Well, it’s been a hot minute and I have been busy busy busy… Where were we? I think the last time we spoke we left off with a functioning gate sensor. Right… Well, I gave it an UPGRADE! I started reading about LORA which stands for Long Range (Wireless communication). The thing that caught myContinue reading “Private LORA sensors and server”
Category Archives: Shit I hide from my wife
Python Remote Gate Monitor
Here was the issue.. We have three sight hounds, a Whippet and two Silken Windhounds. When we bought our house a year ago, we had fencing put up to keep said hounds safe and so they wouldn’t bother the neighbors. We installed a ten foot gate in the back of the property so I couldContinue reading “Python Remote Gate Monitor”
Golfball feet
New 3D Printer and designing noise reducing feet I have been wanting a new 3D printer for a couple of years now. My first delve into the world of 3d modeling and design was when I purchased the cheapest piece of junk printer on the market, the ANET A8. Straight from the hands of theContinue reading “Golfball feet”
T5 light fixture mounts
(3D Printing) In my advancing age, vision is becoming more of a hinderance than a benefit. Working on seemingly microscopic electronic parts is a struggle and proper illumination is becoming a requirement. Don’t worry kids, you will get here someday and see what I mean. Recently, I bought these cheap LED T5 lights for myContinue reading “T5 light fixture mounts”
Raspberry Pi Pool Controller
It’s been a while since my last project. I have been working on something a bit more complicated this time. Here is the story… Once upon a time there were three nerdy friends. Two of these nerdy friends owned homes with pools and over the years accumulated a plethora of information about how they work,Continue reading “Raspberry Pi Pool Controller”
WiFi Line Level Volume Control
Update 10-2020 So, there was a bit too much current coming from the TV and it was causing the chip to be overdriven. I put a resister inline with the input and that solved the issue. I have updated the drawings and the images. I used a variable resistor as I had to try aContinue reading “WiFi Line Level Volume Control”