CI Built Monitor Teddy Bear

Prototype RGB LED Eyes for the CI Build Teddy Bear

CI Teddy bear Spec

 

Update: Completed Teddy bear is in this post: https://adamsrosco.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jenkins-ci-teddy-bear/

Our company has setup a internal competition to create a CI Built Monitor to monitor the software check-ins. As it is for a competition inside the company, i may not be able to publicize much of the source code, but will still have some pics on the build… Thinking of building a Teddy Bear, with LED Eyes to indicate the condition of the CI Built,and to try and have it speak a phrase and possibly the developers name who broke the Build. Currently planning on using a Rpi+Arduino. Completed the RGB LED eyes prototype this morning, so will see how the rest of the week goes.

Update 2013-04-23: Started working on the python class which will communicate with the Jenkins CI Server to get all the build information. Class works, so tomorrow I can begin work loading the Rpi, and start work on automating the script and scheduling it as a cron job.

Update 2013-05-06: Completed a working prototype of the software for the monitor. Connected to a live Jenkins CI server and monitoring a live build. So the LED’s are working as expected. I was also able to add voice synthesis to the build, so the Rpi speaks the name of the build as well as the status. Will be working on hooking up a motor to get some vibration and purchasing a small speaker for the Rpi’s headphone jack (or might build one, but we’ll see).

LED’s hooked up to Rpi