Currently I work for a cable company as a technician. One of my biggest problems is misplacing tools or equipment. I'd like to come up with a system that would alert me if anything was missing when I start my van.
So to get started I just have a couple questions on what you think the best way to go would be. Also take into consideration a relatively small budget.
1. For sensors, what would be the smallest, most cost effective sensor be. I'm not talking specific product, but which technology would be the easiest to incorporate.
2. I would like to use something like a Rasberry Pi as the brains of the operation as I have some other ideas for the future that I would like to tie all together. In terms of programming language, what would be suitable for a system that could either signal an audible alert or possibly an led built into the dash. In the future, I hope to try and incorporate it into the ipads we use but that will be down the road.
I look forward to any and all responses. I'm not sure what is bringing this all about, I was just driving and the thought popped into my head and the ideas started to snowball. I appreciate any help I can get.
So to get started I just have a couple questions on what you think the best way to go would be. Also take into consideration a relatively small budget.
1. For sensors, what would be the smallest, most cost effective sensor be. I'm not talking specific product, but which technology would be the easiest to incorporate.
2. I would like to use something like a Rasberry Pi as the brains of the operation as I have some other ideas for the future that I would like to tie all together. In terms of programming language, what would be suitable for a system that could either signal an audible alert or possibly an led built into the dash. In the future, I hope to try and incorporate it into the ipads we use but that will be down the road.
I look forward to any and all responses. I'm not sure what is bringing this all about, I was just driving and the thought popped into my head and the ideas started to snowball. I appreciate any help I can get.