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 Integrating Stripe Express Checkout in an ASP.NET Core 8 Ecommerce Website Photo

Programming and Code

Integrating Stripe Express Checkout in an ASP.NET Core 8 Ecommerce Website

07 November 2024 23 min read

This post shows how to add Stripe Express Checkout in an ASP.NET Core 8 Ecommerce Website using C# and the Stripe.js sdk

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Zwift ESP32 Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Controller Photo

Electronics

Zwift ESP32 Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard Controller

27 October 2024 13 min read

Making a custom controller for the cycling training software Zwift, with a ESP32 Feather Bluetooth wireless keyboard controller using a Adafruit ESP32 Feather V2.

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Monitoring Air Quality with the AirGradient Open Air Outdoor Monitor and Home Assistant Photo

Home AutomationElectronics

Monitoring Air Quality with the AirGradient Open Air Outdoor Monitor and Home Assistant

23 October 2024 4 min read

Using an open source air quality monitoring system from AirGradient, we have added outdoor air pollution data logging to Home Assistant and our long term data logger online.

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New Smart Gas Meter Broke Home Assistant long term logging Photo

Home Automation

New Smart Gas Meter Broke Home Assistant long term logging

13 September 2024 9 min read

New smart energy meters promised better logging, but it broke our Home Assistant install and long-term energy logging. Here’s what went wrong and how it’s affecting Home Assistant in our smart home

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Amazon Echo Spot Teardown - Smart speaker with LCD Photo

Home AutomationElectronics

Amazon Echo Spot Teardown - Smart speaker with LCD

11 September 2024 31 min read

Welcome to a in-depth teardown of the 2024 Amazon Echo Spot Smart Speaker with LCD display. In this blog post, we'll be taking a closer look at the inner workings of this popular smart home device, uncovering the components that power its advanced features, and exploring its construction

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Twelve years of Raspberry Pi Development Boards Photo

Raspberry PiProgramming and Code

Twelve years of Raspberry Pi Development Boards

26 July 2024 7 min read

For over 12 years, AB Electronics UK has been designing and developing Raspberry Pi development boards. Throughout this time, we've gained extensive experience in developing high-quality circuit boards specifically designed for hobbyists and developers.

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PartFinder 2.0 Core component inventory manager Photo

Programming and CodeElectronics

PartFinder 2.0 Core component inventory manager

21 June 2024 11 min read

This is a new release of the PartFinder component inventory manager I released four years ago in March 2020 which now runs on Windows, Mac and Linux.

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Trooli Fibre Internet and a new UniFi Dream Machine Pro Network Upgrade Photo

GeneralHome Automation

Trooli Fibre Internet and a new UniFi Dream Machine Pro Network Upgrade

03 May 2024 9 min read

We now have much faster internet thanks to a new fibre connection and internet using Trooli and upgrading from our PFSense firewall to a Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro

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ESP32 RGB Microscope LED Ring Light Photo

ElectronicsPhotographyProgramming and Code

ESP32 RGB Microscope LED Ring Light

13 April 2024 15 min read

Designing a new RGB LED ring light for our microscope with an ESP32 WiFi controller using a manual control and web interface

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What’s happening and plans for 2024 Photo

General

What’s happening and plans for 2024

29 March 2024 11 min read

An overview of what I have been doing for the past few months and changes to work and plans for my businesses Apexweb and AB Electronics UK

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Ikea Styrbar with Home Assistant as a Sonos Remote Control Photo

Home Automation

Ikea Styrbar with Home Assistant as a Sonos Remote Control

04 March 2024 5 min read

Using the Ikea STYRBAR, four-button remote as a simple controller for Sonos Smart speakers with Home Assistant

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Radxa X2L Computer Custom 3D Printed Case Photo

LinuxGeneral

Radxa X2L Computer Custom 3D Printed Case

29 February 2024 8 min read

Enhance your Radxa X2L Computer with style using a custom 3D printed case with STL files on GitHub to print your own

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Radxa X2L and ADC Pi, Microcontrollers with Linux Photo

Raspberry PiProgramming and Code

Radxa X2L and ADC Pi, Microcontrollers with Linux

10 February 2024 13 min read

Adding analogue inputs to the Intel Celeron J4125 Radxa X2L using an ADC Pi Raspberry Pi development hat with micro python

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Fujinon Pro 2010 Night Vision Scope Infrared LED Mod Photo

ElectronicsPhotography

Fujinon Pro 2010 Night Vision Scope Infrared LED Mod

30 January 2024 4 min read

We added an infrared LED into our Fujinon Pro 2010 night vision monocular to help with night vision illumination

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Three Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module Photo

Electronics

Three Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module

26 January 2024 15 min read

Building a remote controller for three Elgato Key Lights using a low-cost ESP32 Wi-Fi module with push switches and indicator LEDs

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