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Friday Surprise

9 April, 2022 wrightmac hardware, Project, Raspberry Pi, RP2040

After a long, busy week Friday was welcomed. When I got home the kids let me know I had a package, from overseas. Huh, I haven’t ordered anything lately. It was pizza night so the package was forgotten for a … the rest of the story. . . “Friday Surprise”

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WiiU4Pi Gamepad

18 March, 2022 wrightmac games, hardware, In Progress, KiCAD, Oddity, Raspberry Pi, RPi Compute Module 4, teensy

 

From here on out I am going to keep all updates and new tidbits on the WiiU Gamepad with a RPi CM4 with RetroPie project. I will try and keep big updates pointed out, but it is going to be … the rest of the story. . . “WiiU4Pi Gamepad”

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Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case

21 January, 2022 wrightmac Art, audio, Design, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Raspberry Pi, woodworking

I recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”

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EspoTek Labrador Board

6 January, 2022 wrightmac Arduino, hardware, oscilloscope, Raspberry Pi, software

Oscilliscopes have always caught my attention, but not having a real need for one there is little excuse for the price they cost. A while back I saw this USB board and some software that created a simple, yet useful … the rest of the story. . . “EspoTek Labrador Board”

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Volumio – little black box

6 January, 2022 wrightmac audio, hardware, Linux, Raspberry Pi

Updated

Recently I put together a media player. My house hasn’t seen a stereo in years and I was getting tired of always having to have ear buds in to listen to anything. In the back of my workshop was … the rest of the story. . . “Volumio – little black box”

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Mr. Petey’s FreeNAS Project Log

7 October, 2020 wrightmac backup, BSD, FreeBSD, freeNAS, hardware, Intel, Project
A work in progress . . .

A shout out to the great gang that put together the Run BSD sticker drive. our donation went to the FreeBSD Foundation.

FreeNAS Server as it is currently

  • SuperMicro X9SCL-F E3-1230 Xeon
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Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns

18 July, 2020 wrightmac BAM, digitspace.com, hardware, In Progress, microbit, PCB, Project, Raspberry Pi

My definition of a shiny penny moment follows:

‘joyous exploration” is define as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.” – Todd B. Kashdan

In the … the rest of the story. . . “Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns”

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B.A.M. moving forward

8 July, 2020 wrightmac Art, BAM, Design, Generative Art, Geometry, hardware

I received the hardware from digitalspace.com! Shipping was quick (I’m slow – LOL), the packing was well done. Sorry I am not one for unboxing photos. Here is one with pieces and parts setup for testing.

I decided to go … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. moving forward”

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First post of the New Year – not really, just kidding’

6 February, 2020 wrightmac Arduino, Art, ATTiny, Christmas, hardware, KiCAD, LED, PCB, Project

My prayers go out to the good people at PCBway.com that helped make this project possible as well as other effected. And anyone effected by the outbreak.

The first post of the New Year and it is covering my (last … the rest of the story. . . “First post of the New Year – not really, just kidding’”

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A rare type of phone

5 November, 2019 wrightmac hardware, Oddity, Uncategorized

Well, a rare find for most. I have been with the organization since 1986 and this phone has been in the same spot. I wonder if it still gets used?

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Yikes!

30 October, 2019 wrightmac Christmas, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Project

Where did the time fly? I turned around for a second and The leaves turned colors, it got cold, and now suddenly it is Halloween. Then the year is down hill from here. There is still a lot to get … the rest of the story. . . “Yikes!”

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B.A.M. Update – It Lives!

11 September, 2019 wrightmac Arduino IDE, Art, Geometry, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, software

The past couple of nights I have been working towards having the BAM, a pintograph, up and drawing. Last night was the night; mostly.

I did run into one issue. The motor was not responding to control via the L293D, … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. Update – It Lives!”

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