Category Archives: Technical

First Production Module Up

Posted on December 9, 2013 by larry

It took longer than I expected but I got my first production home sensor module up. It is a PIR with ethernet. Doesn’t seem to work the, it detects but never clears. Getting late, just gonna do some pushups and … Continue reading →

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Shrimp Reference Design

Posted on December 7, 2013 by larry

Finally settled on an Arduino design for the shrimp version of my series.   This is pretty much the version I am going to use. Also noticed that the driver version of the FTDI USB to TTL adapter I got … Continue reading →

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New Phones

Posted on December 6, 2013 by larry

Spent a couple of hours today at the mall getting new phones for them. Its cool cause now we all have smart phones and an unlimited voice, sms, pretty decent data. Should work with the new smart doorbell I am … Continue reading →

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Authenticating Apache Against Google

Posted on December 5, 2013 by larry

It was extremely trivial, (relatively speaking), to get my web site authenticating against google. I actually want to authenticate against facebook. This site was extremely helpful http://blog.mornati.net/2012/05/22/apache-and-mod_auth_openid-on-f16centos/ I want to post more on it, but I still did not figure … Continue reading →

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Long Weekend Coming To An End

Posted on November 30, 2013 by larry

Did a lot this weekend, tomorrow we decorate the house. I still have a few more things to take core of before I go to sleep, need to clean up, get an AC adapter, and come up with a standard … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 2013

Posted on November 29, 2013 by larry

Another black Friday.  Had more control this year but I still spent something. I got a pair of UPS’s which I did need.  I may return a Dremel I got. I did get my arduino wireless project, unfortunately the signal … Continue reading →

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Tweet Box

Posted on November 27, 2013 by larry

Photos to come this weekend, but I got my little box working so when I press a button, it talks to my Linux box and sends an SMS message. I should be able to get it to tweet as well. … Continue reading →

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Getting One More Unit

Posted on November 26, 2013 by larry

I like these Arduino Units I putting together. Need one more for tomorrow, I think I can get it build in an hour or two. Will have more pics tomorrow, but I think I am good with what I got. … Continue reading →

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Getting Better At RF

Posted on November 25, 2013 by larry

I am testing RF units now, it is kind of tricky because I need two. Got one unit build and am about to start the second unit. Hopefully I will get at least two units by the Thursday so I … Continue reading →

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Need To Learn Arduino Serial Communication

Posted on November 19, 2013 by larry

Getting more advanced with arduino, I need to find a way to send and receive messages via serial port on the Arduino. That way I can have the arduino speak with my PC or Raspberry Pi via USB Port. Kind … Continue reading →

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