Category Archives: Technical

Data Into Information

Posted on November 16, 2019 by larry

Saw I am collecting all this raw bluetooth data, but it is hard to figure out what is going on by just looking at the lines. I need a graph to make sense of things. Looking at converting csv data … Continue reading →

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Processing iTag Data

Posted on November 14, 2019 by larry

Data collection totally works, and in a manner I like. Each device writes to a file with a power and time stamp. Now I need to graph the results are at least parse the info some how to show when … Continue reading →

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BLE Scan Working

Posted on November 13, 2019 by larry

Got the BLE scanner working. Have it on the a dev/prod system. Also found a way for a clean headless install on a Raspberry Pi Zero.

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Amazing Seahawks Football Game

Posted on November 11, 2019 by larry

Wow, this is the first time a saw a Seahawks game go all the way down to the Overtime wire. Five periods of football, and the Seahawks winning fieldgoal in OT came as time expired. I had a headache prior … Continue reading →

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Got the BLE working

Posted on November 7, 2019 by larry

I think I got the BLE scanning to a point where it works. Using a frankenstein of BASH and Python. But looking good and I should get something done in a week or two.

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Pi Platform for BLE

Posted on November 4, 2019 by larry

I got my pi setup for the bluetooth scanning tool. Finally got a dedicated platform to test for bluetooth devices.

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Car Problems Today

Posted on November 1, 2019 by larry

Had it with our car battery, went out and purchased a new one, was $180 plus I got some tools to help the vehicle. And to top it off, purchased a battery jump pack. The joys of car ownership.

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Preparing for the End of Windows 7

Posted on October 29, 2019 by larry

OK I am ready, but there is still the issue of live watching TV. Wonder if plex can do that. Anyway, I found something called EPG123 that may help. Actually did my fit bit goals today, barely, but I did … Continue reading →

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IR and ESP8266

Posted on October 28, 2019 by larry

Got an IR LED working on an ESP8266. Not as straightforward as an arduino. There is a custom IRremoteESP8266.h that was needed. It kind of works.

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Devil You Know

Posted on October 27, 2019 by larry

There are better NodeMCU v3 out there, but I been playing with this one and it seems to work. Verified it with a blink sketch to multiple LEDs const byte LED0 = D0; // LED0 By PIN SD1/SD2 const byte … Continue reading →

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