These are the two main current projects I’m working on. This doesn’t include the random side quests, website maintenance, DIY around the house, a full time job and other duties and chores.
Project Progress Feed
Progress will be slow, painful and most likely wrong. The feed below documents my trials and tribulations.
Comparing the Garmin LiDAR-Lite V3HP with the Benewake TF-Luna LiDAR sensor.
I've previously tested beam divergence of the Benewake TF-Luna as part of the VL6180X distance sensor write-up, which also includes results from the Sharp IR …
Testing the PWM and Braking functions of the DRV8871 driver and 775 DC motor with an AS5600 sensor.
Curiosity is a strong driving force; especially, when there is a note on the datasheet regarding braking and PWM control. You can see the note …
Exporting Greyscale Image Data from an ESP32-CAM to Excel via Serial, while Displaying on a GC9A01 TFT Screen.
This is a post about how to export image data from an ESP32-CAM via serial, and how to them import it in to Microsoft Excel
Running Camera & Display on Core 0 of the ESP32-CAM
This uses the same setup as the original experiment which achieved 32FPS by splitting the duty across the two CPU cores. However, as this only …
PCB Manufacture with LASER diode
Currently, all of the electronics in my projects are made using copper strip board (vero board). This is great for through-hole components, and larger SMD …
Rendering 3D Graphics Using an Arduino Nano.
This started as the result of misreading the title of a Reddit post by u/Trotztd and lead to rendering 3D graphics on an Arduino. The …
Using SMD Resistors on Vero/Strip Board
When prototyping, my preferred protoboard is Verobaord/Stripboard as it has handy 2mm wide copper busses set at a 2.54mm (0.1inch) pitch. As a result, there …
Printing TPU Filament with a Stock* Ender 3 & Bowden Tube
Sometimes the best way to learn a new thing is to use it in a new project. This little project was a short and successful …
More Microwave Madness
Work begets work. For example; if you send an email, you'll likely get a reply which needs actioning. Or, if you finish your work early …
New Addition: Photon Mono SE
After much deliberating, I've taken the plunge and invested in an SLA resin printer. Sourced a second-hand Anycubic Photon Mono SE printer, complete with the …
Three More Side Quests
Instead of concentrating on the proper projects, I've devoted my time to literature, recycling and wood working as detailed below. Taking procrastination to a new …
Side Quest: 2 Player Space Shooter Game
Apparently I get distracted easily. This was another project that reached 85% and then sat idle for several months. Here is a write up documenting …
Side Quest: Outside Light Holder
Due to the acquisition of new patio furniture; we needed to move the ground mounted light spike. Cue 3D printing a pair of holders to …
Side Quest: Laser Cutter / Engraver
After much deliberation over many months, the workshop has now been upgraded with a Sculpfun S30 Pro laser cutter/engraver. This particular model features a 10W …
Side Quest: Petrol Pressure Washer Repair
This pressure washer came to me from storage – I'm unsure on how long it had been in storage, nor if the storage was water-tight. …
Electric Quad: Steering Bracket
After test riding the quad, it became obvious that this quad bike was made for children and I am an adult. One of the main …
Bark-Blind Update
After a two-month hiatus, more progress is made on the bark-activated blind and Version 3 has been designed. Changes in version 3: Revised 2 part …
Electric Quad Update
After a fair amount of time in various states of disrepair, the quad has finally been reassembled and taken for a test ride. Check out …
Side Quest: Kitchen Whiteboard Unit
You can never have enough kitchen storage. This was a short project to turn a bog-standard wall unit in to a multi-function magnetic memo board, …
Side Quest: Garage Lights
Salvaged a pair of LED batten fixings that were being thrown out and used them to upgrade the lighting in the garage/workshop. The difference between …