to a commercial level as the CarbCounter+.
Also there will be some derivatives of this project that will be available in the next 3 to 6 months for Home Automation, Robotics control, Solar Control and more. Links will be posted on www.carbcounterplus.com to where these are available from.


A number of the completed CarbCounter+ units will be donated to the Diabetes unit at the Christchurch and Auckland hospitals in New Zealand for beta testing.
Also working with a sports talent identification company here in Colorado www.zybeksports.com that has shown interest in the CarbCounter+ and is helping with the enclosure design and fabrication at their engineering division.

Thanks for the support and I hope to see many Diabetics lives improved by the use of the CarbCounter+ in the not so distant future.

 

PHASE IV PROGRESS

Thankyou to the voters and Judges for helping get me this far.... now is the time to get things finished... and its only a short phase of the competition.

 Note: Estimates times for individual items may run concurrently with others.

CURRENT ACTIVITY AND PROGRESS
Feb 25  Schematic updated - current incomplete version posted - have port and component number assignments to check and do, as well as verifying connections and footprints. Added Acellerometer and seperate USB connected weigh scale circuit. Jsut need to clean up and make sure things connect to the correct places. 2-3 days to go.
   Enclosure and scale being drawn up and machined - might make it in time dont know.  
     

 

TO DO LIST (Dynamic)
Week 1 HARDWARE: Rework PCB to fix issues and reduce cost Est 1 week
  SOFTWARE: Finish all menus, power management and database handling Est 2-3 weeks
  HARDWARE: Do 3D drawings and make enclosure Est 3-4 weeks
  HARDWARE: Do 3D drawings and make slide on Lid/Scale Est 3-4 weeks
  SOFTWARE: USB/Wireless connection options to scale - if time allows Est 1 Week 
  SOFTWARE: Add "Cool" features Est 2-3 Weeks

 

Just for Fun...... Some Overlayed Sprites... note camera and encoding cause the flicker... in reality is is nice and smooth! Still needs a little work.

 

 

ALSO SEE

www.carbcounterplus.com

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