Monthly Archives: February 2017

Garage Lights

Posted on February 28, 2017 by larry

Wow another task done, I got the garage lights in. The garage looks awesome now, there is a lot of light, now just need to get rid of some stuff to clear off some space. I think it is realistic … Continue reading →

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Motion Sensor Done… but

Posted on February 27, 2017 by larry

It is not working as expected. The reason for splitting all these wires is so each motion sensor can be identified.  Unfortunately each sensor lights up all the sensors. Also the solder point for data was really small. It works … Continue reading →

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Need To Get Serious With Training

Posted on February 26, 2017 by larry

I just signed up for the Color Run 2017 That makes three events for this year with very little training so far. I will start.

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Python and MQTT

Posted on February 25, 2017 by larry

I got python to subscribe to an MQTT broker from a CentOS 6 box. First off you need to install the mqtt libraries for python.  In this example we use the paho-mqtt libraries. You don’t use YUM, you use easy_install. … Continue reading →

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DDWRT in a VM

Posted on February 24, 2017 by larry

Now that I figured out the VLAN thing I want to setup a EOIP in a VM. Kind of tough, I setup an OVA in the past but it is not working. Going back to the beginning on this one. … Continue reading →

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VLANs working

Posted on February 23, 2017 by larry

I figured out how to get VLANs working on the E1200.  To be honest I got some help from the DDWRT forum but I think drawing it out helped a lot. Someone named Per gave me the settings to use … Continue reading →

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VLANs in DDWRT

Posted on February 22, 2017 by larry

I am still trying to figure out VLANs in DDWRT. I went back to a WRT320N to see if I can get it to work. One thing handy is the serial console.  At least I can wipe it easily and … Continue reading →

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Orange Pi Zero

Posted on February 21, 2017 by larry

Got my Orange Pi in today, took about three weeks to come in. Was pretty excited, but my enthusiasm was soon tempered. There wasn’t much in the box, the device itself wrapped in anti-static bag and a useless insert. One … Continue reading →

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Car in Shop

Posted on February 20, 2017 by larry

We went from three cars down to one. One is in the shop the other is being repaired. Have to shuffle around my schedule now. Hope things are fixed by tomorrow.

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Bar B Que Today

Posted on February 18, 2017 by larry

Kids some some of their friends over.  It was fun, though pricey. Didn’t do much today, kind of slept a bit and ate. Kinda of unhealthy.

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