I’ve been using capacitive touch sensors in a number of my projects recently and just wanted to share a really quick and easy way to build one for yourself that works with Arduinos. You’ll need: Tin foil An arduino capable development board (https://amzn.to/2BUbDRU) 10k Ohm (1k – 1M all work) […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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I’ve been making a lot of little IOT projects recently and so far I’ve integrated everything with Home Assistant which has been a lot of fun and allowed me to quickly set up automations and dashboards, but I keep seeing people referencing Node-RED so I thought I’d check it out. […]
If you’ve installed an image like Raspian, OctoPi, or RetroPi you may have noticed that it started broadcasting an mDNS entry for raspberrypi.local on your network for ease of access. Now if you’re like me you’ve probably collected a couple for various projects so to avoid having to assign static […]
I ordered these displays (GM009605 v4 similar to https://amzn.to/2QTTbTW) on a whim direct from China when I was ordering the Wemos D1 Minis. As with most things coming direct via China I had a hard time finding data sheets or any meaningful support documentation. Good information is one of the […]
Tis the season to bake cookies. Gir is my spirit animal, and since I didn’t find any Gir related cookie cutters on Thingiverse.com I decided to fill that confectionery void with something of my own creation. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3272184 I’d previously traced the popular “Gir Riding Piggy” image in Illustrator to make […]
This nutritious delicious cajun inspired slow carb meal is incredibly fast and easy, and all the main ingredients come from the freezer or dry pantry. You can also portion it out and store the finished product in the freezer for up to about 6 months, for a quick and easy […]