The contestants will use a basic kit that includes several products: the element14 BEAGLEBONE Black, Würth power inductors, and the TI SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® CC3200 LaunchPad and the low-power FRAM MSP430FR5969 LaunchPad. The goal is to create innovative Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions to measure pollution and efficiently transmit that information to enable smart and timely interventions.
Competitors in the challenge will be provided with the following:
• element14 BEAGLEBONE Black 4G
• TI impleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 LaunchPad
• TI MSP-EXP430FR5969 FRAM Low Power LaunchPad
• Würth Power Alloy Power Inductor
• Würth Shielded Power Inductor
• Würth Low Profile High Power Inductors
• 6-month CadSoft Pro license
• Access to the Eclipse Foundation IoT platform
• Access to the Sierra Wireless AirVantage M2M cloud platform
In addition, participants will receive a quote for additional parts and prototypes, as well as PCB services from Würth Elektronik. All passive components, connectors, switches, and LEDs listed on the Würth website are provided free of charge, and Texas Instruments has also contributed to the challenge.
The selection period will close on Monday, October 13th. Ten competitors will be selected to build their designs and blogs in the element14 community. The competition will end on January 30, 2015, and the winners will be announced in early February.
The grand prize is a 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, a Keysight Technologies U1273A OLED multimeter, and a TI Low Energy Bluetooth SensorTag. The Community Choice winner, selected by a vote from the element14 community, will receive a MacBook Air and a TI T SensorTag.
