Notes from my online journal [krishna-bhatt.com]

A collection of notes, random thoughts, and observations (mostly unintelligible). Unfortunately, I cannot post everything publicly due to IP. Cheers! -Krishna

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Cookie Dispenser: verified firmware hardware map

CookieDispenser.ino pin map here, actual code rather than guessing from the wiring picture btSerial on 5/6 is commented out; active status LED is pin 4. easy thing to miss Recovered the actual CookieDispenser.ino linked in the presentation,...

Cookie Bluetooth protocol and app archive map

send '3' → count header + ba/bb/etc cookie events queue has 10 slots, append doesn't check capacity. if the reply gets lost, can refresh retry without counting the same cookie twice? The presentation links both the .ino and the MIT App Inventor...

Cookie dispenser: test protocol and limits

5 days, repeated fingerprints, count cookies + retries separately keep the failed attempts too. also '10' in the lock table means no access within the limit, not success on try 10 Daily allowance test: enroll one administrator and five child...

Cookie dispenser: blocking access through the chute

fingerprint lock, then someone just tilts the box. right. 3×3 cm blocker through the chute slot — check it doesn't become a cookie jam machine failure mode: authentication at the fingerprint sensor does not prevent someone from accessing the...

Cookie dispenser: four-LED interface

4 LEDs = tiny vocabulary, no serial monitor needed. patterns should make sense without a decoder ring... save for later: blink rhythm vs color, esp if the colors are hard to tell apart problem: the original interaction depends on reading the...

Cookie dispenser: roles, state and daily reset

fingerprint → whose cookie allowance? admin / child paths need to stay separate clock resets when unplugged... accidental unlimited-cookie mode. need a power-cycle test System: Arduino UNO, fingerprint sensor, motor-driven dispensing lever,...