Close
0%
0%

Ken Meyer

I'm a laser engineer who keeps honeybees, and has a passion for getting electronics hooked up to my hives!

Saint Paul, Minnesota
Following
Send a private message
Similar accounts worth following
354 Followers
5 Following
2 Projects
ken-meyer
Send a private message

This user joined on 07/03/2014.

Proud member of

Makerspace
60.1k
2.4k
39
142
Recording weight, hive temperature, and weather data toward better management and understanding of honeybees.
Project Owner Contributor

Honeybee Hive Monitoring

ken-meyerKen Meyer

1.1k
23
1
5
A simple, low-cost GSM-enabled hive scale that texts hive weight to a beekeeper once a day to help track nectar flow.
Project Owner Contributor

GSM Scale for Commercial Beekeeping

ken-meyerKen Meyer

6
3
Starting February 2015. Details TBD.
Project Owner Contributor

Makerspace

ken-meyerKen Meyer

261k
13.3k
22
609
Integration of cheap wireless Arduino sensor nodes with an awesome home automation platform called OpenHAB. Explore interface options.
Project Owner Contributor

$20 Wireless Arduino Home Automation w/ OpenHAB

eric-tsaiEric Tsai

128.6k
1.4k
47
486
Head-mounted computer with see-through display made from cheap or printed components
Project Owner Contributor

Raspberry Eye

genericsomagenericsoma

104.6k
11k
39
346
Building an open source robot arm for makers and small businesses
Project Owner Contributor

5+ Axis Robot Arm

dan-royerDan Royer

58.5k
1.2k
23
509
High Altitude Balloon payload capable of streaming live pictures, gps coordinates, and data telemetry.
Project Owner Contributor

CUBEX

arkoarko

51.7k
358
83
194
A device for conducting Nuclear Magnetic Resonance experiments at Earth's field
Project Owner Contributor

PyPPM: A Proton Precession Magnetometer for all!

bradley-worleyBradley Worley

46k
1.6k
32
109
BLDC shield for arduino and stand alone controller
Project Owner Contributor

OpenBLDC

nerdkingnerd.king

39.5k
169
12
72
A home built equatorial mount for my telescope built mostly recycled components I have had lying around.
Project Owner Contributor

DIY Harmonic Drive Equatorial Mount

jerry-biehlerJerry Biehler

30.7k
17.5k
32
191
This project is a clock with radio receivers which can receive the exact time from the GPS satellites or from the DCF77 transmitter.
Project Owner Contributor

"Connect" to an atomic clock in space! GPS, DCF77

hkdcsfhkdcsf

27.5k
298
53
192
Yes - No - Maybe? The goal is to completely step away from the normal binary system and investigate alternative computing systems.
Project Owner Contributor

Base 3 -Ternary Computer from scratch.

thundersqueakThunderSqueak

22.9k
259
12
123
A tiny, sub-$100 8x8 pixel thermal camera with BLE connectivity
Project Owner Contributor

GRID-EYE BLE-capable thermal camera

akaAKA

15k
312
26
80
Design and build a simple, inexpensive, and manufacturable remote indicator for the most common type of mechanical water meter in use today.
Project Owner Contributor

Remote Water Consumption Display

john-schuchJohn Schuch

12.8k
3.2k
8
149
super mario as a hologram? Princess Leia? No problem for voLumen! ................virtual media brought to reality................
Project Owner Contributor

voLumen - volumetric 3D display device

maxmalimax.mali

12.7k
145
18
54
Christmas, Halloween light string controller that is wireless, 12channel dimmable AC controller, with an AVR for $30
Project Owner Contributor

Raptor12 Wireless AC Dimmer

kingofkyatravis-kKingOfKYA(Travis K. )

11.7k
393
7
88
My classic automated window blinds project that integrates into the blinds and is hidden.
Project Owner Contributor

Automated Window Blinds

home-awesomationHome Awesomation

9.6k
82
35
42
Let's use some rotary to linear movements to display things in 3D. I have no idea if this will work, but hey, I'm gonna try it anyways...
Project Owner Contributor

Locomatrix - 3D POV - a different approach

davedarkodavedarko

9.5k
363
10
52
A bluetooth 4.0 device to open and close the doors, trunk and start the car.
Project Owner Contributor

SmartCar

ngolinenGoline

8.8k
131
14
69
Work in progress: The explorad combines a microcontroller, a display, and star charts in a head-up display for astronomical telescopes.
Project Owner Contributor

explorad

christophChristoph

7.4k
1.3k
3
53
A single-board computer kit with a 6502 controlled by a Propeller.
Project Owner Contributor

Propeddle: Software-Defined 6502 Computer

jac-goudsmitJac Goudsmit

View all

Share this profile

Share

Bits

custommade wrote 10/05/2015 at 23:53 • point

Hello
I like what you are doing and would like to look at trialling it in NZ. What do you think? as I would be interested in selling it once ready

  Are you sure? yes | no

daniel.b.grover wrote 11/14/2014 at 14:56 • point
Hi there Ken, Was just pointed to the work you're doing--very cool stuff. I work for Farm Hack as a network facilitator. I'd love to point to you from our blog and bring your work into the apitronics forum on the site. daniel.b.grover@gmail.com Look forward to being in touch!

  Are you sure? yes | no

Ken Meyer wrote 11/14/2014 at 16:17 • point
Go ahead and link to anything that's online or to copy any of my content you might find useful (respecting licensing where I've built on other open source content with viral licensing).

  Are you sure? yes | no

Nathan Youngblood wrote 11/13/2014 at 01:11 • point
Hey Ken! I see that you are starting a makerspace in the Roseville area. I'm interested! Also, I see you work in laser physics. What company do you work for in the Twin Cities, if you don't mind my asking?

  Are you sure? yes | no

Ken Meyer wrote 11/14/2014 at 16:15 • point
Ah, the makerspace is pretty limited in scope through the Roseville County Library. They have teen makerspace events for two hours a week where I've been volunteering, and we've been talking about a Sunday afternoon makerspace for a broader audience in 2015, but it's far from certain or well defined.

  Are you sure? yes | no

Paul_Beaudet wrote 07/09/2014 at 16:48 • point
Thanks for the follow ken! I know there is a guy in my area that would be really interested in this hive project, as he and a friend were working on something similar with a raspberry pi. More than one person trying to tackle the problem is a good sign!

  Are you sure? yes | no

Ken Meyer wrote 07/09/2014 at 17:54 • point
Absolutely, I'm far from the first to weigh beehives, but I can't directly use most designs I've seen because they rely on mains power which would be impossible at my apiaries, although I can get mains power a few hundred yards away for the BBB datalogger. I could probably just oversize my solar panels and batteries to make up for wasted power consumption, but I want to focus on something that can be reasonably repeated by other beekeepers.

I've met all sorts of people who want to monitor their hives, but it's extremely rare that they'll document their work online in a useful way and I'm always re-inventing the wheel as I learn. Please encourage your friend to start a project on hackaday.io so we can share knowledge and trade tips!

  Are you sure? yes | no

Svavar Konradsson wrote 07/06/2014 at 20:31 • point
Hey, thanks for the skull!

  Are you sure? yes | no

Send a private message to Ken Meyer

Become cool instantly

Create your Hackaday.io profile like Ken Meyer and many others

Report user as inappropriate

You are about to report the user "Ken Meyer", please tell us the reason.