Category Archives: Arduino

Low Power Wemos

Posted on July 5, 2023 by larry

Its been frustrating, but I got a couple wemos D1 mini’s that cannot provide enough power. I switched to a nodemcu and back to the RXB6 and now I can match the receive signals that the Sonos RF Bridge black. … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by larry

I noticed I been getting a lot done. On the home cleaning boxes are sorted and ready to be donated. I got one of my alarm systems done. (Not quite, just need to screw in the lights and alarms, maybe … Continue reading →

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Goals for 2H 2023

Posted on July 1, 2023 by larry

July 1st, half of year gone by. Time for a little reflection. The year has not been bad, but I am not where I wanted to be health wise and financially. The house is coming together, it is getting neater … Continue reading →

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Tasmota 433Mhz Bridge

Posted on June 28, 2023 by larry

I was able to get the 433Mhz Tasmoto on a wemos D1 mini and 433mhz working. I used the tasmota-sensors.bin image. There was some initial success, but after a while disappointment crept in when only some devices were picked up. … Continue reading →

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Three Days In, Progress

Posted on June 3, 2023 by larry

This is good, I only had a little less than 3000 steps at 9PM and I got it done, 10k steps and 10 floors. I think tomorrow morning I am going to start with a lap so I don’t cram … Continue reading →

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Mental Block

Posted on April 20, 2021 by larry

I am hitting some sort of wall in my workout. Just did pushups and situps today, but wanted to mention it from yesterday. I feel like the run scares me, but when I hit the elliptical or recumbent bike I … Continue reading →

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St Patricks Day 2021

Posted on March 17, 2021 by larry

Bunch of Random Stuff Today A year with covid restrictions. Hoping to get my shot soon. Weather is getting better as well. I noticed I need to work harder to get my BPM up. Trainer said it is a good … Continue reading →

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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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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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Playing With Graphics Display

Posted on October 1, 2019 by larry

Playing with the different graphics modes for my new ESP822 with OLED display. Kind of disappointed the screen does not display right. The bottom does not go all the way Going to experiment a bit more, maybe I got the … Continue reading →

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