May 2025 Update
Lots of fun hacking happening this month! Here's what we've been working on at Noe Foundry.
J Scroller Progress
Made significant improvements to the J Scroller project this month. The biggest addition is a new push/subscribe system for sending real-time updates to the device. We're using this first iteration to change text colors through the new Noe Foundry controller web app.
One of the tough lessons learned with hardware projects: robustness is hard. What would be a trivial software update becomes challenging when you're writing code for devices that aren't as advanced as the latest iPhone. The J Scroller currently starts to crash after running for a day or two, so my next focus is simplifying the codebase to achieve multi-day reliability.
Controller App Development
The controller app has been helpful for thinking about common interfaces across Noe Foundry projects. We explored using SMS for device interaction, but the technical challenges make a simple web/app interface the better approach. Planning to continue iterating on these controller apps to make all Noe Foundry projects easily interactive from your device.
What's Next
June will focus on advancing the Animal Generator project. Stay tuned for updates in next month's newsletter!