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Title: Bitcoin electrical socket (TESTABLE LIVE) Post by: ddepra on May 30, 2015, 09:28:53 PM Hi guys,
Not so long ago, we subscribed to an innovation contest and we decided to build an autonomous electrical prepaid socket (with Bitcoin) with an Arduino: And today, here I come: a prototype / proof of concept has been built ! The electrical socket - BitPlug - is testable LIVE on http://www.bitfluid.net via a Youtube LIVE event [just send some dust on the address and watch it move !] We want to bring awareness on Bitcoin because we think there are a lot of disruption possible in the energy sector thanks to the Magic Internet Money. This will be reviewed by a bunch of top managers during next week. There are 40 teams and the 10 best will be selected for a final presentation. Imagine: you're somewhere in the world and you can activate an electrical socket in my home (Belgium) in real time (sorry for the 30 sec. delay of Youtube). Isn't it magic ? :) The charges connected to the socket in the demo are: - a toy (~ 10 W) - a lamp (~ 5 W) - a heater (~ 2000 W) Material for the project: - Arduino Uno - Arduino Wifi shield - Arduino LCD - 1 Wattmeter - 1 electrical relay Any feedback ? |