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Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food Photo

Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food

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May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment

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Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration Photo

Record Vise No 1 and No 2 Restoration

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See how I restored a pair of old Record Vise No 1 and No 2 models from rusty to shiny

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Phone cradle with Garmin Quarter turn mount Photo

Phone cradle with Garmin Quarter turn mount

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Making a custom mobile phone cradle with Garmin Quarter turn mount to use with the bike on the smart trainer at home

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CNC Mill new Fixed Z Axis Upgrade Photo

CNC Mill new Fixed Z Axis Upgrade

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Upgrading our CNC Mill with a new more stable Fixed Z Axis

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Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner Part 2 Photo

Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner Part 2

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Part two of our Raspberry Pi Zero Handheld Barcode Scanner project

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Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2 Photo

Raspberry Pi Solar Data Logger Version 2

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Time to replace our Raspberry Pi solar data logger with a new version 2 revision with more features and sensors

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Mastervolt Soladin 600 Optical Interface Noise Fail Photo

Mastervolt Soladin 600 Optical Interface Noise Fail

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Trying to add an optical interface to our Mastervolt Soladin 600 solar mains inverter but had problems with unwanted RF noise from the inverter

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USB MultiComms Part Four Case Photo

USB MultiComms Part Four Case

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Putting everything together in an enclosure and making custom front panels.

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USB MultiComms Part Three UART Board Photo

USB MultiComms Part Three UART Board

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Designing an isolated USB to UART interface.

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USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board Photo

USB MultiComms Part Two RS232 Board

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Designing an isolated USB to RS232 interface.

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USB MultiComms Part One USB Board Photo

USB MultiComms Part One USB Board

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Designing a modular serial interface for RS232, RS485, I2C, SPI and JTAG.

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Sinclair ZX81 Kit Build Photo

Sinclair ZX81 Kit Build

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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

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Hope One LED Light GoPro mount Photo

Hope One LED Light GoPro mount

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Making a custom Hope One LED Light and GoPro mount

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USB Smart Charger with Bluetooth LE Photo

USB Smart Charger with Bluetooth LE

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Designing a USB smart charger with wireless power monitoring.

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Powerpole Fused Distribution Board Case Photo

Powerpole Fused Distribution Board Case

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Making a plastic case for the Powerpole Fused Distribution Board

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