Category Archives: Arduino

Getting Multiple Message Boxes Up

Posted on September 30, 2019 by larry

Today build several more message boxes up. Also added a push button switch. Should do a BOM and an instruction list.

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New Message Box

Posted on September 27, 2019 by larry

I don’t know how many iterations of this box I went through. I know that there were many versions of this I think this is the cleanest one by far. Just caseless.

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MQTT Device For Class

Posted on September 21, 2019 by larry

Set up an MQTT ESP822 device for class. Just the hardware, working on the code tomorrow. Amazing I got this far, cause I was out most of the day today at Whidbey Island for a Cross Country meet.

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Exhausted Sleep Deprived

Posted on July 25, 2019 by larry

My sleep is so out of whack and I am thinking I am getting sick. Could be everything is adding up and I just need a vacation from my vacation. Anyway, went to work today, I went home at 2PM … Continue reading →

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ESP8266 XMas Light v2

Posted on November 26, 2018 by larry

On November 27, 2017 of last year I posted that I was able to turn on the lights on and off using an ESP8266 XMas Lights and ESP8266 I took that same setup and upgraded it. Newer MQTT Code Better … Continue reading →

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Impressive Weight Loss

Posted on July 5, 2018 by larry

OK, I know most of this is water weight, but still feels great considering June 13 I was 303.0 lbs. Couple things about this keto diet Everyone is different, some get in to Ketosis in 1 day others in 3 … Continue reading →

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End of A Great Week

Posted on July 1, 2018 by larry

July 1 may be the first day of the month, but it ends a great week. Wife and I got back from a business/pleasure getaway. Stayed at the Angel of the Winds Casino/Hotel. Week was not done when I got … Continue reading →

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Power Outage Knocked Out System

Posted on June 25, 2018 by larry

Last night had a power outage, one of my ESXi hosts was rebooted. Need to fix that. But another issue was that an connectivity to the MQTT server was lost for a few minutes.  MQTT server was not down, just … Continue reading →

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433Mhz TX Troubles

Posted on June 6, 2018 by larry

What a discovery today, figured out that the type of transmitter matters. Note the one on the left, that is the better one.  But from the electronics on board, they both seam the same.  On thing I did notice when … Continue reading →

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Arduino Book

Posted on May 9, 2018 by larry

Today purchased an Arduino Book Learn Electronics with Arduino: An Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Physical Computing Hoping it will lead to better documentation for me On a side note, something weird happened to my vision today, like there was flashing, … Continue reading →

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