Shipping Grayscale Photos at Small Scale
2 days ago
- #IoT
- #OpenSource
- #Elixir
- Tigris sponsored hardware devices for Goatmire Elixir, a quirky Elixir community conference in Varberg, Sweden.
- The conference featured a unique Linux-capable name badge with an eInk display, designed by Gus Workman, based on the open-source Wisteria and Trellis hardware.
- NervesConf EU was part of the event, showcasing Nerves for IoT devices, leveraging Elixir and Erlang's strengths in communication and binary handling.
- The badge displayed conference schedules, attendee names, and a photo gallery where photos were uploaded, moderated, and converted to 1-bit images for display.
- Tigris facilitated media handling with pre-signed uploads and downloads, though geo-distributed features were underutilized.
- Attendees hacked the badges, adding features like the Snake game, with ongoing community development and iterations planned.
- Future events include hacking prototypes for the Nerves Starter Kit, leading up to ElixirConf EU, showcasing the kit's extensibility.
- Tigris's sponsorship supported open hardware development, encouraging community engagement and innovation in small-scale projects.