Category Archives: Technical

Trying to get balance

Posted on October 24, 2019 by larry

In my life I am trying to achieve some sort of balance. Need to balance work, play, and rest. Sometimes these things blur. Anyway, got a little more bluetooth done, still a bit more to learn. Got some stuff to … Continue reading →

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Pretty Good Day

Posted on October 23, 2019 by larry

Got my fitbit goals done, which felt great because it has been a while. While getting the last 2000 steps there fall reminded me she was here. Walk was getting dark, but man it is a sight to behold. On … Continue reading →

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Gateway for different IoT Devices

Posted on October 21, 2019 by larry

So I figured out how to work with 433Mhz Got older X10 tech to work Built custom sensors Even got to sense LED. So now, I want to get in to bluetooth. I want all these different tech to communicate … Continue reading →

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Got BLE Scanner Working

Posted on October 20, 2019 by larry

Finally I can now scan for BLE devices. But just because I can scan does not mean I can interpret what they are saying.

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Bad BLE Scanner Device

Posted on October 19, 2019 by larry

I highly suspect the device I have is bad. I try to put it in to flash mode and the LED does not light up. Going to try and get a replacement, if it too is bad, I am going … Continue reading →

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New Bluetooth LE Sniffer

Posted on October 18, 2019 by larry

Got the sniffer installed, but can’t seem to find the documentation to get it working. Will post more on how it goes, for now at least I got it out of the box.

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Awesome XC Meet Today

Posted on October 12, 2019 by larry

Had a fun cross country meet today everyone seemed to PR. Girls did really well. Brought some sandwhich stuff and looks like it was good. Also worked a bit on my bluetooth LE.

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Sensing Bluetoooth LE

Posted on October 10, 2019 by larry

Trying to get my Linux devices to sense bluetooth LE. I can see it, but cant seem to connect to it. I think the version of bluez on my pi is too old. Will try and manually install new one. … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Makerfaire

Posted on October 8, 2019 by larry

Forgot about this last minute makerfaire. Rushing to get something out. Did get the SDR running, but it was meant for IoT.

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Message Box 2019 Final

Posted on October 2, 2019 by larry

Got the hardware set for the final 2019 Message Box Version. Here is the Bom Qty Item Cost Ext 1 0.91″ OLED Wifi ESP8266 10.45 10.45 1 Half Length Breadboard 2.02 2.02 1 Active Buzzer 3V 0.17 0.17 1 5mm … Continue reading →

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