Nirvan Silswal

Nirvan Silswal

Computer Science & Statistics at Duke University

SmartGlasses

Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibkjnsFtRA&t=43s

Github: https://github.com/meganjfong/ECE495_SmartGlasses

Smart Glasses Project Repository

This repository contains the code and documentation for a smart glasses project developed by Megan Fong and Nirvan Silswal. The smart glasses project incorporates various functionalities including timedate and weather display, translation capabilities, a music player, and Dropbox file upload functionality. This was created for a final project for the Duke University ECE495/CS390 course led by professor Tingjun Chen.

Features

Time and Date Display

  • Purpose: Display live time and date information on the smart glasses.
  • Implementation: Utilizes Python’s datetime module to retrieve and display current time and date information on the OLED display.

Weather Display

  • Purpose: Provides real-time weather information based on the user’s location.
  • Implementation: Accesses OpenWeatherMap API to fetch weather data and displays it on the OLED screen.

Translation Integration

  • Purpose: Allows users to input text for translation and displays the translated text on the smart glasses.
  • Implementation: Uses Google Translate module to prompt the user for text input, specify the target language, and output the translated text on the OLED display.

Music Player

  • Purpose: Enables users to play music wirelessly or through GPIO-connected speakers.
  • Implementation: Incorporates functionality to play music using Python’s pygame module and GPIO-connected speakers.

Dropbox Upload

  • Purpose: Allows users to upload files to Dropbox from the smart glasses.
  • Implementation: Integrates with Dropbox API to facilitate the uploading of files to individual Dropbox storages.

System Setup and Installation

To set up and run the smart glasses project on your Raspberry Pi or similar hardware, follow these steps:

  1. Hardware Requirements:
    • Raspberry Pi 0w or compatible central processing unit
    • Transparent OLED display
    • Adafruit 500c or similar charging circuit and voltage regulator
    • Li-po battery or alternative power supply
    • Speakers (GPIO-connected or Bluetooth)
  2. Software Requirements:
    • Raspbian OS or compatible operating system
    • Python libraries including datetime, requests, pygame, etc.
    • Access to OpenWeatherMap, Google Translate, and Dropbox APIs
  3. Installation Steps:
    • Clone this repository to your Raspberry Pi or development environment.
    • Set up the hardware components as described in the hardware setup documentation (accessible here).
    • Install required Python libraries using pip or your preferred package manager.
    • Set up API keys for OpenWeatherMap, Google Translate, and Dropbox as per their respective documentation.
    • Run the Python scripts to activate the smart glasses functionalities.

Usage

  • Time and Date Display: Run the corresponding script to display live time and date information.
  • Weather Display: Execute the weather display script to fetch and show real-time weather data.
  • Translation Integration: Launch the translation script to input text for translation and view the translated output.
  • Music Player: Utilize the music player script to play music either wirelessly or through connected speakers.
  • Dropbox Upload: Run the Dropbox upload script to upload files to Dropbox from the smart glasses.

Contributors