30 OCTOBER 2016
After picking up the new Ford Focus last week I wanted to install a dash cam so in the event of us being unlucky enough to be involved in an accident there will be video footage of the moments before and after the event.
After...
28 OCTOBER 2016
Since picking up the new Ford Focus last week I can now drive again thanks to its Powershift six speed transmission and this afternoon after a couple of meetings with customers, I went for a drive up to Sturminster Mill...
22 OCTOBER 2016
Our new Ford Focus arrived on Thursday this week and the 2016 model in the United Kingdom is now shipped with Fords latest Sync 3 multimedia system which has been available in the USA for some time.
I have a large music...
01 OCTOBER 2016
Just over four years ago when we built our first Raspberry Pi ADC board (http://www.briandorey.com/post/Raspberry-Pi-I2C--Analog-to-Digital-Converter) to use with our solar data logger we never imagined that it would turn...
06 SEPTEMBER 2016
Since updating our home solar data logging system to the Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2 in November 2015 we planned to add additional indoor and outdoor sensors to the system.
We ordered additional...
04 SEPTEMBER 2016
Several months ago we purchased a FE-5680A Rubidium Frequency Standard from eBay, part number P/N 217400-30352-1. We planned to use the frequency standard as a reference for our frequency counter, spectrum analyser and our...
29 AUGUST 2016
Last week I decided to upgrade my old Canon 5D Mk1 to a new camera as I wanted a higher resolution and better autofocus system for wildlife and landscapes.
I had been waiting for the new Canon 5D Mk IV which was officially...
31 JULY 2016
Last friday I ordered an oculus rift from www.oculus.com/ and the large heavy box arrived on Monday afternoon.
This is my first experience using a VR headset in over 20 years and the last time was at Sega World...
19 JULY 2016
Sorry for the lack of new blog posts in the last couple of months but we have been very busy with the slate roof on our home being replaced and the work involved with refurbishing the roof and associated outside lead...
17 JUNE 2016
Following a previous post for Google Analytics server side ecommerce tracking , I have now written a new and improved version of the C# functions to send ecommerce order data to Google Analytics server-side using Google’s...
23 APRIL 2016
When building our Raspberry Pi expansion boards we use lead free solder paste and a C.I.F FT02 batch reflow oven to cook the boards.
The C.I.F promotional videos show the oven being used on a workbench without any...
16 APRIL 2016
We needed to be able to test some of our circuits for EMI issues via the power lines and after some research we found a product called TBOH01 5UH Line Impedance Stabilisation Network LISN from Tekbox (http://www.tekbox.net/test-equipment/tboh01-5uh-line-impedance-stabilisation-network-lisn-cispr25)...
14 MARCH 2016
Updated on 19th March 2016 for new Raspbian Jessie release changes.
Following on from the previous post about the Raspberry Pi 3 UART overlay workaround there is now a new solution to enable the serial console and...
07 MARCH 2016
Update: 19th March 2016
There is now a new Raspbian Jessie release dated 2016-03-18 which no longer works with this UART workaround. There is a new post at http://www.briandorey.com/post/Raspberry-Pi-3-UART-Boot-Overlay-Part-Two...
21 FEBRUARY 2016
I often record my bike rides on my GoPro Hero 3+ to use on our local tourism website Virtual Swanage (www.virtual-swanage.co.uk) and use the GPS data from my Garmin Edge 810 bike computer to make downloadable routes for...
19 JANUARY 2016
Whilst working on updates to one of our websites I found strange issue when searching with google for terms related to ASP.Net assembly names and methods and many searches would result in a captcha page appearing...