Affordable, accurate communication through blinking for people with conditions that don't let them otherwise.
Demo: https://blink.now.sh
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2C1TL8X2ds
You'll need an Arduino, 1 megaohm resistor, and some leads. Wire the resistor between 2 and three, and add the lead to the foil on the pin 3 end.
Mount the headset on a baseball cap so it is right next to your eyesocket. Make sure it isn't touching, only when you blink.
- Install the server dependencies:
cd backend,pip3 install -r requirements.txt - Install the frontend dependencies:
cd frontend,npm i
- Run the server:
cd backend,python3 server.py - Run the frontend:
cd frontend,npm run dev
Blink uses a slightly modified version of Morse code. All letters are the same, but to advance to the next word, wait around 2 seconds, and to add a space, do ....-.
Special sequences:
- To start running:
..-- - To stop running:
...... - Space:
....- - /:
---... - Backspace:
.---. - GIPHY:
---... --. ....-
Built in 36 hours for PennApps XVI. By @kusti8, @lachlanjc, @shamdasani, and @praveenravi77. MIT licensed. Blink won the Health Route and the Most Unique Hack Award ($1k grant from 1517 Fund)