This is the repository of a DIY project aiming at producing an alarm clock / music player.
The idea is to create a small alarm clock / music player for the bedroom.
Too many devices sold to listen to music require you to fiddle with a phone and/or to stare at glaring screen.
That may be fine during the day, but in the middle of the night, the light will disturb you.
This is a big issue if you listen to music tracks (e.g., guided meditation) as a mean to put yourself back to sleep.
Also, you may want to consider that phones should not enter bedrooms.
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no screen
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no light
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relatively high quality sound
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small form factor
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manual control via physical buttons
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enclosure made of wood
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plugged into standard electricity socket
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built around a Raspberry Pi
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should be easy to do
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should take me little time
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I never did Python programming myself before, nor electronics, nor true wood working (but I have some experience in programming and DIY outside those areas)
Mind however that I do not mind spending some money to buy good tools or nice pieces. I will document the cost, but this project, especially since I did not have much equipment to begin with, makes no economic sense. That is not the point.
The point is to build a complete, functional, device meeting the wishes of my wife, by drawing on general knowledge I developed for completely different purposes (i.e., scientific research and data analysis).
In this repository I will try to document everything here as the project develops, so that other people could replicate this project or find some inspiration for their own projects.
Update: the project has been up and running for a while. I am very pleased with it, it works like a charm. I just have not set the required time yet to document things here. Hopefully, I will do so in some future holidays.