Why WeIO ?
- Quickly make smartphone and tablet applications which drive motors, sensors, lights.
- Power of RPi, but with realtime digital and analog.
- Simplicity of Arduino, but with multitasking and web.
- WiFi integrated - no additional dongles, shields or driver installations.
- High-level languages: HTML5 and Python. No more cross-compilation.
- Zero installation on PC - all tools served from the board.
- Analog I/Os off the shelf . No need for additional AD converter circuits.
WeIO is an innovative open source hardware and software platform for rapid prototyping and creation of wirelessly connected interactive objects using only popular Web languages such as HTML5 or Python.
Painless control from any smartphone or tablet!
Program your web app using your computer browser and launch it right away on the board. Observe and control the board from your smartphone or tablet browser. It's that simple!
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WeIO is made for the lazy ones ;). We visualize all sensor data in realtime on our smartphone from browser. We program from browser, also. WeIO connection from things (even if it's just one photoresistor) to any smartphone or tablet is instant and visual. Our secret is HTML5!
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Designed to be simple
Electronics and wireless connectivity made simple and web-friendly: make real-world physical objects the same way you make web sites!
WiFi integrated
The WeIO board comes with a WiFi module integrated in the chip, so that wireless connectivity is there as soon as you plug the board. Both AP (hotspot, for private networks) and STA modes are supported. Configuration is super-easy.
Access from any browser
WeIO = development board + WeIO IDE, locally served (not from the cloud, but from the board itself): program and control all inputs and outputs on the board from any browser!
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No installation needed
There is nothing to install on your PC to start using WeIO - all SW tools are already present on the board. Just point your browser to it, and start using it right away.
HTML5 or Python programming
WeIO uses an Arduino-like API, but in JavaScript and/or Python (both are supported), so it is really easy to learn and start using it.
Go mass market
The WeIO module is ideal for integration in final mass-market products. Hardware schematics are provided, electronic components can be sourced even in unit quantity at low price and software components are open source and available free of charge.
Here is Wangela, the first interactive lamp designed with WeIO. Preorder today Wangela Lamp Kit and learn basics of WeIO by assembling the lamp.
WeIO is interpreted, in realtime. It's Modern!
Your programs are interpreted and executed in real-time! No more cross-compiling, board flashing, no more programming electronics in C. WeIO speaks natively HTML5 (HTML, Javascript, CSS) and Python!For instance you can turn on an LED from an HTML page example just like that :
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You can also develop your applications in pure Python!
Blink LED Python example :
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WeIO Server, No Cloud, thanks!
When you buy WeIO you really own it. You don't need the Cloud to make it work because inside WeIO there is already a powerful server.
WeIO server uses modern WebSocket technology to push notifications from the physical world to all clients (phones, tablets, PCs) in realtime, so that you can be aware of every event that is happening (ex. a change in a temperature or light sensor change).
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WeIO : a powerful real-time hardware!
WeIO can deal with multitasking applications of great complexity. That's why ARM coprocessor is added to handle all real-time routines needed for your electronics!
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And of course, WeIO is Open Source and Open Hardware!
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Prototype!
WeIO is great for learning electronics and for rapid prototyping your ideas.
Here are some examples of WeIO in action.
Realtime data visualization
With WeIO you can connect sensors, then visualize their data over the WiFi on any device in realtime!
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Connect various displays
You can connect various displays, LED diodes and other types of actuators.
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Stream music, stream video
You can even stream sound and video. WeIO is powerful and sophisticated piece of hardware!
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Bring endless possibilities to existing Arduino project
WeIO uses an Arduino-like API, but in JavaScript and Python, so it is really easy to learn it and start using it.
Moreover, you can easily connect Arduinos with WeIO board, giving them WiFi connectivity and HTML5 GUIs.
WeIO Super Starter Kit
For all of you looking for the quick and interesting introduction in electronic prototyping with WeIO, we have assembled a perfect electronics kit that will allow you to start, learn and produce immediately with WeIO!
It is one of the perks you can select from our campaign, and it contains all of these components that have been tested and supported by WeIO board:
WeIO board
WeIO board
Micro USB cable
Sensors
Tilt sensor RBS 04 02 00
Button x 2 FSM101
Photoresistor CE5-09
Potentiometer round P160KN-0QC15B10K
Potentiometer linear PTA2043-2015DPB103
Vibrations sensor LDTM-028K
Infrared proximity sensor GP2Y0A21YK0F
Humidity & temperature sensor DHT11
Barometric pressure sensor BMP180
Rotary encoder 24 positions
Hall sensor SS461R
Actuators
Servo motor x 2
DC motor
LEDs (green, yellow, red) 3mm x 5
LEDs (green, yellow, red, blue) 10mm x 1 each
RGB LED 5mm
High power LED strip
Buzzer PB305-RO
Components
Resistors (150, 1k, 10k, 100k, 1M, 10M) x 10 each
Capacitors (100 pico / 100 nano / 1 & 10 & 100 micro F) x5
Breadboard
Wirings kit x 2
Power transistor TIP102
Transistor 2N2222AG
Darlington array ULN2803AN
Serial to parallel M74HC595
Op-Amplifier LM358
Diode 1N4934 x 10
H-bridge motor driver L293D
Magnet
Latheral Modules
WeIO is board is designed in a way that adding side-pluggable modules is really easy. This way users can add some functionalists that are specific for their projects without growing the size in height (like with many other boards), or printing big surface PCB (which rises price).
First module has been already produced and tested, and is fully supported by WeIO API. It is Power Module:
There are many more modules to come, we are finalizing the list of all the features that will be supported.
