Category Archives: Arduino

Today I embarked on upgrading my Arduino.  The IDE, libs, and ESP8266 compiler. There were some pain points, but there was one really painful one, a simple cable was bad. In the end it look like ok. Also I worked … Continue reading →

Back home from LinuxFest 2018.  Usually I feel a little sad and excited for next time, this time I am glad it is over. The big reason was that I lost 3 weeks due to three different illnesses. That was … Continue reading →

Today I got the a 433 Mhz Keypad that can do RFID. Runs on 3AAA batteries. Six screws hold it shut and a connector connects it to between the keypad and the electronics. There is a tamper switch in the … Continue reading →

Kind of frustrating day on the maker front. Felt like getting these simple units up took longer than it should have. Code some code on it, and at least it works.  

I got the RF433 device I am going to use for the presentation working. It is sending and receiving properly, it looks like I am done, now need to clean up code to look readable. Powerpoint presentation looking good too. … Continue reading →

Trying to get back in to programming mood. After working out and losing weight, getting financially stable, I think it is time to get back to my hobby. Will post some picture in the near future, but I am trying … Continue reading →

So I did a quick video for Linuxfest 2018. Took a stab at an animated gif I tried to upload it here to my blog, going to have to settle for a still. Here is the video on youtube  

Almost missed the deadline for Linuxfest papers. Put in two, one for Arduino another for related to my video regarding tools for Windows admins managing Linux Servers. One curious thing this year is that they allow for commercials.  Hmm gonna … Continue reading →