Unassigned
Port
the barcode scanner to using serial instead of PS/2+USB
- Type: Little hardware, mostly software
- Description: To quickly buy products Isis (the thin
client hanging from the side of the product display) has a bar code
scanner. It is currently used through it’s ‘keyboard’ mode, where it is
talking PS/2 inside the cable which is then translated to USB. We want
to change to using its serial mode, where it talks RS-232, because that
is easier to integrate into SWIPED, the web page.
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Research and setup
new monitoring software
- Type: Software configuration
- Description: Our current monitoring setup using
Zabbix is not meant for a network of our size, so we want to replace it
with something different. An option could be Prometheus combined with
Grafana, but you’re free to propose a different solution! Once you have
done some research into how to set it up, and we have discussed your
proposal during a meeting, you can set it up so we can start using
it!
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Already assigned to someone
Implement
automatic volume decrease on Britt when SK phone rings [TimoB]
- Type: Hardware circuit design
- Description: When the SK telephone rings, it is
sometimes difficult to talk on the phone because the music is too loud.
By decreasing the volume of Britt or maybe even muting it completely we
can improve phone conversation pleasure in the SK. When the phone
conversation is over, the volume should be brought back to the previous
level. You’ll need to build a circuit to detect whenever the phone rings
and which also should send the right requests to Britt to change the
volume according to the situation. Sending these requests can be done
with the protocol of MPD (Music Player Daemon), the software that plays
the music. While connected to the VPN, open a connection using
netcat britt.scintilla.utwente.nl 6600 and you can send
commands.
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