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.
ESP32-CAM Realtime Motion Tracking: First Tests
After finding myself with a little extra time over the festive period, I decided to go back over the ESP32-CAM homebrew computer vision project after …
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, …