Santa Claus goes IoT
During a visit to the U.S. over Christmas to see a friend, we embarked on a delightful project to bring joy to his daughter. We automated a life-sized Santa Claus in his living room, complete with facial recognition, creating a…
Using Ambient Light Sensor interrupts in Linux
This article deals with Ambient Light Sensor interrupts from userspace application point of view. APDS9306 Ambient light sensors is used as examples in this article but the concepts are applicable to other devices as well. Ambient light sensors, pressure sensors,…
How to use Ambient Light Sensors in your Linux projects
Modern ambient light sensors are categorised as IIO (Industrial Input Output) devices in Linux along with several other sensors and actuators. This article is targeted towards application developers and does not dwell too much into hardware. Below are few links…
Multi-point touchscreen tester
If you are doing the unholy job of Linux board bringup and if application stack is not ready yet, you may have a bit of fun with this multi-point touchscreen tester utility. I wrote this utility some time back during…