When the feline decides its nap-time, eSleeper's automated lighting
control turns on a relaxing wave of color inside an eMac, while
greeting the cat with the iconic Macintosh start-up chime (keeping the
legacy of the eMac). When the cat walks out, eSleeper turns off the
lights and tweets to @eSleeper1, displaying various phrases along with
how long the cat has occupied eSleeper.
How did eSleeper start life?
My cat loves sleeping, preferably in one location. His old basket
suffered from overuse and had to be discarded. Instead of buying him a
replacement, I decided to bring cat baskets into the digital age and
build eSleeper. He now loves eSleeper (and is sleeping even better).
How does it work?
An Ethernet Arduino is used to control eSleeper. Data is sent to the
Arduino from an infra-red beam attached to the inside of the eMac.
When the beam breaks, the Arduino turns on the RGB LED, talks a sound
shield to play the Macintosh startup chime and records how the cats
been inside. When the beam is broken again, the Arduino turns off the
LED and tweets a random phrase with the time spent inside.
eSleeper, because cats like automation too.
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