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Motivating Instant Water Footprint
Moderation amongst Australian
Metropolitan Residents
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What
BitWell tackles this problem at
one of its largest attributors—
the home. BitWell motivates
Australians to consider and
moderate their water usage
on a daily basis
Why
Despite an ongoing national
water crisis, the behaviour of
Australians does not reflect
the consideration required for
sustainable water usage
How
With a simple light-based
device installed around a sink
or shower, BitWell instantly
gauges the amount of water
that flows from a valve, letting
users know when they have
used too much
Who
BitWell is specially designed
for immediate use by parents
and caregivers in the 20-34
age brackets. Its inherent
simplicity and passiveness
ensures BitWell is graspable
by these users
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Parts
1) Arduino Duemilanove USB
board [SKU: DEV-00666]
Handles BitWell’s input and output needs
4) Nine-volt battery 1
Powers the BitWell unit (optional)
5) Glue tack
Binds the components to the basin
2
6) Electrical tape
Proofs the components against water
7) Jumper wires
Connects the components to the Arduino
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Assembly
The tricolour lights were first soldered
together, with all four respective pins
connecting with each other. This parallel
arrangement consequently reduces the
output requirements to just one set of four
pins, without the need for additional
transistors. Meanwhile the rotary encoder
was inverted then positioned atop one of
the valves, with glue tack used as
adhesive and leverage. Electrical tape was
then applied to the wiring to shield BitWell
from water exposure.
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How it Works
For a device that motivates water sustainability in the
home, BitWell is surprisingly simple.
BitWell starts when you turn the tap on, which turn
the lights blue. When it remains open the lights
gradually change to green, then yellow, and finally,
red. If the tap is still on after the lights turn red, they
will flicker until you turn the tap off. Once you do, the
lights begin to change colour in reverse until they
reach blue. If the tap is still off, the lights dim down
and turn off.
Like a Well
BitWell turns your sink into a well, where the
lights show how much water you have
used, and thus how much water is flowing
out of the well:
Indicators
The way the lights act represents the stages
a water well undergoes:
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Special Thanks to…
Andy Dong For your ongoing guidance throughout this design process
Patrick Wang For resolving the numerous electronics-related enquiries I presented
Dinh Huynh For your electronic provisions, as well as your help in assembling BitWell
Keith Neufeld For your purpose-built proprietary quadrature rotary encoder library
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