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OK many thanks for the feedback - Cheers

Thanks, does that mean that for all the other Beacon companies out there that for ANY Beacon it can take 30 seconds or so to register a broadcast URL and be seen on the phone? Is there anyway of making the phone pick up the Beacons URL its broadcasting quicker?

Great thanks I am looking at the link you sent now, very interesting. I will have a go doing what you suggested, send me some links of projects you have done if you don't mind, I would love to see them to also get ideas etc - Cheers

Thanks again great feedback, great drawing, what software do you use to make that?

Yes the magneto sensor in the Puck maybe the best way to go for the sensor etc, I never thought of that, good idea.

I have ordered my 8 Pucks to at least start my idea. Any idea how I start on the sketch/program now to start them at least talking to each other? And is there a ready made hub you would suggest I buy/use as the main controller? Thanks once again.

Amazing how you work all this out, just amazing. The Google Spreadsheet is a great idea, never though of that.

Yes I want the hub to be able to program/select profiles of activation patterns etc so are you saying its better not to use the Puck and use a different device for the hub?, what sort of Bridge/Hub do you suggest and can I buy one already made or do I need to have one designed?

I agree a sensors better than a switch, I am just not sure which is the best one and if they will activate fast enough when the hand/foot triggers them, any suggestion which is the best sensor to use?

Yes 100% correct what you have written below:

The pucks all start out in advertising mode, in which they advertise their ID and that they are ready for connect. The hub then sends the light on command (delay to turn on the light, how long the light and how long to sense a hit). The puck executes the commands and reports back the hit time. The hub waits for that response, closes the connection, stores this information, and then moves on the the next randomly (or profile defined) puck's advertisement, and so on.

I got the idea from the below link, but they want crazy money and no parent/child can afford the money they want, so I decided I would have a go and make a cheap version that anyone can buy or make and enjoy using to get fit. - Thanks again for feedback Jonathan
https://www.fitlighttraining.com/

You are the Man and have got it in one first time. That is what I am trying to do 100%.

Its to help my kids and hopefully kids all over the world who are Football Players, or play any sport, to improve their reaction and speed etc. You can buy commercial ones but they want $8K!! for 8 lights! and I know I can make the same for max $500, maybe less.

Its just the coding I get stuck with as I am hardware not software sorry to say. Below is a bit more information on my project which may explain it a bit better. This was my original question, but I think you have answered it all for me. How much will you charge to do the code for me? - Cheers Jonathan

1) The Puck JS I understand has a switch built into its case that can switch LEDs on etc. Can I hard wire/replace the built in switch with a stronger switch, the switch I will use will be a High Grade Military switch as it needs to be very strong to withstand hard hits to it (Both by hand and foot). The switch I will use will be a momentary switch, i.e push to activate. Is it easier enough to wire the Military switch wires onto the Puck JS either to replace the built in switch or run in parallel etc?

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2) The Puck JS has built in LED's but they will not be big enough or bright enough for our product. I intend to make a round PCB board with either 8 or 12 large BRIGHT LED's on it and that the Military switch will sit in the middle of. I understand I will need an external power supply etc to control the other 8/12 LED's and this is OK, but can I take the data signal that the Puck JS uses for its own internal LED and use that to control my large external LED's when my switch has been pressed?

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3) I understand the Puck JS, and as per the video I saw, can be set up as a slave and master system, where by when one of the switches in the Puck JS is connected (touched) and thus turning off the LED in that Puck JS, that another Puck JS a few feet away will be activated and its LED comes on, and so on and so on.

If so what is the maximum control range from Puck to Puck. 5 foot/20 foot?

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How many Puck JS can be talking to each other via the master Puck JS. Maximum I need is 12 but could work with 8. I am not very good with coding, so any advise help anyone could give on how to make the Puck JS talk to each other would be very much appreciated.

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How hard would it be to make an APP (Blue Tooth?) that can also be used to decide which of the 8 or 12 Puck JS LED's come on and when? So that people who use it can set their own training session, i.e if your left arm has been broken and you have to do exercise to make your left arm stronger you can make the LEFT sided Puck JS LED's come on more and not just random.

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Is there a way to give feedback and data to people as to how much they improve in terms of speed/reaction time etc and have this sent via BLE to a mobile via an App?

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Will something like this code work for what I am wishing to do does anyone know.? All I want is that when my 8 Pucks arrive that a light comes on in one puck, a person touches the Puck that the light came on, it goes out when touched, then a another Pucks light comes on and the person touches that Puck to switch the light off, etc etc, all Puck lights coming on at different times and all random. But not controlled via a web site. If anyone has any video of the Pucks doing this I would love to see it. Hope this makes sense.

Great thanks for that.

Thanks for feedback

Hi, does anyone have any videos I could look at of around 4 x Qty Puck JS talking to each other and one of the Pucks controlling the lights on the other 3 Pucks - Many thanks.

Thanks I will check the link - Cheers

Does anyone know if http://beaconcontrol.io will work with the Puck JS Beacons?

Many thanks for the feedback and some good points. Yes 100% wireless, no wires at all for safety reasons, yes I don't mind using 1 x Puck per LED flower, that would be fine.

If you have any suggested drawings or links please do send them.

I am making similar to below, which was made around 5 years ago by the looks of the technology - https://www.fitlighttraining.com/

My budget to make it all is $500, less if possible. - Cheers Jonathan

Hi,

We wish to now get involved in what seems to be an extremely good way of "Advertising Products/Events etc etc" using Beacons.

We have bought http://beacon.ph and are now developing the web site and the Beacon PaD. However before we start activity marketing our company Beacon.ph and buying the 100's and long term 1000's of Beacons (Of which we have not yet decided which is the best Beacon for what we want to do) I have the following questions, of which I hope the Puck JS can do the best job at doing.

