TI CHRONOS enjoy screen YOUR SLEEPING infant

[Bill] wants a little piece of mind when his infant is sleeping in the other room. For him, the audio-only infant screen might utilize some improvement. His proof-of-concept is that blue patch Velcroed on the swaddled infant. It monitors movement, orientation, as well as temperature as well as informs you when something’s amiss.

Inside the pouch you’ll discover a TI Chronos eZ430 wristwatch with the band removed. It’s a great hardware option since it includes an accelerometer, temperature sensor, as well as RF link to a USB dongle. [Bill’s] code sends a data packet to the PC about when a second. The PC watches to make sure there’s minor motion, indicating the infant is breathing. This part doesn’t work all that well as the accelerometer doesn’t pick up small movements all as well well, however it does have potential. In the video after the break you can see the functions which make sure the infant doesn’t roll onto its belly, as well as that she’s not as well chilly do work very well.

We question if the accelerometer would pick up a lot more movement if the enjoy was hung from a string inside of a little enclosure. This method it would swing back as well as forth with little movements. however maybe that would make the whole thing as well bulky?