Monthly Archives: June 2016

Got The NRF24L01+ working

Posted on June 11, 2016 by larry

After I posted yesterday I was going to start over, and I did.  It Works!! Here is version 1 I needed it smaller though.  This was a little challenge Works too, I also redid the code on the Raspberry Pi … Continue reading →

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Starting New With NRF24L01+

Posted on June 10, 2016 by larry

So I probably got some bad NRF units.  Apparently there are a slew of counterfeit ones on the market.  Something tells me the old ones I had were counterfeit.  I got some new ones today, hopefully they are good ones. … Continue reading →

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Frustrating NRF24L01

Posted on June 9, 2016 by larry

Been struggling a lot with the NRF24L01, works but it is inconsistent. I am thinking of just sitting tight and waiting for the NRF24L01+ which is an improved version. Really tired today, was up late.  Hope to get to bed … Continue reading →

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Relearning the NRF24L01

Posted on June 8, 2016 by larry

I pulled out a 3.3v pro mini and attached an NRF24L01 to it and it seams to work. I am running through some sketches with it to see how it goes. Hoping to get it to start up using a … Continue reading →

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Deck 95% done

Posted on June 7, 2016 by larry

Our back deck is 95% done, just a few more spots and we are good. I am moving much better, foot doesn’t really hurt, just feels weird. Still not running though, at least doing real pushups and situps.

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Servers Overheating

Posted on June 6, 2016 by larry

Been really hot the past few days and our servers been overheating. I had to shut a few hosts down, I had a meetup today and need some services though. Foot still hurts.

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OpenHAB Production

Posted on June 5, 2016 by larry

OK, I got openhab in production.  Looks good, hope it works out. Need to figure out how to lock things down more though.  Am going to VPN in probably. Also, interesting thing about VPN, I got a Linksys router to … Continue reading →

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Cedar River Run Attempt

Posted on June 4, 2016 by larry

Tried running cedar river today, my foot started acting up, so I bailed at about 1/2 a  mile. It is nice run though, but for two miles I was slow Time: 46:25 It has been hot too, so hot, two … Continue reading →

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New OpenHab Server

Posted on June 3, 2016 by larry

With the house newly wired, I am setting up a new openhab server. I pulled some of the old configs, but am now implementing weather. Not gonna lie, this openhab stuff is tough and confusing. I can see why people … Continue reading →

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Wiring Up House

Posted on June 2, 2016 by larry

I added a new subnet to my network strictly for IoT devices. This will have extremely limited access to the Internet.  In fact it will have limited initial access to the internal network.  The connection has to be established from … Continue reading →

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