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Another BLE Power Test

Posted on December 5, 2019 by larry

Tried another time test to see how long the Pi would stay up This time it was a small small one 2200 mah It lasted 8 1/2 hours, but then I realized a process was not running so it probably … Continue reading →

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Dog on the Mend

Posted on December 4, 2019 by larry

Official day 1 of our dogs recovery process. He will be crated for about 2 to 3 weeks. Hopefully like a Christmas gift, he will be out on the 25th. Can’t believe it is almost the end of the year, … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights Kind of Up

Posted on December 3, 2019 by larry

We got our lights up and they can be turned on and off via ESP8266 with a 433Mhz transmitter. Also when it is on we can control some of the lights via bluetooth. Will try to see if I can … Continue reading →

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BLE Kit

Posted on December 2, 2019 by larry

Got my Bluetooth Low Energy Kit setup. Need more Raspberry Pi zeros though, then it will be complete. Also dog is kind of weird, took him to vet today, and she said he may have an injured back. So crating … Continue reading →

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New BLE iTags labeled

Posted on December 1, 2019 by larry

Got my new BLE tags logged, it does look good though. I would like to get more in to BLE. I convinced my wife to get some Christmas lights controlled by bluetooth. This is cool.

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Documented Raspberry Pi and CentOS Builds

Posted on November 30, 2019 by larry

I finally got documentation that works on installing my project on a Pi. Working on Linux for years, so it was pretty easy. Documentation is rough, and needs some refining but it is good enough at this stage. Building CentOS … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 2019

Posted on November 29, 2019 by larry

What a boring black Friday, the magic is gone off of this shopping day. But I did buy a new computer (actually used) but it is ok. Testing it out now to see if it is 100%, it will probably … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving 2019

Posted on November 28, 2019 by larry

Got a lot to be thankful for, still it was a pretty eventful year. The good were the the trip to Hawaii, the trip to the Philippines, watching my daughters compete in sports. Got a new phone, new car, new … Continue reading →

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Good Bye Old Stove, Hello New One

Posted on November 27, 2019 by larry

Our stove came in today. Our old one was long in the tooth, way before I started blogging, I think it is older than my youngest kid. Served us well for over a decade. We got a new LG stove, … Continue reading →

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New Home Monitoring Server

Posted on November 26, 2019 by larry

I decided to take advantage of the Black Friday deals early and found a replacement for my home monitoring server. Not a laptop, but a Small Form Factor PC. It is the HP 260-P026 based on a I3 processor. It … Continue reading →

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