I got a little bit tired of my D-Link router requiring the occasional reboot to get the access point working, so I decided to go a bit wild and buy a Cisco business-class router. The one I chose was the 861W. This page is going to describe my various experiences getting the new router up …
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Aoyue 852A Hot Air Rework Station
I recently decided to try my hand at SMD work, and I purchased this inexpensive chinese-made hot air gun. I’m new to this, so this is my first time trying it out. I’ll write up more as time permits. For now, here are a couple of videos: youtube video of my demo of the AOYUE …
Read MoreReading Barnes and Noble ebooks on the Kindle
I love my kindle, but I recently ran into a problem. There was a SciFi novel series that I’d read the first 5 parts to. I anxiously awaited for the 6th part. On the day of the release I went to Amazon and…. no kindle version. It seems the publisher and amazon had a spat …
Read MoreProject: Dancebot
My first robot project. I try to reproduce Hanno’s dancebot. It’s a self-balancing robot that uses a parallax propeller microcontroller and some accelerators and gyros to remain upright.
Read MoreUsing the LIS3LV02DQ accelerometer
While working on the dancebot, I had to get this accelerometer chip to work. I mounted the accelerometer to a QFN breakout board, and installed it on a parallax propeller professional breadboard.
Read MoreMiniDigi and MiniAMP
DSP4YOU (www.minidsp.com) is a company that makes tiny audio DSP (digital signal processor) kits. For this particular review, I’ll be reviewing two of their cards, the MiniDIGI and the miniAMP. Like most of my reviews, lets start off with the picture: The miniDIGI and miniAMP are the two little cards sitting on top of my …
Read MoreConway’s game of life on a parallax propeller
One of my first successful propeller projects. I implement Conway’s Game of Life using a propeller and some random eBay LED MAtrix display.
Read MoreTED-5000 from the TheEnergyDetective.com
This is a review of the the TED-5000 from TheEnergyDetective.com. This is kind of a unique contraption, so lets start by saying what it is and why you might want it. There’s some psychological evidence that merely being aware of your energy usage will cause the average person to become more conservative. Take for example …
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