1) The Puck JS Beacon's short URL advertising signal can it be triggered On/Off by an external sensor, such as a motion sensor, proximity sensor etc etc. If so how hard will it be to write the code for it?

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2) Can the Beacon's short URL advertising message be updated/changed via web site anywhere in the world at anytime etc, or do we need to bring the Puck JS back to the office to change the message each time/day etc. Can an end user also change it if they want very easily via the web or an App for example?

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3) Can we give to customers who rent/buy our Beacons stats back showing them how well or how bad their Beacon advertising message is working? i.e the interaction that a customer has once the Beacon is within range, number of clicks on their message etc etc, this is very important to customers to know. i.e Analytics Platform?

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Many thanks - Jonathan

Hi, I have a few questions that I am sure someone can answer very quickly before I start buying 100's of Puck JS's for our new business/product. My questions are as follows:

1) The Puck JS I understand has a switch built into its case that can switch LEDs on etc. Can I hard wire/replace the built in switch with a stronger switch, the switch I will use will be a High Grade Military switch as it needs to be very strong to withstand hard hits to it (Both by hand and foot). The switch I will use will be a momentary switch, i.e push to activate. Is it easier enough to wire the Military switch wires onto the Puck JS either to replace the built in switch or run in parallel etc?

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2) The Puck JS has built in LED's but they will not be big enough or bright enough for our product. I intend to make a round PCB board with either 8 or 12 large BRIGHT LED's on it and that the Military switch will sit in the middle of. I understand I will need an external power supply etc to control the other 8/12 LED's and this is OK, but can I take the data signal that the Puck JS uses for its own internal LED and use that to control my large external LED's when my switch has been pressed?

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3) I understand the Puck JS, and as per the video I saw, can be set up as a slave and master system, where by when one of the switches in the Puck JS is connected (touched) and thus turning off the LED in that Puck JS, that another Puck JS a few feet away will be activated and its LED comes on, and so on and so on.

If so what is the maximum control range from Puck to Puck. 5 foot/20 foot?

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How many Puck JS can be talking to each other via the master Puck JS. Maximum I need is 12 but could work with 8. I am not very good with coding, so any advise help anyone could give on how to make the Puck JS talk to each other would be very much appreciated.

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How hard would it be to make an APP (Blue Tooth?) that can also be used to decide which of the 8 or 12 Puck JS LED's come on and when? So that people who use it can set their own training session, i.e if your left arm has been broken and you have to do exercise to make your left arm stronger you can make the LEFT sided Puck JS LED's come on more and not just random.

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Is there a way to give feedback and data to people as to how much they improve in terms of speed/reaction time etc and have this sent via BLE to a mobile via an App?

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Please see below a mock up of what I am wanting to make using the Puck JS, the round blue circles in the red LED's represents the Military switches that will be touched to activate the OFF of that LED/Puck JS and then triggering another LED/Puck JS to come on.

Many thanks Jonathan

Hi Gordon,

Could something similar to the video link below be used with the Puck JS to trigger the Puck JS to "start" transmitting as a beacon? - Thanks Jonathan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCfsOA-MUc

I forgot to say that the budget to make the "Beacon PaD" as we are calling it (My wife's idea) is not a problem, as we will be renting them out and also selling them. So if John Smith in Leeds wants to buy a Beacon PaD for what ever price we decided (Around $500) Then he can and off he/she goes with a Mini Portable Billboard called the Beacon PaD, that he can very easily put in the back of his car etc and then offer the opportunity for ANYONE/ANY COMPANY to use the Beacon PaD as a Beacon Advertising Media, for a week a month etc. One customer spending $100 a month advertising, which is very low, earns him $1200 a year, he has paid for the Beacon PaD in just a few months and now its all 100% profit, that is our idea behind it all.

Hi, if this what you mean?

https://www.tessel.io/blog/94084496782/making-a-tessel-style-library-for-third-party

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Hi Gordon,

Many thanks for the reply. Yes I can add another power supply not a problem, as it will ALL go into a 3D Smart Phone Replica, that is around 22 Inch height and 2 inches (maybe less) thickness.

I would not even know how to go about making a Espruino library, that is just way way out of my reach or brain cells. I have only just worked out how to make 16x16 Neaopixel display scroll a text message in any colour, that took me 10 days.

You will have t0 be patient, I am not like you guys that eat code for breakfast, I am going on 60 and when I was at Uni mobile phones had not even been invented or Google or even Microsoft, guess I am old.

Thanks

Jonathan

As a follow up please see below the data sheet for the APDS-9960 sensor I am thinking of using with the Puck JS. Not sure this is of much help, but it maybe useful to someone!

https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/learn_tutorials/3/2/1/Avago-APDS-9960-datasheet.pdf

Hi Everyone,

I am knew here so go easy on me!

Question of the day. I am looking to use 100's of the Puck JS as separate Beacons, but I want to be able to control how it transmits it's advertising package (if that is the right word?)

I want it so instead of the Beacon just sending out short URL's etc non stop, that by using a sensor, (the one I have in mind is the APDS-9960 Proximity Sensor) that when one of the sensors is activated and "only" when its been activated does the Beacon wake up and send out the relevant information that can then be seen by mobile phones within the range of the BLE in the Beacon.

I hope this makes sense, any tips, ideas, suggestion feedback very welcome.

Many thanks

Jonathan

Nice idea, I will try that when I get my Puck JS - Cheers Jonathan

Very nice, I will try that when my Puck JS arrives - Cheers Jonathan

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