TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon
Calling All TechCrunch Disrupt Hack Participants
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. challenges you to bring your skills and creativity to see what you can create with the processing power of a smartphone for the chance to win cash prizes and a lot of respect. Here are the details and links to resources you’ll need, and if you haven’t done so already, register now for the Disrupt Hack.
The Challenge
Build a multimedia rich IOT application with the DragonBoard™ 410c, featuring Snapdragon® 410 processor. There’ll be 3 prizes for teams that make the most of the multimedia capabilities, which include PC-class graphics support, 1080p HD video playback and capture with H.264 (AVC) and advanced image processing:
- 1st place - $3,000
- 2nd place - $1,500
- 3rd place - $500
The Hack Kit
Each team participating in the challenge will be able to check out one hack kit containing:
- DragonBoard 410c: Arrow Electronics
- Webcam: Live! Cam Sync, Creative Labs, see USB Camera Application Notes for tips on enabling a camera
- Breadboard with jumper wires: IB401 400-point Experiment Breadboard, microtivity
- Touchscreen display: LILLIPUT 10.1" FA1012-NP/C/T 16:9 LED Capacitive Multi-touchscreen monitor
- Digital light sensor: Seeed Grove Digital Light Sensor, see Grove Digital Light I2C Sensor Application Note for tips on enabling this
- Gesture sensor: Seeed Grove Gesture Sensor
- Wireless keyboard with touchpad: Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400
- Voltage-level translator: SparkFun Voltage-Level Translator Breakout - TXB0104
- UART -USB Cable: TE-C0344 UART to USB adapter cable, using the Prolific PL2303HXD chipset, see Connecting the UART to USB Adapter Application Note for tips on connecting this cable
- Micro SD cards, one with Linux and one with Android for your selection of OS
- Micro USB to USB cable
Resources
Getting Started
- Linux installation – select the Micro SD card with Linux from your hack kit and follow the instructions in the DragonBoard 410c Linux User Guide to install from a microSD card, skipping the initial download steps because we’ve done that work for you.
- Android installation – select the Micro SD card with Android from your hack kit and follow the instructions in the DragonBoard 410c Android User Guide to install from a microSD card, skipping the initial download steps because we’ve done that work for you.
Documentation
- Visit 96Boards.org for documentation
- GPIO library is available on GitHub
- Release Notes for Linaro Linux based on Ubuntu
- Release Notes for Android
Support
- Find our staff on the floor or at the Qualcomm Developer Network booth
- Visit the DragonBoard 410c support forum on 96Boards.org