Category Archives: Arduino

Active Fun Day

Posted on June 8, 2013 by larry

Today I got the kids out of the house to join me for Maker Faire in Seattle. We took the light rail which was pretty reasonably priced at $2.50 per child.  I had my Orca card so it was free … Continue reading →

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Getting Kids Excited About Electronics

Posted on June 6, 2013 by larry

Today I decided to get the kids into electronics. Hope they like it, anyway I gave them each a breadboard and we installed a AC adapter on to it. Not sure if they like it yet, but the did not … Continue reading →

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New Printer Going

Posted on June 2, 2013 by larry

Finally got my new CISS (Continuous Ink Supply System) going on my printer.  I learned something new, you need to remove the air bubbles in the CISS tubes using the syringe they provide.  This is called priming. Still got my … Continue reading →

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Programming Atmel Chip on Breadboard

Posted on May 31, 2013 by larry

I wanted to reduce the adding and removing of my Atmel chip from my Arduino UNO so I figured out how to use a breadboard with my atmel instead. As of right now the document is incomplete, but hope to … Continue reading →

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First Hackduino

Posted on May 28, 2013 by larry

Finally got all the parts to build my first hackduino. It was EASY!!! Although there some hiccups like miswiring, replacing my batteries on my multimeter, reprogramming a atmel 328 but it does work in the end.   Of course the … Continue reading →

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Worked on Arduino Today

Posted on May 26, 2013 by larry

I figured out a way to keep the ribbon cord on some devices and just at a PIN (High Density ones meant for other plugs) I will do a writeup on it but I found it cool and a better … Continue reading →

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Back Indoors

Posted on May 23, 2013 by larry

Weather is not cooperating so I am back indoors on the treadmill.  Felt out of shape but I need to get miles in. Ran for 30 minutes and burned 493 calories and ran a bit more than 9 laps. Tomorrow … Continue reading →

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My Raspberry Pi Is Here!!!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by larry

My Raspberry Pi finally arrived. Didn’t take that long to get here, but I was really excited when I saw on the shipping tracking page that it was delivered.   Here it is compared to my Arduino and an Ethernet … Continue reading →

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VMworld 2012 Finale

Posted on August 29, 2012 by larry

After 25 years I finally saw Jon Bon Jovi live. Not on my bucket list but I did want to see him live at least once.It was one of those times I wish my wife was there to enjoy it … Continue reading →

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Arduino Chips

Posted on July 27, 2012 by larry

Last week I ordered some raw Arduino Atmel328P chips which is the chip that powers the Arduino. These came out to $2.08 each.  Pretty cheap and worth the risk to try. In late March I purchased a USBasp AVR programmer … Continue reading →

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