22 AUGUST 2017
The home network installation for our computers was first setup using 10BASE2 coax connections when we only had 2 computers and one was connected to the internet via a modem. Since then we have upgraded to using first...
10 AUGUST 2017
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform running on Python 3 which can run on the Raspberry Pi to interface and control may of the internet of things (IOT) devices available from different manufacturers.
I...
21 JUNE 2017
Since writing the ModernUI Pick and Place Controller Software for the DIY pick and place machine in 2014 we have been planning to update the software and add some new features to improve productivity when using the Pick...
02 JUNE 2017
This is the third and final part of a three-part series on designing and building a barcode scanner using a Raspberry Pi Zero W.
Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner Part 1
Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner...
11 MAY 2017
We recently designed a barcode scanner to use with our online store. To power the scanner, we decided to use 18650 size lithium ion batteries as they are high capacity for their weight and cheap to buy. This...
28 APRIL 2017
For several years, we have been using a Raspberry Pi as a small Linux server for monitoring our solar heating system and power usage throughout the house. While the Raspberry Pi has been perfectly suitable for the...
23 APRIL 2017
This is the second part in an ongoing project to build a wireless barcode scanner based on the Raspberry Pi Zero. View part one here: Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner Part 1 and part three here: Raspberry...
16 APRIL 2017
With better software support for more than two Oculus sensors being released a couple of months ago, I decided it was time to buy a third sensor so I can use the rift in a larger play area and have full 360 tracking.
To...
09 MARCH 2017
A few weeks ago, I finally decided it was time to order a quadcopter to play with for filming for my own personal use as I have no plans to apply for a license for commercial use after the high level photography business...
04 MARCH 2017
With the release of the new Raspberry Pi Zero earlier this week we ordered one from The Pi Hut to use with our expansion boards (they all work without any problems) and one from Pimoroni to use with our barcode scanner...
21 FEBRUARY 2017
I was sorting though some old folders today and I found a photo album of my first cars and motorbike from when I was first driving in 1991. I thought it would be a good idea to make a collection of all my vehicles to date...
19 FEBRUARY 2017
For many years we have used our old HP MediaSmart EX475 (WHS) Windows Home Server box as a secondary NAS drive on our home network to keep a backup from our main Synology Diskstation NAS drive.
The Synology has 4 x...
18 FEBRUARY 2017
Several of our web design clients use SagePay for their online payment provider and we have always used the ASP.Net integration kit supplied by SagePay to link the checkout pages to the SagePay payment server which uses...
15 JANUARY 2017
This blog post is part one of a new project we have been working on in our spare time for the past few weeks, a new Raspberry Pi Zero based wireless barcode scanner with a touch screen interface.
Part Two of the project...
21 DECEMBER 2016
The new Oculus Rift Touch controllers arrived today and so I needed to make a new wall mount for the extra sensor to fit it into my room.
I wanted to fit the sensor close to the ceiling as there is a wooden rail running...
09 DECEMBER 2016
For the past four years, we have been using a CIF CF02 reflow oven to reflow and cook our circuit boards which we sell on www.abelectronics.co.uk and for our own projects.
The oven initially needed a lot of tweaking...