tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.comments2023-08-04T12:33:29.551+01:00Lyndsay Williams Blog Lyndsay Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-42648972169447164362020-12-17T12:32:51.012+00:002020-12-17T12:32:51.012+00:00thanks for the post, just found my sense and was w...thanks for the post, just found my sense and was wondering how to repurpose it!<br />I may well try to somehow cram an ESP32 in there!, those Micro-32 from TTGO are tiny!Dean Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954202664742112122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-89261200975090427852019-05-21T16:15:59.076+01:002019-05-21T16:15:59.076+01:00Thank you so much for the post you do. I like your...Thank you so much for the post you do. I like your post and all you share with us is up to date and quite informative, i would like to bookmark the page so i can come here again to read you, as you have done a wonderful job. <a href="https://www.smartschoolsystems.com/" rel="nofollow">educational technology</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-39729823509520238962018-10-30T15:19:57.077+00:002018-10-30T15:19:57.077+00:00Good luck in your quest. Please do update us if yo...Good luck in your quest. Please do update us if you find a solution. I’m devastated mine no longer works (I only had it a few months before the shutdown). I cannot even go buy another nice alarm clock now because I spent all my saved up money on the Sense :( I understand companies go out of business but the very least they could have done is update us with information like Proud said he would do. It’s unethical to leave us all hanging.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244870189213482923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-23025045000679087372018-05-21T00:42:52.970+01:002018-05-21T00:42:52.970+01:00Thank you so much for this wonderful teardown. Sin...Thank you so much for this wonderful teardown. Since Hello has shut down all of it's servers, leaving the app completely useless, I've wanted to attempt a teardown to see about recreating the app in some way. Thanks to this page, and some of the comments, I'm pushing forward trying to get the app to build on my laptop in the first place before I start trying to bypass any kind of server log in. As a university student, I am still learning how all this works but I hope to make my $140 paperweight functional again. I cannot thank you enough for this page and if I am successful I will post again on here in the future! :)Tylerhttps://twitter.com/the120thwhispernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-85869819719634299192018-02-21T06:07:38.108+00:002018-02-21T06:07:38.108+00:00@Robbie Trencheny: there's nothing interesting...@Robbie Trencheny: there's nothing interesting on the sd card, only assets (pcm ringtones) & unreadable logs.<br />For tear down, I'd advise to remove the 4 bottom screws, open, remove the 2 long screws on the sides of the orb, put back the 4 screws (eventually with the bottom), and use them to extract the module from the orb ; the top module is softly glued to the top orb module, but with the 4 screws(& the bottom) you should have enough grip to "unglue". Don't turn the grid ("accoustic mesh") inside the orb, you'll likely tear it.<br />Interesting links : <br />- https://medium.com/@hello/goodbye-hello-c62ea1f58d13<br />- https://github.com/hello<br />- https://github.com/oaeide/hello-sense-server/issues/1Alexandre L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-11041676641742460992018-01-26T08:09:47.374+00:002018-01-26T08:09:47.374+00:00Would you be able/willing to provide a dump of the...Would you be able/willing to provide a dump of the SD card, or at least specific instructions on how to tear down? Thanks!Robbie Trenchenyhttps://twitter.com/robbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-23914131235830248652018-01-17T19:45:22.443+00:002018-01-17T19:45:22.443+00:00Hi Shervin, thank you. In theory up to 23 hours in...Hi Shervin, thank you. In theory up to 23 hours in same enclosure due to power management software and also the Pi + Camera will work in spec at 3.7V, eliminating two power regulators. Lyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-59854702009236309152017-11-19T01:08:32.919+00:002017-11-19T01:08:32.919+00:00Hi Lyndsay,
Nice work! I look forward to hearing ...Hi Lyndsay,<br /><br />Nice work! I look forward to hearing about your progress. What sort of typical battery life do you expect to get with your (future) 400MHz ARM based device when it's continually recording? In my experiments with Raspberry Pi Zero + Pi Camera Module, it's hard to make a continually-recording wearable Raspberry Pi based camera unless you have a large battery pack.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Shervin Emami.Shervin Emamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698176431559791583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-83159522288429683952017-10-07T08:18:50.222+01:002017-10-07T08:18:50.222+01:00Fantastic teardown review. There are some images w...Fantastic teardown review. There are some images with broken links.