BuzzBelt

Inspiration

We wanted to learn more about using a Raspberry Pi to interact with hardware and software.

What it does

Using an arduino compass, the belt buzzes using the motors attached to the belt towards north.

How we built it

Using Python, motors, and an arduino compass, and sheer willpower

Challenges we ran into

We ran into many challenges working on this project. We initially wanted to create a product to add an element to Geocaching, where you would enter a set of Geocaching coordinates into your phone, and then the belt would buzz in the direction of the geocaching coordinates. However, we ran into many issues with connecting the phone to the raspberry pi via bluetooth, to transfer information. We ended up making the connection succesful, but had issues with the actual information transmission. So, we ended up having to give up on the geocaching portion, and just create a belt that vibrates in the direction of North.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Getting the motors to interact with the RPi, learning to connect via Bluetooth two separate devices with code, and using a digital compass module with GPIO on the RPi.

What we learned

To be careful not to take on too much, and have a feasible plan of attack from the very beginning.

What's next for BuzzBelt

Finishing the application implementation for geocaching.

Built With

• arduinocompass
• leatherbelt
• motors
• python
• rpi