http://shred444.com/blog Heart Beat and Cadence Matching iPod Accessory Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:53:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After 8 months of design, the device has finally been completed. We presented and gave a demonstration of the device during the Northeastern University Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Capstone Competition. The Presentation included a 14 minute speech explaining the technology, the protocols, and every aspect of the design. The last ... http://shred444.com/blog/?p=5 Using photoshop, I have modified existing iPod Accessory enclosures to represent what shape and size this device can be. The two selected were a Motorola wireless bluetooth headphone receiver unit and an iPod camera USB attachment For More photos, check out the gallery http://shred444.com/blog/?p=27 The second board revision finally came in today. It was ordered from Advanced Circuits using their free PCBArtist software. It takes some getting used to, but overall, it's a great tool for projects like this. As you can see, there were a few problems with the layout. The ... http://shred444.com/blog/?p=12 So there have been people out there trying to hack the Apple Accessory Protocol. ipodlinux.org is one of them. Throughout this project I've compiled a large list of commands but needed to test all of them on various iPods to see which ones would do the trick. Using LabView, ... http://shred444.com/blog/?p=31 For prototyping purposes, the first PCB board was designed using Express PCB's free software. Three identical boards were printed and shiped for about $70. This board allowed us to fully test the functionality of the Microcontroller (Texas Instruments MSP430), USB, EEPROM, and most importantly, the iPod dock connector ... http://shred444.com/blog/?p=10