Stats on your table with etherfeed
If you are a webmaster you probably know how important and fun is to keep track of you project. There are plenty of tools that help keep track of website visitors, pageview, sales and so on. Etherfeed is a nice project that allows to display your desired stats on standalone device. Main power of course resides in php script that collects all data from Google analytics, Paypal, Facebook and Google weather data. Then device called etherfeed connects to internet and pulls data and displays on LCD. Device is based on AVR Atmega644 microcontroller that connects to internet using enc28j60 chip. Embedded server supports DHCP that ensures easy connectivity. Configuration page is written in HTML5 for better compatibility with smart devices like tables, smart-phones. Device is powered from USB port so two cables are needed in order to work – USB and Etnernet. If there is a router with USB near it may be an advantage. Continue reading