03 AUGUST 2021
Since adding the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera to our microscope we have been using OBS Studio to capture video from the microscope along with our Canon DSL via a Elgato Cam Link 4K for desktop recording.
When using...
15 MAY 2021
It has been nine years since we installed our first Raspberry Pi solar data logger and we have been using the same 1-Wire DS18B20 temperature sensors to monitor the hot water system since. The data sent to our online logging...
20 APRIL 2021
It appears that scammers have decided to try to scare people into clicking their links and downloading their malware or viruses by claiming to be “certified photographers” and saying that your website contains...
06 MARCH 2021
In this blog post and video I am tearing down some old tablet computers which the batteries no longer hold a charge.
I could take the machines to the local recycling centre intact, but they would just go into the general...
15 FEBRUARY 2021
On our workbench we had a small ESD mat to avoid any static discharge issues which could damage the electronics we work on. The mat only covered the central portion of the bench and the areas each side only had a painted...
29 JANUARY 2021
In September 2019 we purchased a Brunel BMSZ trinocular stereomicroscope to use with our projects.
We wanted to be able to take digital stills and record video using the microscope and at the time we purchase the DSLR...
18 JANUARY 2021
This project is a Wi-Fi controlled RGB led controller using a ESP8266 Wi-Fi module connected to a RGB LED strip of 300 WS2811 LEDS.
The circuit was built on a small section of strip board but we plan to make a custom PCB...
14 JANUARY 2021
Time to build a new PC for the loft workshop with an all AMD build as we cannot locate any Nvidia Graphics cards anywhere and had to use a Radeon RX 580 GPU from one of our Linux machines.
The new machine will allow us...
19 DECEMBER 2020
We previously torn down several Amazon Echo devices including the 3rd gen Dot, 3rd gen Dot with Clock, the Flex, and the Echo Input. In this teardown we will look at the new Echo Dot 4th generation model which is...
18 DECEMBER 2020
We have previously torn down several Amazon Echo devices including the 3rd gen Dot, the Flex and the Echo Input. In this teardown we will look at the Echo Dot 3rd gen with a clock.
Most of this Echo Dot is the same...
18 DECEMBER 2020
In a previous blog post we made a pair of LED panel lights for our workshop to use with photography and video recording.
After recording a few videos, I found that the PWM dimmable power supplies I had purchased for the...
12 DECEMBER 2020
In the workshop we often take photos and create videos of projects we are working on. Having enough light has always been a problem due to space constraints in the small loft space and not having enough room to use our...
01 NOVEMBER 2020
I the past I have used the open source smart home software called Home Assistant www.home-assistant.io on a Raspberry Pi to monitor our homes sensors which has information from our temperature sensors, electric and gas...
25 OCTOBER 2020
Disclaimer, this project involves the modification of mains electric powered equipment and can cause electrocution, shock, death, fire if not done correctly. I take no responsibility if anyone follows these instructions...
24 OCTOBER 2020
Using our main Windows desktop PC’s we often work from our Synology DiskStation NAS on video projects and using our 1Gb network we would copy the video assets and files to each desktop to edit before copying the completed...
17 OCTOBER 2020
As I cannot currently do any new projects or work in the loft workshop at the moment which require standing for very long, I thought I would write about what has been happening during the Covid 19 lockdown here in the UK...