This is a project that has been off and on the past few years, mostly off. My first attempt a few years ago was a Sony PSP with a RPi Zero W and custom motherboard. That didn’t go so well. … the rest of the story. . . “Wiiu4Pi – Compute Module”
Read moreBack in Town
WOW, it has been way too long. With that being said, I have big plans up my sleeve. There are several projects to share, from a low-end yet very useful electronics tool to building a media center and custom case. … the rest of the story. . . “Back in Town”
Read moreDon’t let Freedom slip away
“Born Free”
Fast, on a rough road riding
High, through the mountains climbing
Twisting, turning further from my home
Young, like a new moon rising
Fierce, through the rain and lightning
Wandering out into this great unknown
And I don’t … the rest of the story. . . “Don’t let Freedom slip away”
Off to the presses
Blinking 2020 – K.I.S.S.
This year I headed back to school. I spent a whole ONE day in-person class. Christmas kind of snuck up on me this year. Then the little ones wanted to know when the lights were going up. Lights? I hadn’t … the rest of the story. . . “Blinking 2020 – K.I.S.S.”
Read moreZip Bang there went another week.
I have been working through an odd error with the Micro:bit. With the rotary encoder if it moves too fast, it errors out with “20 out of memory”. Otherwise progress is moving right along. Plans fell through on the custom … the rest of the story. . . “Zip Bang there went another week.”
Read moreA twist in every tale.
I removed, from public, some of my recent content. It will be back but in an expanded form. Sorry if anyone is looking for the BSD articles that were here. Check back soon.
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Read moreMore blinking lights
I have been working on and then sitting on the latest design for my WS2818 LED controller board. It is designed to work with the NodeMCU variety of ESP-2866. When I was getting ready to send off the snowman, I … the rest of the story. . . “More blinking lights”
Read moreA rare type of phone
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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No tags for… the rest of the story. . . “A rare type of phone” Read moreQuick Tip
My ??? for a jumper wire!
Recently I was working on a project in desperate need of jumper wires and no where near my bench. Luckily I was at work, in a data center, and the telecomm guys had just … the rest of the story. . . “Quick Tip”
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ItsyBitsy JoyDraw
I have been playing around with the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express and CircuitPython. Tonight I was digging through my box of attachments to see what I could learn about. A joystick. Well that sounds like fun. All I have with … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy JoyDraw”
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