Category Archives: Technical

XMas Display 2015

Posted on November 23, 2015 by larry

I made some progress on my Internet of Things Christmas display. This will probably be the minimum configuration, Arduino Uno, 20X4 LCD display, TM1637 and ESP-01. Will work on it some more. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Self Shutoff Works

Posted on November 18, 2015 by larry

I figured out how to shutdown the arduino with a TIP-120. I needed a larger resistor though so I put two 10k’s in series. Just doing pushups and situps. Sleeping early.  

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Self Shutoff Arduino

Posted on November 17, 2015 by larry

I am trying to figure out a way to shutoff the arduino using a TIP 120. Actually is an esp8266 ESP-01 module. I was trying to keep it up with the signal send high through the base of the Tip … Continue reading →

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Great Meetup Today

Posted on November 16, 2015 by larry

A lot going on in our meetup today.  Very good on the individual subjects. I think next meetup we will do nodemcu. Last day to do modified pushups and situp.

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New Laptop

Posted on November 14, 2015 by larry

I started playing with my new laptop today,  they error-ed in my order, I got a 4310 instead of 6410. It is actually not a bad laptop and my original image does work with this laptop, so not much re-engineering … Continue reading →

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Back In To Arduino

Posted on November 5, 2015 by larry

Got myself back into arduino again. Starting to put together docs on how one can get in to Arduino. Hope to get it in my training so this will work out. I did sleep a lot though in the last … Continue reading →

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Laptop Died

Posted on October 9, 2015 by larry

So the new laptop I got just out and died.  Well the screen dimmed. Kind of frustrating, doing my part to return and get a refund.  Sucks, but that is the risk with ebay. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Living Room Livable Again

Posted on October 8, 2015 by larry

My living room is livable again. Not totally clean yet, but the coach downstairs is clear. Still stuff in hallway but amazing progress.  I think by this weekend the living room should be cleaned out, but the hallway will take … Continue reading →

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New Laptop Here

Posted on October 7, 2015 by larry

OK, I have 3 of the 5 laptops I am looking at getting. Although I have settled on Dell Latitude 6410’s I do have a single Dell 6400 and I am OK with that. I was not paying attention but … Continue reading →

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Student Kit

Posted on September 29, 2015 by larry

A lot of times I get asked what should people get to start of their maker kit.  I have a partial answer, here is the student kit I have I will create a dedicated page for these items, but this … Continue reading →

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