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ArduTalk: An Arduino Network Application Development Platform Based on IoTtalk
(2019-03-01)
Lin, Yun-Wei
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Lin, Yi-Bing
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Yang, Ming-Ta
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Lin, Jun-Han
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資訊工程學系
Several tools provide popular solutions for creating innovative Internet of Things (IoT) applications on single Arduino board. However, interactions among multiple Arduino boards need significant effort to be established. This paper proposes ArduinoIo-Ttalk (ArduTalk), a graphical user interface (GUI)-based platform aims to develop IoT network applications for interaction among multiple Arduino boards. ArduTalk utilizes IoTtalk, an IoT device management platform for quickly establishing connections and meaningful interactions between IoT devices without concerning the lower layer communication protocols. In this paper, the IoTtalk GUI has been significantly enhanced for ArduTalk. By integrating Arduino with the enhanced IoTtalk, ArduTalk allows a user to arbitrarily link and relink sensors to actuators without or with little programming effort, and quickly generate Arduino applications for different purposes. We conduct measurements to investigate the time complexity for data delivery among multiple Arduino boards, and propose a damping mechanism to address the fairness issue caused by the discrepancies between local and remote delays among the Arduino boards.
Low-Cost Four-Dimensional Experience Theater Using Home Appliances
(2019-05-01)
Lin, Yi-Bing
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Yang, Ming-Ta
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Lin, Yun-Wei
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資訊工程學系
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Department of Computer Science
Multi-sensorial effect or four-dimensional (4-D) effect is considered in the niche arena of film playing but has become a growing business quickly. Installation of 4-D effects are typically expensive, and 4-D films are most often presented in custom-built theaters at special venues. This paper proposes a novel integration of existing video service platform and commercial smart home solution to generate 4-D effects for any non-4-D film (i.e., a 3-D or a 2-D film). Specifically, we describe how the designer can use home appliances to create the effects for a 4-D experience theater at home. Instead of using an expensive and special 4-D movie effect system, we use a low-cost off-the-shelf IoT platform for a smart home to create the 4-D movie effects for any non-4-D film. Therefore, the viewer can enjoy 4-D movies at home without special equipment other than home appliances. In our solution, an IoT device-management system called IoTtalk is utilized to integrate the video service system and the smart home system. Since these systems may be located in distant places, the delays for video streaming and triggering of 4-D effects must be synchronized. We have conducted measurements to indicate that in our design, the synchronization issue can be ignored without affecting the user experience.