Re: Embedded Internet

From: Geoff McCaughan (geoffm_at_spam.fqdn.com)
Date: 02/20/04

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    Devyn <devyntt@yahoo.com> wrote:
    > Greetings All!

    > I'm a final year EE engineering student working with
    > microcontrollers. As part of my course i'm supposed to design and
    > implement an embedded sys. I thought of controlling some application
    > through the internet. While i have some know how of the software
    > required, i've absolutely no idea *what* application to control. My
    > profs expect me to design somethin that needs an RTOS and
    > multitasking.

    > Can anyone *suggest* an application that needs this? Also, i've a
    > serious allergy to mechanics and moving parts. Any amount of
    > electrical hardware i can handle.

    How about a device that will let me program my VCR from work: Display a web
    page displaying the 'remote' buttons. Button presses send an IR signal to
    the VCR. After each button press, display a captured screen of the vcr video
    output.

    For extra credit, have it answer the phone, and on receipt of a DTMF
    password, power up the computer/router for the poor suckers who are still on
    dialup [they will need ethernet + dial-on demand + dyndns].

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