Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food
06 May 2023 8 min read
May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment
Projects
All random projects
Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration
23 September 2020 7 min read
See how I restored a pair of old Record Vise No 1 and No 2 models from rusty to shiny
Phone cradle with Garmin Quarter turn mount
13 April 2020 3 min read
Making a custom mobile phone cradle with Garmin Quarter turn mount to use with the bike on the smart trainer at home
CNC Mill new Fixed Z Axis Upgrade
19 June 2019 7 min read
Upgrading our CNC Mill with a new more stable Fixed Z Axis
Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner Part 2
23 April 2017 6 min read
Part two of our Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner project
Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2
30 November 2015 12 min read
Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors
Mastervolt Soladin 600 Optical Interface Noise Fail
11 November 2015 4 min read
Trying to add an optical interface to our Mastervolt Soladin 600 solar mains inverter but had problems with unwanted RF noise from the inverter
USB MultiComms Part Four Case
11 November 2015 4 min read
Putting everything together in an enclosure and making custom front panels.
USB MultiComms Part Three UART Board
11 November 2015 4 min read
Designing an isolated USB to UART interface.
USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board
31 October 2015 6 min read
Designing an isolated USB to RS232 interface.
USB MultiComms Part One USB Board
15 October 2015 3 min read
Designing a modular serial interface for RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI and JTAG.
Sinclair ZX81 Kit Build
13 October 2015 3 min read
We purchased a boxed and unopened Sinclair ZX81 Kit from eBay and decided to build it and see if it still worked after being in a box for over 30 years