WeIO Competitive Advantages
We love prototyping boards, but we often had problems with missing HW or SW components that made us lose time and money. That's why we tried to incorporate all the things that we were missing into WeIO, so it can be extremely usefull right away!
Comparing to both RaspberryPi and Arduino, WeIO offers:
- WiFi connectivity off the shelf! No additional dongles or shields. No additional driver installations. Both AP and STA mode. Extremely easy - one click - WiFi scan and configuration.
- WeIO server system architecture with WeIO IDE and dashboard served from the board and accessible from browser.
- Zero installation on PC - all tools and IDE is served from WeIO board. Just point the browser to your WeIO.
- Automatic (from the Internet) SW update - keeps your WeIO system up to date as we will Release Early, Release Often.
Comparing to Arduino only, WeIO offers all mentioned above plus:
- Multi-tasking - run many programs (sketches) at the same time in parallel. If some block they will not block the whole process.
- Linux, and everything that it brings - although transparent to the user, Linux runs under the hub. This means plethora of SW components and drivers are available
- USB host and SD card storage
- High-level languages: HTML5 and Python. No more cross-compilation. Use HTML5 for wonderul GUIs. Use WeIO simple API to push sensor data to these GUIs via WebSockets in realtime, or send commands from your clients to WeIO pins.
Comparing to RaspberyPi only, WeIO offers all mentioned above plus:
- Analog I/Os off the shelf - WeIO board comes with 8xADC for connecting analog sensors and 6xPWM for connecting servo-motors and led dimers. No need for additional AD converter circuits.
- HW Realtime (not patched kernel, no bit-banging) execution thanks to an additional ARM microcontroller (co-processor) - so for example very precise PWM is possible for servo-motor drives.
- 3.3V and 5V tolerant - you will not damage the board by connecting Arduino peripherals which are 5V (for RPI this is hasard).
- Go mass production without HW replacements - WeIO chip and other components are available even in unit quantity. RPi has Broadcom chip which is impossible to buy.
- Great ease of use - thanks to WeIO IDE and dashboard accessed from the browser, no Linux command-line knowledge is needed. WeIO IDE is nice, intuitively designed, and all that is needed for WeIO development.
Team behind WeIO project
WeIO has been designed and developed by number of experts in the domain of engineering and design. Each of them has over a decade of professional experience of working in an industry and making real-world products, with a proven track record and amazing achievments.
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Uros Petrevski - Designer - hacker, Uroš constructs his project ethics on the passion, enthusiasm and permanent exploration of technologies. He transforms algorithms in emotional and cultural objects designing interfaces, digital products, services, digital cities and digital scenographies. He is associative partner at Nodesign.net from 2007. where he works with Jean-Louis Frechin exploring infinite possibilities of digital technologies. Thanks to design he discovered two passions, informatics and electronics.
Drasko Draskovic - Drasko is an engineer interested in modern technologies. He holds MSc. in Electrical Engineering and has over 10 years of professional experience in embedded, semiconductor and telecommunication industry where worked in fortune 500 companies as well as in technological start-ups. Drasko has a known name in the Open Source community.
Jean-louis Frechin - Jean Louis Frechin is Architect DPLG and graduated in Industrial Design from the Ecole National Supérieure de Creation Industrielle . Founder of NoDesign.net, an award winning global digital design agency where he worked on innovative and human centred design for some different kind of organisation: Carte blanche du Via 2008, Parrot, Sculteo, France telecom R&D, Orange, Bouygues Telecom, Musée du Quai Branly and a lot of StartUp companies. Jean-Louis Frechin is currently recognized as an expert.
Sasa Klopanovic - Philosophy graduate with experience working as entrepreneur, in middle and large companies. Well-experienced in bridging different worlds and expertise. Recently engaged in biggest real estate project in South East Europe master-planned by world renewed architects. His cartoon, adaptation of B. Brecht’s story “If Sharks Were Man” is included in interactive class-book for Belgium high schools. Plays bass guitar. Loves both, dogs and cats without exception.
Besides these individuals, WeIO is actively backed-up by two world-known companies - nodesign.net and 8Devices.
nodesign.net - french award winning design agency actively participate in WeIO in domains of design & strategy.
8devices - actively participate in WeIO project in domains of hardware design and production and development of Linux based BSP (Board Support Package).
WeIO project has also received a lot of help and support from Nova Iskra design incubator in Belgrade, Serbia.
Why Supporting WeIO
WeIO project opens the doors to creating new objects. It will be available to the whole community - as an Open Source and Open Hardware. Possibility for everyone to quickly make industry-grade smart and connected objects that are practically ready for production and market is amazing!
FAQ
Shipping to the Europe and on the other continents
For shipping to the Europe, you'll need to add an extra $9 for all other continents add $12 (only for the perks where is asked to). How do you add this money? When you select a contribution level, you'll be prompted to enter the total contribution amount just below. Add the $9 or $12$ to the cost of the reward there.
What if I forgot to add the additional cost for international shipping?
After the project is funded and we're ready to ship, we'll contact each contributor to confirm shipping details. If you didn't add shipping when you contributed, you can add it then.
What's the story about flexible funding, what if you don't make the goal?
It turns out that Indiegogo won't let you use credit card payment option on Fixed campaigns (only PayPall). We needed both - thus Flexible option.WeIO board WILL BE PRODUCED AND SHIPPED IN ANY CASE, independent on campaign success (we mentioned before we can produce in unit quantities). We need only information how many boards to produce and to whom to ship (people who preordered the board by backing us up)
When will you guys ship?
Production is previewed immediately upon the end of the crowdfunding campaign. Board fabrication usually takes 2-3 weeks, and shipment will start right after this.
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