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## Gryo Button

![gryo button](https://joeshaw.org/dropbox/gyro-button.jpg)
![gyro truck](http://saltmines.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trailer-300x225.jpg)
When you press the button on an Amazon Dash, we (used to) increment
the Salt Mines gyro counter. These days it just restarts the
dashboard GUI when it gets wedged on the Raspberry Pi.

When you press the button on an Amazon Dash, we increment the Salt
Mines gyro counter. See the current count [on the
dashboard](http://dashboard.saltmines.us/south).
It works by listening for DHCP DISCOVER packets matching the Dash
button's MAC address.

Inspired by [this article by Ted
Benson](https://medium.com/@edwardbenson/how-i-hacked-amazon-s-5-wifi-button-to-track-baby-data-794214b0bdd8).

## Development and deployment

This runs on the Raspberry Pi in the office. I develop it on my Mac
and cross compile it for linux/arm. You will need Go with the
linux/arm toolchain. If you're on a Mac, this is easy:
and cross compile it for linux/arm. If you're on a Mac, you can
install Go with:

$ brew install go

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