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667919727472067895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-91493756433810263592017-08-02T08:13:14.677+01:002017-08-02T08:13:14.677+01:00http://jeffhuang.com/extracting_my_data_from_the_h...http://jeffhuang.com/extracting_my_data_from_the_hello_sense.html<br /><br />It's not direct, but it might be able to help.<br />I'd also like to be able to replace the firmware on the TI CC3200 and use it as more. If it were powerful enough it would make an awesome looking Google home/Alexa dot type device.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620455461757392911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-87510693079531808712017-06-14T15:12:29.117+01:002017-06-14T15:12:29.117+01:00Thanks Lyndsay. Yes, I have two Ti tags. I use the...Thanks Lyndsay. Yes, I have two Ti tags. I use them with my Node-RED setup running on a Pi. One of them I have tweaked to run off external batteries (a simple bit of double sided PCB the same size as the coin cell, run to some D cell batteries). It can stream its data for years (and counting) at a much higher rate than the coin cell can sustain.<br /><br />I take your point. Thanks for your time to consider the Sense.benohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033969370211528892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-69345670824141308642017-06-14T08:23:16.186+01:002017-06-14T08:23:16.186+01:00Hi Beno, thanks for this. I think it is easier to...Hi Beno, thanks for this. I think it is easier to use the Texas SensorTag, I have used this. It has 5 sensors <br /> http://www.ti.com/ww/en/wireless_connectivity/sensortag/tearDown.html<br /><br />It costs just £30. <br /><br />I have no connection to Texas, I am just an engineer. Lyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-839592373167810362017-06-13T15:30:41.661+01:002017-06-13T15:30:41.661+01:00Lyndsay, wow, fantastic teardown and report. Very ...Lyndsay, wow, fantastic teardown and report. Very nice work.<br />My question, if you have a moment is this... I am a bit of a hardware and software hacker and am wondering if my Sense can be tapped into and used as a room monitor now that Hello is closing down?<br />In other words, with the mother ship cloud gone, how can I use the hardware?<br />I don't need sleep tracking (I use my Fitbit Blaze for that), so the pill is not required, but the sphere has some nice hardware sensors, I would love to get their data out and into my home automation system.<br />Any thoughts?benohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033969370211528892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-61951200434047862942016-09-12T21:36:25.497+01:002016-09-12T21:36:25.497+01:00Very kind of you to respond. No I have written sev...Very kind of you to respond. No I have written several emails over the past few days. I hoped that the company had immediate support but now I realize that was expecting too much. No matter, after several hours and 4 /5 issues I got it all up and running. I believe that this product can be great but it needs time to sort out glitches and it needs quick turnaround when issues arise. I know not everyone is like me and willing to spending hours sorting out issues. No sense having a product that makes customers lose sleep :>). I did have a look at the FB page (thanks for the link). Thanks for your article and your response. You should be getting some compensation from Hello for all your work. Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-53445265204878697652016-09-12T08:42:52.618+01:002016-09-12T08:42:52.618+01:00Hi Techydude, my apologies for very late reply.
Re...Hi Techydude, my apologies for very late reply.<br />Re acoustic mesh,these words came from the Hello team. I haven't <br />looked at the project for a while so not sure if the added the missing features. Yes, detection of sleep onset can best be done by EEG and that is not measured by Sense.<br />Thank you for your kind comments. Lyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-8361630809615287532016-09-12T08:36:52.836+01:002016-09-12T08:36:52.836+01:00Thank you. I am glad you found it useful. Thank you. I am glad you found it useful. Lyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-71099403388635593362016-09-12T08:36:20.833+01:002016-09-12T08:36:20.833+01:00Hello Rosemary, Thanks for this. It seems many cus...Hello Rosemary, Thanks for this. It seems many customer's have these problems. Can Hello not assist? There is a really good support group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/hellosense/Lyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-18479286753365646632016-09-11T20:45:22.167+01:002016-09-11T20:45:22.167+01:00Interesting to find this in-depth article. I am an...Interesting to find this in-depth article. I am an end user, new and looking for an answer. I had both pills working for a week then one stopped recording that is it stopped responding to the Sense, no LEDs. I now can't pair the Sense in the app, only in my Nexus 6 Bluetooth manually outside if the app and it recorded data last night. Having two pills has been confusing to set up. I set it up firstly as two names with one email. But that seems to be an issue now. So set up two accounts two email. Only one phone pairs the Nexus 5. I don't have the knowledge to understand the whys of things now not working. Your comment about battery life may apply. Even though all says pill battery is good, I got no response from shaking it until I replaced the battery (1 week old). My husband tested the battery voltage and is still 2.56 voltage but was that sufficient to run the pill, I don't know. I want this to work but after spending 3/4 hours trying all I could think of abd not hearing back from Hello I am disappointed this is so hard to sort out.Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-44115731189556054582016-06-30T10:05:54.459+01:002016-06-30T10:05:54.459+01:00Really i am impressed from this post....the person...Really i am impressed from this post....the person who created this post is a generous and knows how to keep the readers connected..thanks for sharing this with us found it informative and interesting. Looking forward for more updates.. <a href="http://www.evetech.co.za" rel="nofollow">online pc store</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421928718244458445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-41622219245814446852016-02-10T21:03:35.412+00:002016-02-10T21:03:35.412+00:00amazing. so detailed. as product design student th...amazing. so detailed. as product design student this is invaluable. thank you Lyndsay<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395717853685541350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-81178453230215513002015-12-29T22:56:45.963+00:002015-12-29T22:56:45.963+00:00This is an excellent tear-down, one I'd hoped ...This is an excellent tear-down, one I'd hoped not to have to do on my own unit :), thank you very much.<br /><br />It's a very expensive build, far more than I was expecting - I imagine they'd be investing in substantial cost reduction engineering right about now :). I don't suppose you produced a major-items-BoM during all of this? I'd be fascinated to estimate what their mfg cost is.<br /><br />I'd assumed the particulate sensor would be the least engineered part of the product, so am surprised by what they ended up going with; albeit disappointed it doesn't do pollen count, which is of far more interest to me & my sinuses.<br /><br />I'm also finding rather gaping discrepancies between my & partner's "you moved around a lot" and "you both moved around a lot" reports each morning - suspecting the coupling to the pillow is sub-optimal compared to a wrist strap arrangement (a la fitbit et. al.).<br /><br />The persistent absence of audio telemetry features is unfortunate. It's not like they have any lack of funding to develop said/promised features, now 6+ months after delivering the Kickstarter crowd, more likely they're having trouble getting it to be meaningful. I wonder why.<br /><br />But I have to challenge you on the suggestion that the old fashioned way to see if someone's asleep is to just ask them - did you write this on 1st April? :p The last thing I'd want when *trying to get to sleep* is to have a voice beside my bed asking me every 5 minutes "*knock knock knock* Anthony, are you awake?" and have to answer it! I think this is where the next level of bio-connectedness has to come to the consumer level, measuring brainwaves or some such near-direct measurement, this pillow/arm-movement malarkey just doesn't seem to cut it.<br /><br />Are you sure that's an "acoustic mesh" all around the PCBs? What for? I'd have thought it was more likely to be RFI filtering mesh for EMC compliance purposes.<br /><br />Thanks again, I agree this is one of the most thorough tear-downs of a device like this I've ever seen.<br />techydudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01265895257677533725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-81690283470353338112015-08-17T17:51:24.025+01:002015-08-17T17:51:24.025+01:00Great work Lyndsay! Even though people are displea...Great work Lyndsay! Even though people are displeased with a few aspects of Sense I feel like they did a great job overall engineering the unit and just need to iron out a couple flaws.<br /><br />In order to make discussions about Sense centralized, I set up a forum at senseforum.com . I can't post in the Kickstarter comments so this is the only way I could reach out. Regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-81951714380664073202015-08-17T10:04:21.087+01:002015-08-17T10:04:21.087+01:00Dear Anon, thank you for your comment.
Best Wishe...Dear Anon, thank you for your comment. <br />Best Wishes, <br />LyndsayLyndsay Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384207074201098058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-38284885028962104992015-08-01T22:30:03.545+01:002015-08-01T22:30:03.545+01:00This, is the most fantastic teardown I have ever r...This, is the most fantastic teardown I have ever read. Thank you for sharing your work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170818041999800682.post-21014265705808090452015-07-22T12:30:13.506+01:002015-07-22T12:30:13.506+01:00The cat burglar alarm is usefulThe cat burglar alarm is usefulTankless water heater reviewshttp://jtrader.hubpages.com/hub/Review-of-the-Rinna-RL75iN-Natural-Gas-Tankless-Water-Heaternoreply@blogger.com