TrollBOT: A Spontaneous Networking Tool Facilitating Rapid Prototyping of Wirelessly Communicating Products
| Autor: | Martin Steinert, Torjus Steffensen, Sampsa Kohtala, Håvard Vestad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Rapid prototyping
0209 industrial biotechnology Syntax (programming languages) business.industry Computer science 02 engineering and technology Construct (python library) 010501 environmental sciences Network topology 01 natural sciences 020901 industrial engineering & automation Arduino New product development Node (computer science) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Software engineering business Engineering design process 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Procedia CIRP. 91:634-638 |
| ISSN: | 2212-8271 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.procir.2020.03.111 |
| Popis: | In early stages of product development, prototyping is an invaluable tool which allows designers to generate learnings and uncover unknown challenges which can be used to further construct design requirements. While generous use of prototyping early in the design process might reduce the risk of premature design decisions, it also demands significant investments in terms of resources such as time, material, and skills. Tools that allow designers to rapidly implement and test new functionalities are therefore desired. With wirelessly communicating products having become ubiquitous in modern society, designers should be comfortable designing products utilizing these technologies. In this paper we present an Arduino library, named TrollBOT, that facilitates rapid implementation of wireless communication between two or more Arduinos. The Arduinos form nodes in a tree topology using inexpensive nRF24-based radio transceivers. The library is constructed in such a way that a minimal amount of new language syntax must be learned. All nodes can be programmed from a single master node in an intuitive manner, significantly reducing the amount of code that needs to be written as compared to similar existing solutions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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